Luverne Style Brush Guard material dimension question for a custom build!

[Keesyman]

Afternoon Gentlemen,
I am looking to build a luverne style brush guard for my M998A1. I have access to all the metal and a full machine shop full of guys to do the welding, work at a stamping shop with 42 millwrights and tool makers. (Bonus for me guys do work at home for some cash and beer). I have already drawn the guard up in AutoCad to scale and just need to verify the material requirements before I order from Alro Steel.


So 1.) Bar stock for the guard, are the flats 2" wide or 2.5" and thickness? 3/8"?
2.) Verticals, 2.5 "or 3" wide, thickness 1/4" or 3/8"


I have a buddy here at the local "C" battery that is going to look at their motor pool to see, but I don't know if any of the units hmmwv's have any brush guards on them at all to reference against.

Any help will be appreciated.

 

[86humv]

If you copy those mounts...there only for the 3 hole bumper...won't work on Electric winch trucks.
I get winch mount brackets made when needed...sold lots a pairs.
...

 

[Andyrv6av8r]

Afternoon Gentlemen,
I am looking to build a luverne style brush guard for my M998A1. I have access to all the metal and a full machine shop full of guys to do the welding, work at a stamping shop with 42 millwrights and tool makers. (Bonus for me guys do work at home for some cash and beer). I have already drawn the guard up in AutoCad to scale and just need to verify the material requirements before I order from Alro Steel.


So 1.) Bar stock for the guard, are the flats 2" wide or 2.5" and thickness? 3/8"?
2.) Verticals, 2.5 "or 3" wide, thickness 1/4" or 3/8"


I have a buddy here at the local "C" battery that is going to look at their motor pool to see, but I don't know if any of the units hmmwv's have any brush guards on them at all to reference against.

Any help will be appreciated.

1) 2" x .375" on the flat stock

2) 2" square tubing .250" thickness

 

[Mogman]

I would be interested in what the radius of the bends in the flat stock is.

 

[Andyrv6av8r]

I would be interested in what the radius of the bends in the flat stock is.

Approximately 2" radius.

 

[Keesyman]

Thank You Gentlemen, this is exactly the information I was needing I am looking forward to getting some material and get working on the build. The new project has been eating up a lot of spare time lately be way too easy to sink another 10K in the truck with all the legos to add.

 

[MattNC]

Take a look at this thread here. Has all the dimensions, material requirements, etc. I build mine this year and its held up well. In the pictures in the thread you can see what I did for simple mounts that still allow it to drop. I painted mine with bedliner which is cheap and dries quick. Its held up great through lots of use. For pins I didn't buy military ones, I just used tractor supply pins.

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...e-brush-guard-dimension&p=2222679#post2222679

 

[TOM R]

Did you ever get this in cad with the correct dimensions

 

[MattNC]

No I just drew it out on paper as its fairly simple in design and then bent it to shape after heating on a forge and mig welded it. You could probably bend it after heating with a rose bud torch if you heated maybe 10" of the bar.

 

[Keesyman]

Did you ever get this in cad with the correct dimensions

Hey Tom,
I do have the one I had my guys fab up in AutoCad 2018 format, we made it and the mounting brackets as well. If you have a way to open a cad drawing I will post it here. I didn't Dimension the drawing up, as it is an assembly and has front end references for placement. But all the dimensions in the drawing are correct.

 

[TOM R]

Hey Tom,
I do have the one I had my guys fab up in AutoCad 2018 format, we made it and the mounting brackets as well. If you have a way to open a cad drawing I will post it here. I didn't Dimension the drawing up, as it is an assembly and has front end references for placement. But all the dimensions in the drawing are correct.

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Yes i have a friend that can open the file and print it 1 to 1 for me

 

[Keesyman]

Yes i have a friend that can open the file and print it 1 to 1 for me

Ok Good deal, here it is in 2018 format, had to zip it up, couldn't post a *.dwg file, printing out at 1:1 will make it really easy to weld up!

 

[TOM R]

Ok Good deal, here it is in 2018 format, had to zip it up, couldn't post a *.dwg file, printing out at 1:1 will make it really easy to weld up!

Yup this way i can lay on the floor and make the bends and lay it all out on the print

We did the uprights today since i had those sizes

 

[TOM R]

Ok Good deal, here it is in 2018 format, had to zip it up, couldn't post a *.dwg file, printing out at 1:1 will make it really easy to weld up!

Do you have a way to scaleee that so we can print since theres no dimension

 

[Keesyman]

Do you have a way to scaleee that so we can print since theres no dimension

The drawing is to scale in inches, I didn't fill the drawing up with on screen dimension markers because it would clutter the assembly drawing. If you go to plot setup and select print scale 1:1 and "extents" and have a designjet or other blueprint size plotter it will print 1:1.

 

[TOM R]

The drawing is to scale in inches, I didn't fill the drawing up with on screen dimension markers because it would clutter the assembly drawing. If you go to plot setup and select print scale 1:1 and "extents" and have a designjet or other blueprint size plotter it will print 1:1.

Thanks ill let him know

 

[TOM R]

Can someone confirm the length of the 2 main uprights for me

 

[TOM R]

Almost done

 

[TOM R]

anyone know the legt right dimension for that upright i mocked up on drivers side between the turn signal and bo driveing light

 

[TOM R]

Heat and bend this 3/8x2 flat bar is a killer