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Replacing the plastic bumper on buddy barry’s mack

King of Obsolete ยท 2009-06-21 23:38

buddy barry asked me to replace the plastic front bumper on his mack. i never realized that that is was all plastic and just a couple of steel supports. good thing he only broke it hitting a snow bank. more to come as i make him a bumper out of recycled steel. it won't be pretty but it take on any snow bank and caribou anyday, . thansk KoO Published Author

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  1. #1Steve Frazier2009-06-22 00:11

    Man, plastic and Mack just don't seem like two words that should be used in the same sentence! Not like the old days, that's for sure!

  2. #2amunderdog2009-06-22 00:19

    Food for thought? http://www.herd.com/product_brochures/mack_grille_guards/MK%20CHN%20SFA%20%20MK02%20Def.pdf http://www.loadedtruck.com/truckpics/

  3. #3King of Obsolete2009-06-22 20:58

    since it was raining in the KINGDOM, i had to whip up the bumper in my little shop then hope it fit back on the truck. my material of choice was a shevling unit and bent flat bar. at the end of the day, the new bumper looked pretty good and straight, LOL. thansk KoO Published Author

  4. #4BoomerFF3732009-06-30 20:31

    Looks good!

  5. #5Dualie2009-07-04 02:02

    Much better.

  6. #6td25c2009-07-05 15:34

    King Of Obsolete,great job on building the new bumper out of recycled steel.Looks good.I have to ask,Is that a IH td15 dozer chassis in the background on the last picture?