And yeah, the rear one especially looks a LOT like Scott '4X4HIGH's. Pix of his were among the many from here I used as design inspiration 
I started with the rear one, as it was simpler. The base material is 2x8 tube, I think 3/16" wall 'cuz it's what they had when I got it. The tube had been stored outside, so I hit it with a wire wheel on a grinder until it was at least clean, if not weldable yet. Top is the scuzzy, bottom is cleaned.
I cut the edges of the taper off with a sawzall, keeping the bottom edge for later re-use.
To tuck the bumper up close, I cut a coupla inches off the frame (ignore the red doodlings; I ended up chopping it farther forward, as you'll see)
Once the edges of the tube were welded up, I used some angle iron to make the brackets for the frame:
And started measuring for the receiver tube. It's waaay too high to tow anything heavy, but it'll be good for emergency uses, like moving the tolly I use if the towrig breaks down (again), plus it makes a third attachment point. And yes, I'll get a drop tongue for it... this was all I had handy.
There it is in its final size... short, but usable. I further added diagonals on the corners you'll see in later shots.
The other attachment points are the shackles and tubes from a CUCV, which I'd previously had on this truck. Instead of being just bolted to the frame as they were before, the tubes are now welded through the bumper on both ends, and the brackets *and* bolted to the frame.
I ended up extending the channel further forward with some plate, so as to get three bolts on each side. Couldn't get in there to bolt from the top to bolt from two dimensions, but at least the channel should hold it in both.
You can see how the shackle tubes go all the way through in that shot.
And finally painted and mounted:
Yes, the bottom right diagonal got a bit boinked during the welding and aligning. (If you can call banging with a sledge aligning... got a bit happy welding it in place before it was near 45* ... anyway, it's bloody solid, won't go anywhere!)
And as a sneak peek for my next post, the rear bumper was instrumental in bending the front -- the flat bottom surface makes a nice Hi-Lift point, if on solid terrain like my side yard
In rougher terrain I'd prolly loop the jack nose through one of the shackles flipped up.
-- A
I started with the rear one, as it was simpler. The base material is 2x8 tube, I think 3/16" wall 'cuz it's what they had when I got it. The tube had been stored outside, so I hit it with a wire wheel on a grinder until it was at least clean, if not weldable yet. Top is the scuzzy, bottom is cleaned.
I cut the edges of the taper off with a sawzall, keeping the bottom edge for later re-use.
To tuck the bumper up close, I cut a coupla inches off the frame (ignore the red doodlings; I ended up chopping it farther forward, as you'll see)
Once the edges of the tube were welded up, I used some angle iron to make the brackets for the frame:
And started measuring for the receiver tube. It's waaay too high to tow anything heavy, but it'll be good for emergency uses, like moving the tolly I use if the towrig breaks down (again), plus it makes a third attachment point. And yes, I'll get a drop tongue for it... this was all I had handy.
There it is in its final size... short, but usable. I further added diagonals on the corners you'll see in later shots.
The other attachment points are the shackles and tubes from a CUCV, which I'd previously had on this truck. Instead of being just bolted to the frame as they were before, the tubes are now welded through the bumper on both ends, and the brackets *and* bolted to the frame.
I ended up extending the channel further forward with some plate, so as to get three bolts on each side. Couldn't get in there to bolt from the top to bolt from two dimensions, but at least the channel should hold it in both.
You can see how the shackle tubes go all the way through in that shot.
And finally painted and mounted:
Yes, the bottom right diagonal got a bit boinked during the welding and aligning. (If you can call banging with a sledge aligning... got a bit happy welding it in place before it was near 45* ... anyway, it's bloody solid, won't go anywhere!)
And as a sneak peek for my next post, the rear bumper was instrumental in bending the front -- the flat bottom surface makes a nice Hi-Lift point, if on solid terrain like my side yard
In rougher terrain I'd prolly loop the jack nose through one of the shackles flipped up.
-- A
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to Scott on that one! 
so i wanted to finish up my bumper... tomorrow im gonna learn how to use arc welder.. well hijack out. good job on the bumper!
