Anyone interested in a REAL HD brushguard?

[HumminNBoatin']

OK guys and girls,

I was out wheeling with Travis (aka Rubberduck) this weekend at Kinzalow's. I asked him what it would take to get a serious "Treehugger" brush guard made for the H2. He told me he would need 5 commited buyers. Well I am No. 1 We need 4 more.

The Treehugger is the most sought after brush guard available for the H1 as its by far the most durable option out there for the H1's.

The problem with the other over the hood brush guards for the H2 is that they are not pinned at the top of the hood and if they are the fiberglass hood is not designed to take the loads of pressing a 7K# H2 up against a tree. And we all the the factory one bends without much effort. This product will be pinned at the top just like the H1 Tree hugger is by building supports that are connected to the frame of the H2.

For the H2 it will look very similar and will most likely have an similar price point.

If you are interested get at me. When I have 4 more interested parties I will go to Travis and get more info on how we get this done. Here are some pics of the H1 Treehugger.

[ROUSHDEMON]

What price point are you talking about?

[TXSUT]

Originally Posted by ROUSHDEMON

What price point are you talking about?

http://www.rubberduck4x4.com/h1/exterior/treehugger/

[ROUSHDEMON]

AH!..... yeah... I think I'd get RoadArmor for that kind of money.
Too much for me boys.

[thefinestimage]

You can count me in, depending upon how it is to come out. I am tired of this weak GM one, and I can't seem to get a better one, so why not. Keep us posted, Joe.

[splne1]

Originally Posted by ROUSHDEMON

AH!..... yeah... I think I'd get RoadArmor for that kind of money.
Too much for me boys.

[HumminNBoatin']

Road Armour is $3K. We are talking roughly half of that. So Im a bit confused by your statment.

[CONRAD II]

Originally Posted by ROUSHDEMON

AH!..... yeah... I think I'd get RoadArmor for that kind of money.
Too much for me boys.

Not to change the subject too much but speaking of the RoadArmor bumper check this out..... http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...nity=roadarmor

[ROUSHDEMON]

Originally Posted by CONRAD II

Not to change the subject too much but speaking of the RoadArmor bumper check this out..... http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu...nity=roadarmor

[HumminNBoatin']

UPDATE!! UPDATE!! UPDATE!!

Took the H2 to Rubberduck last night to start putting some ideas together.

The bad news is that Travis needs to finish a couple trucks that have turned into much bigger jobs than original expected. So we are going to try and get this done by the end of August. Also keep in mind he just had a newborn baby.

Anyway we think we have figured out a suitable way to build the H2 Treehugger. The mount will be similar to the way the SMA bumper mounts in that it will be bolted to the frame of the truck in the front and not to the Hood Hinges. This will offer far superior support to the brush guard.

According to Travis this mounting to the frame alone should provide more than enough support the the guard to knock down some serious brush and small trees.

He was thinking about making the hood pins optional. However they will come through the black plastic hood louver and the mount would overlay the entire radiator core support for added strength.

The bad news is that Travis needs to finish a couple trucks that have turned into much bigger jobs than original expected. So we are going to try and get this done by the end of August.

I will keep you all posted as this comes to fruition.

Eric

[ROUSHDEMON]

you mean kinda like exactly the one I built?

http://www.elcovaforums.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=37899

cuz that's exactly what I did....

[HumminNBoatin']

You did a nice job with that. But this one will be quiet a bit different than yours.

[KT2T]

Originally Posted by HumminNBoatin'

So we are going to try and get this done by the end of August.

GAH.

[HumminNBoatin']

I hear yah man...... Good things come to those who wait.

Also on the Realwheels brush guard.... They look really good dont get me wrong but, I would not try and push over anything larger in diameter than your pinky finger. Also it bolts to the factory location. So if you slam something large with it like a Deer your looking at some real damage. And you are going to spend alot more money on the Realwheels guard than you will on the Rubberduck Treehugger.

[KT2T]

I don't mind spending $1.5k on a solid, well constructed guard, Real Wheels or Rubberduck, but I am struggling with my "instant gratification" problem right now. I will be patient and wait for the Rubberduck, not just because of the expected quality, but also because he advertised in Azimuth (using "GO DUCK YOURSELF" -- nice).

Question... will the Rubberduck Treehugger be built using powder-coated stainless steel like the Real Wheels guard? I am thinking that I would like stainless as a base because it's bound to get nicked and dinged all the time and every nick and ding will be a breeding ground for rust.

Oh, I saw a Road Armor guard on a truck the other day, huge and heavy, but rusted all to hell and it looked nasty. Would rather not have to deal with that if possible.

If stainless has faults in this application, please share the reasons why as I would genuinely like to know.

Thanks.

[Lotusman333]

Count me in as a committed buyer. PM me with info please. Thanks

[timgco]

The issues of rust that many of the manufact's have is because the poianting/ PC prep work.

Undercaoting before the PC'ing is important. Although the stainless would be my prefered route, the cost savings on a guard that is UC'd for it's PC'd would be fine in my book.

One the reasons the Real Wheels guards are so expensive is due to teh use of stainless. I have had one of thier guards and it was very well built. That one was PC'd black over stainless.

[HumminNBoatin']

Hey guys as a update I am dropping the H2 off tomorrow night. Travis will have the truck all week next week to build the prototype. We should have pictures ready sometime by end of week and he should be ready to take orders.