[landarts]

Took a detour for a little side project that is for the build. A few months back I saw there was a guy selling push guard side plates in this version and a taller version. So I reached out to him to get a set sent my way so I can have this feature on the front with a couple of D-Rings, some tabs for a set of spot lights and will be fabricating in a receiver hitch so I can plug in the 12K winch I just bought for this truck. I will be mounting the winch on a removable cradle and then do the flip down license plate so I can plug in the winch. For electrical I will be using the quick disconnect cables front and back of the truck which will serve two purposes. One to plug the winch into and the other to plug a set of jumper cables into if needed.

I used 2.5" sch40 pipe for the cross bars on the push guard. I have those welded in and still need to do the cleanup on the welds. Finish welding the tabs for the lights just waiting for the lights to show up for mockup. Next will be fabricating the receiver hitch portion and having it tie into the frame for support. Also need to drill another mount hole for frame and add a gusset on each side that will tie into the bumper mount at the top.