Bumper thickness

[coldtaco]

Hi all, I am putting together a plan to build a rear bumper with a swing away tire mount. Planning on using a 4x6 for the base. Wall thickness question. I can use 1/8” or 1/4”. I plan on building in a receiver hitch too, maybe some Clevis mounts. Thanks

 

[peesalot]

IMO 1/8th is plenty after you box the ends, add hitch, tow points that go thru both walls, build in gussets & mount, save weight to.

 

[AgentOrange]

So mine is a bit different. I used 6 X 2.157 X 0.437 c-channel. A36 is nice, common steel to work with. I'd prefer to go 3/16 for a bumper build if using box, and like peesalot mentioned, box the ends and through with the hitch. But I'm really hard on my rear bumper and would convince myself 1/4 is my friend But clevis mounts on the face of 1/8 makes me nervous.

 

[Firemedic831]

3/16 at a minimum

 

[coldtaco]

1/4” it is