Protecting the snout?

[tonkota]

I would really like something to protect the snout of my Pig when I start driving it, but I have only seen a couple ideas of what to make. Most I've seen are only one tube bar. Anyone have some snout pics with some type of "Bull Bar" protection?

I would like to use the nice lines of the Pig, but how?

 

[nuclearlemon]

about the only ones that i think look good are the small low ones like dave gore makes.

 

[clemson55]

Truthfully I have never seen one I thought looked really good. Maybe one of those stinger bars from metaltech would look cool though, never seen one on a 55. I have been trying to get him to make a 55 cage and stuff but he says theres not enough support for it. So maybe we all need to email and ask for pig stuff and we can get some cool protection.

 

[BushBoy]

I too am looking into getting some front end protection for my piggy.
at present it's not registered and the only bullbar i have is the tubular type which i reckon is really ugly.
I am however going to build my own bullbar and im a sheetmetal apprentice, so no trouble there.
just the other day the boss gave me a good bit of scrap, it's a big length of 6.0mm formed steel that would be the perfect shape to make a bullbar out of, and i reckon i can make it work in with the looks of the pig.

 

[nuclearlemon]

here are a bunch of options officially stolen from the web.

 

[nuclearlemon]

more

 

[nuclearlemon]

yet more

 

[nuclearlemon]

last ones...hopefully you've got some ideas now.

 

[tonkota]

Thanks. I have a very good idea right now of what I want. The first one is the best looking.

 

[Got Cruiser?]

i actually own the blue/white pig first picture above. It's for sale. It also has a full roll cage. The cage and bull bar are made by Dave Gore who makes the 4+Plus products. Man-A-Fre has this bumper on sale right now. Here's the link if you are interested.

http://www.man-a-fre.com/pa/4plusfj55bullbars.htm

 

[tucker74]

I'd love to have one of those 4+ bull bars - kinda spendy though

Tucker

 

[nuclearlemon]

i love dave's bumpers too...but yeah...way above my price range.

 

[Steve-O]

I know they are spendy, but very well built, pretty much anyone will vouch for that. Unfortunately sales has dropped on these drastically in the last couple of years. We are forced to discontinue them, so the sale posted above is a clearance sale. If anyone wants to get the last ones, heres your chance. We have about 4 left I think.

Great posts Lemon!! You must have a lot of free time!


Steve

 

[nuclearlemon]

maybe if i stopped f'n off on the computer i could fix the two running cruisers i have and get at least on of the three dead ones running

 

[ppillard]

It's not a bull-bar....It's a DEER STRAINER! We gotta lotta deer around here that prefer to loiter in the highway. I'm gonna build my own with my trusty harbor-freight pipe-bender. The design I have in mind doesn't really look like any of the above.

I was thinking of building around the approach angle stinger, and I wanted it to wrap to my rockers. I will post pics once I finally get around to building it.

Lovin' the pics, tho!

 

[scottryana]

It is probably to late but check out this one from Ironpigoffroad.com

http://www.ironpigoffroad.com/FarmPig.htm


Ryan

 

[Yotahilux]

I was running a tube bumper like is on the yellow PIG. I took it off to run the stock front bumper. I really didnt care for the looks of it. Since, I have come across a winch bumper to mount my 8274 to.

Chuck

 

[Pighead]

I dunno dude, I've never seen a bullbar that complemented the incredible good looks of a Pig...and what are you planning on hitting anyway?
I think the less bumper the better on a Pig, for looks anyway.
For instance, some 4" chanel iron...no fancy tubing.

 

[usmcruiser]

Here are some things I was thinking of running? Just some quick paint moch ups.

 

[BushBoy]

I've just started work on one today, using the posts off the one in the bottom of this pic

and welding them to a base i made at work which is kinda similar to an ARB style i guess, i'll shoot up a pic or two over the weekend.
cheers,
Dan.