That is certainly a possibility if I decide to go with steel, but I've read where the plastic ones tend to hold up better/don't rust, etc. The same company that made the plastic ones on 4shorts Kubota shows all different sizes of fenders on their website but I just cant find a north American distributor. I would think there must be plastic/rubber 'trailer' fenders 14+" wide out there somewhere for something like $100 compared to the $700ish for one designed to fit a Kubota. Thanks for the thoughts! Keep them coming!