Grand L grill guard

[buck12]

Thanks for all the replies. I removed the grill guard with my wife’s help. I took out the top two bolts and loosened the bottom two bolts. Then she used the impact and I held the guard.

I think I have figured out how to attach the expanded metal. I will let the top and bottom to overlap a couple of inches. The top half will still fold forward.

 

[4570Man]

This isn’t a folding guard but here’s one I did.

 

[fried1765]

BTW - this design, with the tongue, was by a young fellow at the local welding shop. The "tongue" stops the upper portion of the guard from folding all the way down against the lower portion. The young fellow wanted to paint the upper two quadrants white with big blue eyes. And, of course, the tongue a brilliant red. I'm an old stick in the mud and considered black was just fine.

Us old folks often resist innovation!

 

[oosik]

buck12 - it's really nice to have a helper. So many times it will save your hands from getting banged up. I don't know how heavy your expanded metal is - but. If you have the material & equipment - it might be nice to weld a vertical "blade" into the upper portion of the grill guard, at the mid-point. That's kind of a long "stretch" if you are using lighter weight expanded metal.

 

[buck12]

This isn’t a folding guard but here’s one I did. View attachment 686542

What is that mesh? Looks like it would hold up well and can take abuse.

 

[buck12]

buck12 - it's really nice to have a helper. So many times it will save your hands from getting banged up. I don't know how heavy your expanded metal is - but. If you have the material & equipment - it might be nice to weld a vertical "blade" into the upper portion of the grill guard, at the mid-point. That's kind of a long "stretch" if you are using lighter weight expanded metal.

Help is always nice. I am usually at the property alone. When I get one of the girls out there, I have a list of projects that require an extra hand. That might be why they tend to have things to do when I head to the property.

I may add extra bar just in case. I have already damaged my hood and grill a few months back moving an old elevated dog pen with the grapple.

 

[4570Man]

What is that mesh? Looks like it would hold up well and can take abuse.

I don’t know, I found it in a junkyard but it’s heavy duty.

 

[herringchoker]

That's woven wire mesh. Very heavy duty, comes in many mesh sizes. Used for screening aggregates.

 

[buck12]

That's woven wire mesh. Very heavy duty, comes in many mesh sizes. Used for screening aggregates.

Thanks.

 

[Smokeydog]

Quarry screen is some tough stuff and comes in different mesh size. Much stronger than expanded metal. Found my piece at the scrapyard too. Grapple lots of brush and trees.