How big is your bumper?

[Redneck in training]

Picture shows standard (not after market) front heavy duty bumper on our car. You can really hit something (like kangaroo) without damage to the car. It has a mount for a winch able to lift the car from the ground hanging on the bumper.
Passenger cars, trucks, buses have similar bumpers.

 

[beenthere]

So you are going to Australia and hit kangaroos?

Or something in IA that runs on the roads?

 

[dave1949]

Kangaroos - silly looking things

It is nice and heavy looking, but it also looks like it would encourage animals to pop over the hood and into the windshield. Save the front-end and maim the passengers isn't a winning strategy, especially where moose roam.
Dave.

 

[powerstroke444e]

I dont have pic of current one on truck but these are what we run on our trucks and have hit small cars trees and a few deers and have always held up well.

 

[Redneck in training]

I am on short assignment in Australia outback. So far I didn't have a chance to actually test the bumper performance. But in Iowa every single vehicle we owned in past 25 years hit a deer. Event the motorcycle. I definitely think such bumper would prevent a lot of damage.

 

[dave1949]

Well, I'm sure they do but I would pick something more vertical like powerstroke's guard. Yours looks like it is raked back, and that can act as a ramp on impact.

Dave.

 

[bcp]

Picture shows standard (not after market) front heavy duty bumper on our car. .

It is an ARB bumper. They are an aftermarket supplier. Maybe the dealer put it on, but Toyota didn't.

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[GeneD14]

I have a Ranch Hand brand bumper. It weighs in at 360 lbs.

 

[retiredmgn]

Picture shows standard (not after market) front heavy duty bumper on our car. You can really hit something (like kangaroo) without damage to the car. It has a mount for a winch able to lift the car from the ground hanging on the bumper.
Passenger cars, trucks, buses have similar bumpers.

I think you can get a discount on your insurance by having one of those installed on your car.
Marsupial damage can be a b!tch and it raises your rates.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

I have a Ranch Hand brand bumper. It weighs in at 360 lbs.

Do you notice any difference in the handling or front-end squatting?