I just bought a F-150 and I'm looking for a brush guard. I believe that Diamond B is out of business and they were the only ones that I knew of that made brush guards out of square pipe set on the edge. Does anyone know of a company that makes a similar one? Opinions and pictures of others are welcome too.

TIA

Ranch hand makes a good one (round pipe though)...I have the full bumper and grill guard on my 250 and I love it.

http://www.ranchhand.com/GrilleGuards.aspx

F150 - partial


F150 - full


[This message has been edited by Ol' Rock '05 (edited 10/27/2010 8:35p).]

I know of them and Tough Country, but didn't know of any other companies out there. If worse comes to worse, I will settle for Ranch Hand.

It's been a while and the sticker fell off, but I believe this is the one I have on my truck. If it is, they used to be in Schulenburg but evidently moved to Kerrville. Very tough and about $130 cheaper than Ranch Hand if I recall:

http://www.frontier-gear.com/html/GrilleGuards.html

They advertise as an aggie owned business. KRG/Ranch Hand is made in Shiner and most of if not all the Kaspars are Ags as well.

ETA: a full bumper replacement on a newer half-ton truck might affect drivability. It's considerably more weight placed as far forward as possible.

The cost of the grille itself is one thing, the installation is another. You also have to look if it obstructs the factory tow hooks, etc. I know a cheap & good installer in Gonzales if you are near, he's an ol' football teammate.

[This message has been edited by SWCBonfire (edited 10/27/2010 8:47p).]

I like that Frontier brush guard more than the Ranch Hand. It will probably come down to price between Frontier and Tough Country. Both are Aggie owned too.