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Old August 10th, 2021, 05:44 PM
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Default Re: Don't you want a shiny chrome bumper?

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Originally Posted by Jim A View Post
I have wondered if I would even feel being rear-ended while hauling ton of hay with my 3/4 and its heavy duty diamond plate bumper.
Greetings, Jim!

Reminds me of the time I hauled 4 and 1/4 ton of Winter Wheat to a local grain elevator in my old 1 ton GMC re-powered Chevy. My Dad and I had built high sides for the truck specifically for purposes of hauling grain(s). The truck loaded weighed in at 13,500#, and weighed back empty at 5,250#, for a payload of 8,250#! If someone had rear ended me, I wouldn't have felt a thing, but I'll guarantee the vehicle that would have hit me would have suffered some very major damage!
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