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Luverne Style Brush Guard material dimension question for a custom build!

Keesyman

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Afternoon Gentlemen,
I am looking to build a luverne style brush guard for my M998A1. I have access to all the metal and a full machine shop full of guys to do the welding, work at a stamping shop with 42 millwrights and tool makers. (Bonus for me guys do work at home for some cash and beer). I have already drawn the guard up in AutoCad to scale and just need to verify the material requirements before I order from Alro Steel.


So 1.) Bar stock for the guard, are the flats 2" wide or 2.5" and thickness? 3/8"?
2.) Verticals, 2.5 "or 3" wide, thickness 1/4" or 3/8"


I have a buddy here at the local "C" battery that is going to look at their motor pool to see, but I don't know if any of the units hmmwv's have any brush guards on them at all to reference against.

Any help will be appreciated.
 

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If you copy those mounts...there only for the 3 hole bumper...won't work on Electric winch trucks.
I get winch mount brackets made when needed...sold lots a pairs.
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Andyrv6av8r

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Afternoon Gentlemen,
I am looking to build a luverne style brush guard for my M998A1. I have access to all the metal and a full machine shop full of guys to do the welding, work at a stamping shop with 42 millwrights and tool makers. (Bonus for me guys do work at home for some cash and beer). I have already drawn the guard up in AutoCad to scale and just need to verify the material requirements before I order from Alro Steel.


So 1.) Bar stock for the guard, are the flats 2" wide or 2.5" and thickness? 3/8"?
2.) Verticals, 2.5 "or 3" wide, thickness 1/4" or 3/8"


I have a buddy here at the local "C" battery that is going to look at their motor pool to see, but I don't know if any of the units hmmwv's have any brush guards on them at all to reference against.

Any help will be appreciated.
1) 2" x .375" on the flat stock

2) 2" square tubing .250" thickness

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I would be interested in what the radius of the bends in the flat stock is.
 

Keesyman

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Thank You Gentlemen, this is exactly the information I was needing I am looking forward to getting some material and get working on the build. The new project has been eating up a lot of spare time lately be way too easy to sink another 10K in the truck with all the legos to add. :p
 

MattNC

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Take a look at this thread here. Has all the dimensions, material requirements, etc. I build mine this year and its held up well. In the pictures in the thread you can see what I did for simple mounts that still allow it to drop. I painted mine with bedliner which is cheap and dries quick. Its held up great through lots of use. For pins I didn't buy military ones, I just used tractor supply pins.

https://www.steelsoldiers.com/showt...e-brush-guard-dimension&p=2222679#post2222679
 

MattNC

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No I just drew it out on paper as its fairly simple in design and then bent it to shape after heating on a forge and mig welded it. You could probably bend it after heating with a rose bud torch if you heated maybe 10" of the bar.
 

Keesyman

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Did you ever get this in cad with the correct dimensions
Hey Tom,
I do have the one I had my guys fab up in AutoCad 2018 format, we made it and the mounting brackets as well. If you have a way to open a cad drawing I will post it here. I didn't Dimension the drawing up, as it is an assembly and has front end references for placement. But all the dimensions in the drawing are correct.

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TOM R

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Hey Tom,
I do have the one I had my guys fab up in AutoCad 2018 format, we made it and the mounting brackets as well. If you have a way to open a cad drawing I will post it here. I didn't Dimension the drawing up, as it is an assembly and has front end references for placement. But all the dimensions in the drawing are correct.

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Yes i have a friend that can open the file and print it 1 to 1 for me
 

Keesyman

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Do you have a way to scaleee that so we can print since theres no dimension
The drawing is to scale in inches, I didn't fill the drawing up with on screen dimension markers because it would clutter the assembly drawing. If you go to plot setup and select print scale 1:1 and "extents" and have a designjet or other blueprint size plotter it will print 1:1.
 

TOM R

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The drawing is to scale in inches, I didn't fill the drawing up with on screen dimension markers because it would clutter the assembly drawing. If you go to plot setup and select print scale 1:1 and "extents" and have a designjet or other blueprint size plotter it will print 1:1.
Thanks ill let him know
 

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20200423_192332.jpganyone know the legt right dimension for that upright i mocked up on drivers side between the turn signal and bo driveing light
 
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