Hit a deer this morning

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  1. Fajo

    Fajo The Dark Knight

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    Agreed, It makes deer go POP vs my truck.

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  3. Beardefreak

    Beardefreak Light Load Member

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    Venison jerky. The state wildlife authorities donated the meat.
     
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  4. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    Heard about those. I think there was a YouTube video a few months back. Some Canadian truck driver hit a moose head on in his Freightliner Coronado. The moose was obliterated but the truck only suffered minor damage to a headlight and a couple dings in the bumper. I'll have to look it up but the driver said it was worth every penny.
     
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  5. Fajo

    Fajo The Dark Knight

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    They are connected strait to the frame, Up here they are a life saver. Deer I can handle its the moose or elk that jump out in front that can flat out kill you, that's where it comes into play.
     
  6. Beardefreak

    Beardefreak Light Load Member

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    Those bumpers are not cheap but a hood aint cheap either gonna save up for a HERD bumper...
     
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  7. mjd4277

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    Found it.lol
     
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  8. Fajo

    Fajo The Dark Knight

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    Before I got that bumper one buck took out one side of the bumper, Headlight, grill and cracked the hood. All in all it cost 13k to repair the truck to insurance, We installed that to stop that from happening again as I run NWest non stop.
     
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  9. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    We do tankers, so were always 78 to 79K. I'm told the company won't buy them do to the weight. The dude that is the terminal manager is a former driver that hit a friggin elk. Truck had to be towed.
     
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  10. Fajo

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    1100 pounds is what it added to my truck. But worth every pound.
     
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  11. cnsper

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    It would hit the moose at the knees. The only thing that would not get damaged is probably the bumper.
     
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