Herd Bumpers vs Aliarc bumper

We run Herds on our trucks and are happy with them. Both have survived glancing hits on moose with no damage, but not a complete t-bone yet.

 

I had the aliarc on a comapany truck, they seem cheaply built. as mentioned above the screws are a pain in the neck. do not recomend

as an owner I put a Heard on my T880. I hit a deer and a turkey with it, not a scratch on it. solid built product.

I got the areo plus model for my truck, comes with all the bells and whistles. I definitely recommend the slam jams and the lift assist. I can lift my bumper with one finger. I will always buy a heard. I recommended them to my company after they had 3 trucks hit 3 deers in a month totaling around 100,000 in damage not counting lost time. you wont be sorry with a heard.

 

I think he means the two screws that have to be taken out to fold it down in order to open the hood.

 

Correct...and a pain in the...

 

My biggest concern with any of them is if one ends up bending the frame because of the impact on the bumper, but I haven't seen it happen yet.

 

Delete. Double post.

 

I haven't so far.

 

I think when you get to the point of bending a frame it'd probably happen regardless of what bumper is hanging off the front end.

 

There was a fella on Heavy Equipment Forum that had as I recall an F350 or 250 with a Ranchhand bumber on it. He got hit by a VW bug from the side. Damage was minor to look at it, but as I recall it ended up tweaking his frame and they totaled it. That's a lot different than a strike from the front though.