Scar0B2150
Bronze Member
Since I got my grapple I've had several close calls with branches that did not want to play nice. And 1 that remove a piece of the engine surround.
So, its grill guard time.
I made this from some things I had laying around, All but the expanded steel.
I cut and bent the pipe then welded the main frame together.
I added angle iron for more support in the mid section and did a test fit.
Expanded steel added and sand blasted.
Primed and painted with black epoxy.
Now the install. Had to remove the OME grill to gain access to tighten the 4 mounting bolts. It was nice there were only 2 nuts on top to remove it. It has pins at the bottom. The guard uses existing bolts and holes in the FEL mount bracket.
The lower bar of the guard sits in front of the tabs on the FEL frame tube that is mounted to the tractor for extra support from a front strike.
OEM grill back on. It's a tight fit but I can still get to the hood release latch. You can see in this Pic ( and one above) where the branch plucked off a piece of the engine surround.
And a couple pics of the final product.
So, its grill guard time.
I made this from some things I had laying around, All but the expanded steel.
I cut and bent the pipe then welded the main frame together.
I added angle iron for more support in the mid section and did a test fit.
Expanded steel added and sand blasted.
Primed and painted with black epoxy.
Now the install. Had to remove the OME grill to gain access to tighten the 4 mounting bolts. It was nice there were only 2 nuts on top to remove it. It has pins at the bottom. The guard uses existing bolts and holes in the FEL mount bracket.
The lower bar of the guard sits in front of the tabs on the FEL frame tube that is mounted to the tractor for extra support from a front strike.
OEM grill back on. It's a tight fit but I can still get to the hood release latch. You can see in this Pic ( and one above) where the branch plucked off a piece of the engine surround.
And a couple pics of the final product.
And I enjoyed the detailed photographs with explanations. There's a lot of pride showing too. 
