Tailgating AHHHHH!

[lowbucktruck]

I made my own bumpers.  10" construction I-beam in front with a big "PING" sprayed across it and a stack of 3 pieces of 1/2" wall 5" diameter pipe for the rear.  No one dared to tailgate.

  Do you have pictures? That sounds BA.

That does sound BA!  Cow-catcher bumper does seem to deter some rude drivers. 
I've found that driving a dent-magnet truck with a trailer-hitch seems to work too!

[werewolfx13]

My front bumper will be made from 3 pieces of 1/4" wall 3" square tubing, with a 1/4" steel plate welded on the front to hide the seams and another plate welded over that right in the middle for a winch mount, built in holes for turn signals, and a welded on brush/grille guard with 4 light tabs..Now, if only my truck were 4wd, then perhaps people wont laugh at it for having a 400 lb bumper... if/when I get around to building it..

[choptop]

6 inch channel iron, 1/2 inch plate on top, ,2  1/2 inch plate uprisers w /1/4 inch strap around uprisers, 4 heavy wall 1-1/4 square tubing cross bars. Been hit twice while sitting in a parking lot. The rear bumper is all 1/4 inch plate. This is my old ranch truck and I used the front bumper to tie the come-a-longs to in order to stretch fence. I am in the process of restoring it for my wife, because she drove this thing to high school after I got out of the ranch construstion business, right before we got married. This thing currently has the 540 hp 468 under the hood. All I have left, is to finish the exterior.

[Donut]

I once got pulled over for tailgating.

  Buzzing up -95, only doing 5 over, and the guy in front of me decides to slow down to 50, instead of the 70 he had been doing.  A car passes me in the fast lane so I duck over and fall in behind him. (rather than jamb on the brakes)  I guess that unmarked state trooper thought I was a little to close.  he pulled me over, but after explaining the situation, he let me go with a stern warning.  Why is it when people see a police car they feel they must do 10 mph UNDER the speed limit?  And why do they have to jamb on their brakes to get there, even on the interstate?

I used to have a BIG problem with people tailgating in my old company truck.  I think it was a '98 Furd, SWB, 4x4, dually, homebuilt flatbed.  I used to see cars in my rearview, no big deal until I spotted an antenna between the car and me.  It was tucked in so close I couldn't see it!  I started watching over time and realized this was common.  When I got back to the shop a few weeks later, I built a bumper.  A piece of 4" heavywall pipe ( I think it was sch 80) some 3" channel iron for the drop and mounting to the frame, and some 3/4" plate for a hitch mount.  A little paint and the tailgating stopped.

[lowbucktruck]

6 inch channel iron, 1/2 inch plate on top, ,2  1/2 inch plate uprisers w /1/4 inch strap around uprisers, 4 heavy wall 1-1/4 square tubing cross bars. Been hit twice while sitting in a parking lot. The rear bumper is all 1/4 inch plate. This is my old ranch truck and I used the front bumper to tie the come-a-longs to in order to stretch fence. I am in the process of restoring it for my wife, because she drove this thing to high school after I got out of the ranch construstion business, right before we got married. This thing currently has the 540 hp 468 under the hood. All I have left, is to finish the exterior.

Mine is an old ranch truck too.  That's some front bumper you have there.  Not much good for deterring a tailgater behind you tho I'm thinkin... 

[Bitzer!]

6 inch channel iron, 1/2 inch plate on top, ,2  1/2 inch plate uprisers w /1/4 inch strap around uprisers, 4 heavy wall 1-1/4 square tubing cross bars. Been hit twice while sitting in a parking lot. The rear bumper is all 1/4 inch plate. This is my old ranch truck and I used the front bumper to tie the come-a-longs to in order to stretch fence. I am in the process of restoring it for my wife, because she drove this thing to high school after I got out of the ranch construstion business, right before we got married. This thing currently has the 540 hp 468 under the hood. All I have left, is to finish the exterior.

Mine is an old ranch truck too.  That's some front bumper you have there.  Not much good for deterring a tailgater behind you tho I'm thinkin... 

But its a sure fire way to "move" someone out tha way so you haven't got to tail gate them!!

[Blazin]

I got a DE ( Defective Equipment ) tag for an over built rear bumper years back. I had a piece of 2"x10"x1/4" thick Chanel iron. He got behind me and saw it. He said it was to strong and someone could get injured if they ran into it. I told him they shouldn't be running into it, or for that matter they shouldn't be riding my but. He told me a bumper can not be stronger than a stock unit! When he gave it to me I told him he better give me another one for the front. He asked why and headed for the front of the truck. He came back and informed me it was a stock bumper, its OK. I told him well the plow frame is stronger than stock, if some one hits that they are going to know it! He said " thats different, thats a factory installed item ". I said no its not, if anything its dealer installed, but I put that one on myself! I went to court with pictures of the front, and rear of the truck, The judge threw it out of court. Told the cop he had wasted the courts time, & it better not happen again.

[Bitzer!]

Top drawer Blazin!! I love it when the good guy wins and the cops are wasting time (dont read this SgtDel!!)

[Blazin]

I don't have a problem with a police officer that does his job. I have the utmost respect for police, and fire men. They put there life on the line every single day they go to work. In my opinion they don't get payed enough to do so either.
Its the ones that have the power trip going on that need to knocked down a peg or three! Or the ones that are crooked as the day is long, but will bust anyone for anything.

[choptop]

6 inch channel iron, 1/2 inch plate on top, ,2  1/2 inch plate uprisers w /1/4 inch strap around uprisers, 4 heavy wall 1-1/4 square tubing cross bars. Been hit twice while sitting in a parking lot. The rear bumper is all 1/4 inch plate. This is my old ranch truck and I used the front bumper to tie the come-a-longs to in order to stretch fence. I am in the process of restoring it for my wife, because she drove this thing to high school after I got out of the ranch construstion business, right before we got married. This thing currently has the 540 hp 468 under the hood. All I have left, is to finish the exterior.

Mine is an old ranch truck too.  That's some front bumper you have there.  Not much good for deterring a tailgater behind you tho I'm thinkin... 

Thats what the 1/4 inch plate,12 inch drop bumper on the rear is for.

[lowbucktruck]

I don't have a problem with a police officer that does his job. I have the utmost respect for police, and fire men. They put there life on the line every single day they go to work. In my opinion they don't get payed enough to do so either.
Its the ones that have the power trip going on that need to knocked down a peg or three! Or the ones that are crooked as the day is long, but will bust anyone for anything.

Well said, Blazin!  I second that.  My father-in-law is a retired fireman, and I have alot of respect for him.
Used to have an old 1964 Int. Scout with a piece of railroad track for a front bumper.  Made for a nice woodsy push-mobile for helping a tree fall over up in Oregon.  I'd go hunting cedar in some tight spots in the Oregon woods with my old man and that lil' Scout would have to push its way thru some right thick brush with that railroad iron bumper (had a PTO winch too, right nice).

[arkoza63]

I would think with the way fuel prices are today, people would start easing up a bit.... not so! Driving along in the 87 swb, some idiot behind me in a big Ford Superduty comes out of no where, fast, and is immediately almost touching my bumper. I'm on tight country roads, speed limit of 25 and I'm doin about 32. Come to the first stop sign, turn, sure enough the moron turns same direction. Still on my bumper. Come to next stop sign, a bit harder on the brakes. Sure enough, turns same direction. Now I'm getting annoyed. Arrive at a more populated road. He starts bringing his truck to the opposite side of the road, trying to pass me on the left, but on coming cars are traveling so he had a few failed attempts. He finally juices it, I don't back off, just driving my steady speed, he almost hits an oncoming car and then since he is doing about 80, blows through the next red light, only for me, to be right behind him at the next light. What did he actually gain? Why     I notice more and more people tailgating and I'm not even driving slow!

I call these people "me firsters"  they don't care about any thing except being in front of you or anybody else! they're also the ones that pull out in front of you (rather than wait for a few car/trucks to go buy) and go putt, putt, putt.... forcing you to slow down.

[78 Chevyrado]

Reaim your windsheild washers so they go over your truck and onto the car behind you.  I did that on my 77 and it would scare the heck out of people, after I zapped em they'd stay back about 6 or 8 car-lengths.

[Redneckchevy]

lol...I took care of that when i still had my truck...Had a head ace rack on the back window...With 2 Off road lights mounted to the Top corners and aimed so the light would shine in on a tailgater...Worked only at night..But there was nothing better then seeing a care swerve when they came on 

[75 C20]

i always noticed that when i have 2 guns on the gun rack in my back window people dont seem to bother me as much