Re: New used truck
[Re: Line Jumper]
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06/25/25 09:17 AM
06/25/25 09:17 AM
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Green County Wisconsin
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I just got rid of my 03 Silverado last year, they are great trucks. Check the brake lines because they prematurely rusted, should have been a recall imo. Dorman sells a complete stainless set all prebent. while you are at it check the trans cooling lines , they also rust where they go past the frame cross bar go figure GM could make something that rusts with hot oil running through it steady
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Re: New used truck
[Re: chippewatrapper]
#8425891
06/25/25 09:18 AM
06/25/25 09:18 AM
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Green County Wisconsin
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if you need mechanical parts my 04 did hit a deer , so yes I second the deer guard I am letting the 04 go to a good home or the scrap yard which ever one comes first.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: New used truck
[Re: Seldom]
#8425990
06/25/25 01:39 PM
06/25/25 01:39 PM
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St. Louis Co, Mo
BigBob
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The proven best deer guard for me in my neck of the woods was a front-mounted spare tire! Our main road of 6 miles was “deer ally”. My sons hit a total of 5 in 2 years with their cars and I hit 2 with zero damage! On my way to work one morning there was a gal in the ditch from just hitting a deer in front of me. She was OK and it was her families #5 for the year! How does that effect the air flow to the radiator system?
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Re: New used truck
[Re: chippewatrapper]
#8426004
06/25/25 02:16 PM
06/25/25 02:16 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Green County Wisconsin
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the deer guards are mainly to keep damage to the guard and bumper
when you take out your radiator , AC , headlights , hood , and push the radiator back into the fan it gets expensive and you are stuck 20+ miles from anywhere you wanted to be
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: New used truck
[Re: chippewatrapper]
#8426007
06/25/25 02:30 PM
06/25/25 02:30 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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The Hill Country of Texas
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The Ranch Hand grill guard over a solid bumper is the hot set up. One without the other leaves at least part of your front end exposed and vulnerable.
What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded. Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: New used truck
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#8426008
06/25/25 02:33 PM
06/25/25 02:33 PM
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Joined: Dec 2009
The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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the deer guards are mainly to keep damage to the guard and bumper
when you take out your radiator , AC , headlights , hood , and push the radiator back into the fan it gets expensive and you are stuck 20+ miles from anywhere you wanted to be Yup and a flimsy factory bumper can fold right back into a tire and leave ya stranded too. It's not as expensive to fix but you better hope you got cell service.
What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded. Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: New used truck
[Re: Leftlane]
#8426045
06/25/25 04:12 PM
06/25/25 04:12 PM
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Green County Wisconsin
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the deer guards are mainly to keep damage to the guard and bumper
when you take out your radiator , AC , headlights , hood , and push the radiator back into the fan it gets expensive and you are stuck 20+ miles from anywhere you wanted to be Yup and a flimsy factory bumper can fold right back into a tire and leave ya stranded too. It's not as expensive to fix but you better hope you got cell service. it can , spare tires and a chain to hook to a tree and backup pulling the bumper out of the tire can get you going easier than no radiator the old push bumpers on tow trucks would be about perfect I think it was 4x12 or 4x16 C channel with rubber conveyor belt material adhered to it
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: New used truck
[Re: Trapset]
#8426067
06/25/25 04:53 PM
06/25/25 04:53 PM
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Indiana
Providence Farm
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Indiana
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nice truck. I guess the guys that done like brush gards have no experience with Texas ranch hand products. But to be fair that are a steel bumper with solid built in brush gards. Heavy though. That’s exactly the kind of guard I was talking about. I’ve always called them cattle guards, and the weak thin tube ones brush guards. I notice years ago every truck I saw with bumper so nice I had to get a picture of it was from Texas at least 97% of the time. Finally I caught one of the guys geting out of a truck with one and he told me the brand.
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Re: New used truck
[Re: AK Timber Tramp]
#8426157
06/25/25 07:41 PM
06/25/25 07:41 PM
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Indiana
Providence Farm
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nice truck. I guess the guys that don't like brush guard have no experience with Texas ranch hand products. But to be fair that are a steel bumper with solid built in brush gards. Heavy though. That’s not a brush guard, it’s a steel bumper. Like the winch bumper on the f350 I just got It's what I consider and call a brush guard. Anything less is just a wast of time and money. Several years back a tree was across the road on my way home. we were in the mini van so no saw with me. There was a guy in a truck on the other side. He suggested pulling it out of the way with his truck. BUT wanted to tie a strap to his "Brush guard" The wast of time hollow pipes bolted to the truck with 1/8" flat plate. I asked him if he was sure and expressed my concerns, he said yes and rudely offended I said his guard was built cheaply for looks not solid for function . He got the tree over enough to get by it. But his brush guard was sitting at about 10 o'clock instead of 12 '0 clock. I laughed every time I saw him driving down the road after that.
Last edited by Providence Farm; 06/25/25 07:42 PM.
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Re: New used truck
[Re: Line Jumper]
#8426341
06/25/25 11:09 PM
06/25/25 11:09 PM
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chippwewa falls WI
chippewatrapper
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I just got rid of my 03 Silverado last year, they are great trucks. Check the brake lines because they prematurely rusted, should have been a recall imo. Dorman sells a complete stainless set all prebent. Line jumper, I think you've earned an I told you so 😆 I took a video, but this screenshot captures the basic sentiment
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Re: New used truck
[Re: chippewatrapper]
#8426349
06/26/25 01:08 AM
06/26/25 01:08 AM
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Green County Wisconsin
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dorman quality control has gone way down , I hope they fit better than the dorman trans cooling lines do , you sure wouldn't think they could screw up a standard line end
the dorman ends for the trans cooling lines , would not fit the dorman lines , went through every one they had at Napa trying them at the counter after the first 2 were no good.
also a good time to get a coil of brake line material and learn a new skill
that is what I did for my son when he needed all new lines on his S-10
I think this is the tool I bought him , I would look but I think I loaned it to my uncle and never got it back. https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-33260-Flaring-Tool/dp/B082P2483D?ref_=ast_sto_dp&th=1'
you probably also want a bender and strainer tool
it costs you some in tools but the tools keep working truck after truck so it is an investment in always being able to make your own lines.
price it both ways
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: New used truck
[Re: chippewatrapper]
#8426452
06/26/25 08:24 AM
06/26/25 08:24 AM
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Joined: Dec 2012
Northern WI
Line Jumper
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Northern WI
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I just got rid of my 03 Silverado last year, they are great trucks. Check the brake lines because they prematurely rusted, should have been a recall imo. Dorman sells a complete stainless set all prebent. Line jumper, I think you've earned an I told you so 😆 I took a video, but this screenshot captures the basic sentiment I know Dorman quality has went down with China’s help, but they fit ok. Not a fun job but got them all in and it really helped to loosen the box up and set a few blocks on the frame on the driver side. Been awhile but they where around a $100 from Amazon
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