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after a pretty bad deer struck accident out of state this month, I'm thinking of adding a cattle guard to the front of the Tacoma. My question is do they really work or are they mostly for show? Are there certain brands that are better than others? Is it better to weld them to the frame or just bolt them on the way they come?
They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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After you pay well over $1000 for a guard and bumper that are questionable, check what it costs to just lower the deductible on your insurance and forget the guard.
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LOL... A cattle guard is what you run over between pastures... A cow catcher, or deer guard is what you put on the front of your pickup... Ranchhand makes some good ones for Toyota. The full replacement bumper is more solid and protective than the bolt on guard. https://www.ranchhand.com/toyota.html
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After you pay well over $1000 for a guard and bumper that are questionable, check what it costs to just lower the deductible on your insurance and forget the guard. That doesn't generally work out very well when you hit animals at highway speeds. You'll be glad to have a strong guard if you do.
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I’d have one if I lived in a rural area. I hit a deer going 30 miles an hour in the middle of Georgetown by the HEB on 29 and 35. The SOB came out of the HEB parking lot. Someone had to have spooked it out of the River bottom. The San Gabriel rivers runs through Georgetown. It was about 3 in the afternoon. It did 2000.00 worth of damage. If I had a cow catcher on the front, no damage except to poor deer.
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After you pay well over $1000 for a guard and bumper that are questionable, check what it costs to just lower the deductible on your insurance and forget the guard. I spent 7 nights in a hotel in the middle of nowhere Utah waiting to get the truck drivable for the 1800 mile trip home. If it would help avoid that nightmare in the future I'd gladly spend $1000 on a cow catcher.
They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.
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One of my Mil's friends has one on her Lincoln Continental, way out in the boonies. Some people have bump gates out there.
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One of my Mil's friends has one on her Lincoln Continental, way out in the boonies That's puro Tejas!
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They are called grill guards. If you get one, get the type that are the grill guard and bumper all in one. Ranchhand is a great brand and will protect the front of your truck from deer.
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after a pretty bad deer struck accident out of state this month, I'm thinking of adding a cattle guard to the front of the Tacoma. My question is do they really work or are they mostly for show? Are there certain brands that are better than others? Is it better to weld them to the frame or just bolt them on the way they come? . The problems I have had hitting deer is when they dart from the side. This means the side of my vehicle gets the hit. Knarley bumper would not help. I would like one so I could hit orange barrels again
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My brother had a Ranch Hand grill guard on a pickup, and hit an antelope. Critter went underneath that Chevy, tearing up the plastic air dam. It was cheaper to go to a full bumper/grill guard than to replace the plastic. Ranch Hand bumper/guard is all we use, now.
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Hillary Clinton was going to do away with the cattle guards out west as she saw paying those guys a waste of tax dollars.
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Depends on the speed, size of animal and if it’s not a glancing blow. Sometimes you’ll just cause less structural and more frame damage. Then add the cost or replacing the grill guard for up to 2k
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My brother had a Ranch Hand grill guard on a pickup, and hit an antelope. Critter went underneath that Chevy, tearing up the plastic air dam. It was cheaper to go to a full bumper/grill guard than to replace the plastic. Ranch Hand bumper/guard is all we use, now. Happy Birthday, Mark!
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Thank you, Barry. I only regret that I share it with Hillary!
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I recommend the BLM guard .
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If you live in town they’re called niqqer catchers. Don’t ask me how I know. I won’t be without one. MAGA
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Thank you, Barry. I only regret that I share it with Hillary! I hope you have many, many more than she does!
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