Show off your homemade grill guards

[GrassLakeRon]

Hi all,

I am hoping to weld one up this spring for my 8200. Would love to see some cool ideas from all of you.

Thanks

Ron

 

[Papadiver]

It’s not a Kubota but it has a homemade grill guard!

Ron

 

[TomGT350]

It’s not a Kubota but it has a homemade grill guard!

Ron

The coolest thing that I've seen on this website!

 

[Mrlunchbox]

It’s not a Kubota but it has a homemade grill guard!

Ron

Absolutely beautiful!!!!

 

[Smokeydog]

That’s a hard act to follow.

 

[Papadiver]

That’s a hard act to follow.

Thanks!

All of yours are good looking guards! I really like the last one with the hitch receiver built into it!

Ron

 

[fried1765]

It’s not a Kubota but it has a homemade grill guard!

Ron

Long ago, I had a nice Oliver OC 46-3G, but it was not nearly that nice1

 

[DustyRusty]

Long ago, I had a nice Oliver OC 46-3G, but it was not nearly that nice1

I had an Oliver OC3 bulldozer with very wide tracks. It was originally sold by Boston Tractor.

 

[fried1765]

I had an Oliver OC3 bulldozer with very wide tracks. It was originally sold by Boston Tractor.

I had my OC46-3G ( crawler loader) in Minnesota.

 

[jimh406]

I bought a 5Eleven Designs. I like the way he used a single piece of metal. There are other brands that are similar. You probably could do something similar, too. I didn't because I felt like I had too many other projects to do.

I've also seen quite a few that used expanded metal or plate with holes in a frame of angle iron. They don't seem anywhere near as strong although anything is stronger than the plastic grill.

 

[fatjay]

Hold on to your chairs, don't laugh to hard.

 

[GrizBota]

Hold on to your chairs, don't laugh to hard.

Well that’s a unique one. Keeps the front mounted hydraulic pump in jail.

OP if you do a search on this site for grill guards you’ll find an easy half dozen threads in the last year with pictures of lots of custom as well as commercial grill guard styles and options. I like my 5Eleven Desigz grill guard as well.

 

[fatjay]

Well that’s a unique one. Keeps the front mounted hydraulic pump in jail.

OP if you do a search on this site for grill guards you’ll find an easy half dozen threads in the last year with pictures of lots of custom as well as commercial grill guard styles and options. I like my 5Eleven Desigz grill guard as well.

It comes off, I've had to rebuild the splined shaft on the PTO shaft. As you can see, it's taken some bumps in the past 70 years, but it's held up. That's 3/4" thick wall pipe, and pretty banged up.

 

[GrizBota]

It comes off, I've had to rebuild the splined shaft on the PTO shaft. As you can see, it's taken some bumps in the past 70 years, but it's held up. That's 3/4" thick wall pipe, and pretty banged up.

Wait a minute. You let the PTO out of jail for bad behavior?

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Here is mine before paint

Then I painted it.....but I ended up having to "trim a little off the bottom" LOL

Since I am "drill adverse" I am particularly fond of my "mounting system"

I made some "clamp style" mounts and used electrical tape and old inner tubes to prevent chaffing.

It's a little beat up now, so I guess it's doing it job.

 

[woodman55]

Here is mine before paint

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Then I painted it.....but I ended up having to "trim a little off the bottom" LOL

Since I am "drill adverse" I am particularly fond of my "mounting system"

I made some "clamp style" mounts and used electrical tape and old inner tubes to prevent chaffing.

It's a little beat up now, so I guess it's doing it job.

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Well done on those clamps.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Well done on those clamps.

Thank you sir!

 

[6feettogo]

Here's mine.

 

[D2Cat]

Made this a couple of years ago. Used "punch plate" drops. Had to use two pieces because that the size he had. Made simple hooks from "J" hooks. I rearranged the hooked end and put some rubber hose on the end.

 

[Trapper Bob]

My version.