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well....the second one if solid metal would be roughly 2,000 lbs--assuming carbon steel
If i was to make it out of aluminum how thick would it need to be?

on the first design i made the verticle part wayyyy too thick, its an inch in that pic, lol
The first design would be like 125lbs at 1/8" thick carbon steel and winch installed
The second design would be 300lbs at 1/8" thick carbon steel with winch and the lights...
Should i just go with less thick steel?
Never made anything that i planned to build before, so i i'm basically <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

what should my max weight be if i were to use the second bumper? how much weight should i chop off?
thanks