Holeproof TJ bumper

[ChevyKev]

In the lower 48 I could order 1.75" .120 wall DOM for around $2.50 a foot shipped to my doorstep. Here after shipping its $6.50 a foot, that’s with out mark up. Then look at steel plate. 4x8 foot sheet of 1/4 plate is over $300 and that’s the smallest sheet we can buy. Welding wire is $100 a spool, gas is about $75 a fill, grinding disks are $2.50 each, plus electric to run the everything, bender was over $1,000 and each die is over $300 each, Hole saws are $5-10 each and will only cut 12-24 notches before giving up. Gas and time to go pick all this junk up and we haven’t even counted labor yet. So the more you think of it $500.oo is cheap.

I figured out that the last two bumpers I made I averaged about $6 / hour for labor! :eek:

And these things do not go together quickly.

One guy was convinced he could have done it himself - until I started listing all the tool and the amount each one cost and reminded him he didn't know how to use those tools until I taught him building his bumper. :whistle:

BTW - that looks really nice!