Re: Rear Bumper blues

From: Ken Allgood (kenallgood@cox.net)
Date: Wed Mar 19 2003 - 18:32:10 EST


hehe, mine looks like that too, but from backing up my trailer when it was
dark outside... didn't notice it jackknifing on me... OOPS!

Ken Allgood
97 CC SLT 5.2L

----- Original Message -----
From: "Hop *" <hopsdak@hotmail.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2003 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Rear Bumper blues

>
> Ray,
> Lemme guess, your bumper looks like this..
> http://glen.dodgedakotas.com/hop/bentbumper.jpg
> I did that when i pulled my brothers ram out of the sand..
> They just don't make um like they use to. And i was useing
> a rope, not a chain.
> --Hop
>
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>
>
>
>
> >Ok , everyone can call me dumb, but just this once.... please. I did
> >something dumb last weekend. I helped a neighbor drop a small maple tree
(
> >about 16 inches in diameter) in his front yard. No, I didn't drop it of
the
> >truck and no I didn't yank the bumper to pieces by having a safety line
> >tied off to the truck when the tree dropped. My sin was worse. After the
> >tree was down, cut into stove lengths and mostly carted away by another
> >neighbor with a fire place, I started helping dig and pull out some if
the
> >roots. By now you have guessed what I did. Using the truck bumper ( I
know,
> >I know, hush now) and a logging chain (Hush I said!) I attached a root I
> >thought was loose enough from the ground to be pulled out. Unfortunately,
> >for my bumper, it was not and now the ball on the bumper hitch points a
bit
> >more rearward than normal. Also, the steps on either side of bumper
> >slightly resemble an inverted "V". Now, my question is this, is there
> >anyone on the list that has either a flame red or black Dakota that has
> >installed a roll pan and is wanting to part with the factory bumper? I
> >thought I'd ask here before I start combing the local scrap yards. Anyone
> >having bumper and is willing to part with it, please let me know.
> >
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Ray Irons
> >Dover, DE
> >
> >
>
>
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