Out of the most recent fifty videos on your channel, seems to be 8 are directly addressing the Ranch Hand name. One was a "Come get free stuff" video. One was a "How It's Made" manufacturing video, and you address the Ranch Hand products in separate videos for each of the big three, Ford, GM, & RAM. I'll have to say, IMHO, that is very acceptable. They are a SPONSOR; product placement is a given. I don't hear someone complaining that you give no attention to standard travel trailers because every trailer we see in a video is a FIFTH WHEEL. RUclips is a smorgasbord of free entertainment. As we see at many all-you-can-eat buffets, there's always going to be the person who likes the pickled beets, and one who voices the opposite opinion of how he doesn't. As for the BTBRV channel, I'm personally, going to belly up and enjoy.
+Big Truck Big RV I appreciate YOUR hard work. It's easy to be critical, it's difficult to defend somebody, but it's extremely hard to be creative. YOUR channel is part of my few solace/relaxation moments in my day. Thank YOU.
Big Truck Big RV hello there, I have a 1999 Ford F-150 and I was wondering does ranch hand make a grill guard like yours on your F-450, for a 1999 F-150? Your videos are great and this video really makes me feel like I need a Ranch Hand grill guard for my truck. Thanks, and keep the great videos coming.
I'm confused. At the beginning of the video he's talking about how his channel isn't just a ranch hand commercial. But then at some point in the video he starts talking about ranch hand bumpers and even shows a ranch hand customer review or testimonial? 🤔😕
A Drop like would've destroyed the Mounts. Ranch Hand Bumpers are bolted to the frame so it can absorb the impact and push it back than hurting the driver
@@kronos0848 That's the point. Modern vehicles are designed so that in the event of a catastrophic front end impact, the mounts break and the engine and transmission are pushed down and back under the vehicle instead of coming into the passenger compartment.
@@Skormmit literally cannot come into the cab due to nothing making an impact to the engine. There was no force applied to the crumple zone of the truck, it shifted the frame backwards and kept the trans and motor intact.
So, Ranch Hand is naïve enough to be going with this person's logic that it was the Ranch hand bumper that saved his life and not the truck's design? Also 3:19 "The whole motor would have come and crushed my legs at least, had I not had my Ranch Hand in there", no offense to the survivor(glad he is safe and sound) but the logical premise of the person's explanation for the reason of his survival is hilarious. He thinks that the engine would break through the firewall of his truck and crush his legs. Dude, these trucks are not just about priding over your c-channel frame thicknesses and towing capacity, a lot of thought and a ton of engineering goes into deciding the panel sheet thicknesses and its geometry at the PD Team of your manufacturer(I believe GM in this case). As far as the bumper is concerned, it was just bolted to the frame of the truck and it did not act as a barrier between the passenger and the engine/rest of the substructure. All it does is transfer all the energy of the crash 'AS IS' to the rest of the structure of the truck with hardly absorbing any of it, owing to its high structural strength. The point that I'm trying to make here is not against Ranch Hand, but the stupid logic that "Ranch Hand's product saved my life' is total BS, there's more to it and can be understood through basic physics and engineering concepts. When the vehicle fell into the drop and hit ground, a large portion of the Kinetic Energy of the vehicle(0.5*mass of vehicle*square of velocity) would be needed to be converted to other form(Mostly deformation of the corresponding part of vehicle that collided first and a lot of heat as well). In this case, had this guy been using the OEM bumper, that thing would have contributed as a sink for the vast amounts of KE by 'Plastic Deformation' of the bumper, thereby resulting in a lot lesser energy being transferred from the impact to the rest of the vehicle. Therefore there is a reason why the stock OEM bumpers are made out of composites or ABS/PA6 materials via injection molding and not 0.5" thick steel welded together, just for aesthetics. While it is incorrect to assume that the Ranch hand bumper would not have deformed at all but the plastic deformation would have been a lot lesser and therefore the energy absorbed far much lesser than the OEM bumper, making the vehicle occupant more susceptible to life threatening injuries. Of course in this case that didn't happen because he had ROPS(Roll over protection system), FOPS(Fall over protection system)/seat belts and other SRS(secondary restraint systems) such as airbags and maybe also because he was plain lucky. Engineers at OEMs like GM/Ford/FCA/Toyota are not fools, if it had been so much about safety, you would see these things factory fitted. Plonk one of these on a truck and try clearing a NCAP frontal impact test, that would never happen. For this reason even a lot of OEMs discourage customers from using Bullbars or custom bumpers. In a nutshell, bumpers are meant to deform and break when they hit something, that's their primary purpose. While using these things(aftermarket bumpers), you protect your truck from minor scratches, you do it at the cost of your own and the co-passenger's safety. Therefore, while its okay to endorse a product if you like it, but spreading misinformation amongst general public based out of your whims and fancies is not cool. Expecting better content from your channel, based out of logic.
Thanks, though sadly most of the people here will not understand that most often these things are 95% about aesthetics(BTW I don't find them good looking) and less than 5% about functionality/safety.
Nilay Srivastava I don't necessarily agree. Take for example the small overlap impact test the IIHS performs: a truly solid crossmember at the front of the vehicle, such as the ranch hand bumper provides, will better transfer the impact across into both sides of the frame (which is the crash structure). There is an argument that having such a large piece of metal hanging out there in front of the crash structure will reduce the chances of non-crushing components, like the engine, coming into the passenger compartment. Manufacturers will obviously do this with their OEM bumpers too, but they are also concerned about cost, aesthetics, weight and critically pedestrian impact safety. These aftermarket bumpers have zero concern towards mitigating the impact for the person that you hit, which is great to protect you. Your liability in a collision with a pedestrian or cyclist where you are at fault may (arguably correctly) be dramatic however since you are going to cause far more severe injuries to them than an OEM bumper would.
cjeam The engine along with the transmission is never considered to be one solid 'non-crushable mass, though it looks like one. In many cases in vehicles with transverse engines, the powertrain is considered to be a huge factor while protecting you. If you go and have a look at the engine bay of a totaled vehicle that has had a really bad front impact, you'll understand that. A lot of manufacturers take into account the energy absorption from the engine while performing crash simulations in a virtual environment, but that's another point entirely. Your statement would have been valid had the materials being used in the Ranch Hand bumper vs the OEM bumper been similar in terms of their mechanical properties. But that's clearly not the case, on the hand there is a whole world of difference between the two. You can see that for yourself by simply performing an FEA on the two bumpers with their respective mechanical properties, with similar boundary conditions in terms of DOF, Forces and constraints. You would see that the net displacement of the OEM bumper for a given force to be vastly higher than that of the Ranch Hand, not only because of the material properties but also because of the Ranch Hands's exorbitantly overdesigned geometrical attributes. So technically, the point is that if you say that bumper better transfers the impact to the side fenders/crumple zones, you don't need a ranch hand to do it, the OEM bumper will fare even better(assuming that in either cases, bumper took the impact first). As far as cost is concerned, FYI the Capital Investment for an Injection molding shop is very much higher than it would take you for setting up a facility to make these after market bumpers. That cost does reflect into the product, we don't notice it because of the high volumes the OEMs make vs the vastly lesser volume of these smaller manufacturers. I completely agree with you on the point of pedestrian safety, I missed that while making my previous point. But all in all it swings the needle even more in favor of the OEM bumper.
its a simple matter of physics, you get going fast enough and you can push an engine through to sub frame. i've heard of semis hitting cows going down the road and the big diesel engine getting pushed through the frame of the truck
If im going to go 75 and fly down hill and slam the front of my vehicle, id rather have a grill guard than just my "plastic bumper" yes I know theres a well designed energy absorption design behind it but with that much weight and speed I believe a steel bar structured to a steel frame would be able to absorb and create a barrier between the engine and the impact site, at least enough to drastically reduce impact to the rest of the engine bay.
Science and Engineering people. You can find personal RUclips videos of Ranch Hand costumers surviving head on collisions etc. I plan on getting one for my truck because it's the most bang for your buck bumper you can get that isn't costume made. This is your channel. Keep doing what you are doing.
If you're astute, you'll notice the truck also has a lift and oversized tires. The failure could simply have been caused by an improper installation. Maybe the wheel was not correctly torqued down. There's enough quality control at the factory that a truck won't go down the assembly line with wheels falling off.
I’m not an expert but I am smart enough to know that the truck is designed to crumple in an accident absorbing the impact saving the passengers by absorbing the impact. Seems these things help protect the truck at the expense of passenger safety.
I am confused, the bumper is mounted to the frame of the truck. How did it stop the frame from buckling? Don't get me wrong they are built stronger than the factory bumper. I guess I thinking of the 6 million dollar man. With his legs and arms he could do anything. Except his back could still blow out a disk. I didn't know another way of explaining what I was trying to say.
The fall guy was a grate show. I miss it. And keeping your wheels straight when going down a big hill was one truly good thing I also learned. Plus a love for trucks
I've got a buddy who ranches and uses ranch-hand on all of his dodges, and we've talked and talked about how we think they're great. I would get one right away if they made any for older pickups. That's the only thing I don't love about ranch-hand, the year availability, other than that, great additions to any truck.
Honestly I think this was a poor representation of the bumper and I say that because of the lack of any closeups of the damage from the front, lack of pictures from the scene of the accident ( meant to say front view of the vehicle) and it looked like a commercial for Ranch Hand.... I agree with the subscriber in regards to these RH videos,,maybe you need to put a disclaimer saying you've been compensated.
Lunar Lancer I never said anything about the engine. I commented on the bumper. I seen a video that shows the front of the truck the bumper was destroyed the only thing that looked like it should was the brush guard.
Im going to have to agree with the other comments. enough with the ranch hand BS. I subscribed to see reviews of pick up trucks. Not aftermarket bumpers
I get a kick out of people who watch your FREE content, and then feel it's necessary to comment on the sponsorship from Ranchland. You are better off without those types of subscribers. I highly appreciate your unbiased truck reviews, keep up the good work.
He's not lying. You did just upload a video about ranch hand that's an advertisement leaning towards buy a ranch hand bumper because it "saved a life". That video is more suitable for the companies RUclips page. And you have posted a lot of videos in general about Ranch Hand vs. your personal content.
yes your channel is kind of "commercially" but this is decent content that viewers get for free. a bit of commercial shouldn't bother anyone any more than it would on the cable television they pay for. this is a pretty good channel. let the haters hate, your the one putting videos out that lots of people enjoy.
while I see why some folks think you've just moved to ranch hand related content, I don't really have a problem at all with it because it's still very informative information.
I didn't have a ranch hand on my chevy 2500 truck slammed on brakes I hit it at 35-40 totaled the truck . Only hurt my knees from hitting the dash . Insurance guy said if it was a 1500 the engine would have been in my lap
3:10 And he states that the engine would've come in and crushed his legs despite the fact that the engine mounts are designed to shear and let the engine fall out the bottom.. The ranch hand dissipated a lot of energy through the frame and didn't allow this to happen. Nitpicking, but the ranch hand obviously did help.
thanks for your service big dude. with pipes like that I think you can servive anything. love ranch hand and will promote to my peeps. great videos my friend no matter what they say.
I love my ranchhand bumper! Two bears at once truck didn’t even flinch lol. Trees you name it. I did dent the bottom bar pushing a pickup with locked brakes on a trailer.
I have no problem you show casing Ranch Hand product's, you have too since they are sponsoring you're video's. I say don't change a thing, and keep up the good work.
We are pretty new subscribers and to be perfectly honest my husband was wondering if Ranch Hand was actually your business. I told him that I thought they were just a sponsor. But....he did get that impression from somewhere and I kind of see it too. Maybe a little too much emphasis on their products? Just our thoughts. We do enjoy your channel and feel we get good accurate information despite not having the budget for most of the products. Keep on keepin' on.
Big Truck Big RV one thing I like about you is that you're well put together and don't just respond with hate. More youtubers need to be like that. Responding to constructive criticism with a layed back comment. Thank you for your RUclips and your professionalism
We agree, and what he does just attracts the haters like flies. All RUclips creators have that. Keeping it Civil says volumes about him and keeps his blood pressure down at the same time, I'm sure.
subbed need bumper protection and towing info. A STORY.....in 2006 my cousin Melanie and her husband packed up their guitars and gear to head home at 2:50 AM. Heading the other way was a drunk school teacher in a BMW.......at a 300 foot rise of hill the teacher in the BMW drifted into their lane and with a force of 105 mph they colided. The teacher climbed out of that BMW because she had a built in protection but my cousin and husband died because they had no protection......I plan to RV in a Tundra when we retire in months but I will not be the crumple zone for a BMW.
i dont get the hate on this...that bumper is mounted at the same place as the OEM bumper is.if you hit 1 side it will help spread the load on the other frame.if it was oem all of impact is only one one frame instead of 2.cause on OEM the only thing connecting both of them is that tiny as OEM bumper
Sounds like the engineering of the vehicle saved his life rather than the bumper. Energy of impact on newer vehicle is to absorb around the passenger compartment.
James Miller bs I have same model truck and was hit at 70 mph in a car accident and it totaled my truck. Rear tires where almost in the back seat of the truck so your wrong my friend. Wish I had a ranch hand.
I spent hours and hours doing research on which grill guard and front replacement bumpers and ranch hand was the best in my opinion anyway there are plenty of good guards but all I run is ranch hand and they are in a lot of cases even lower priced than most others
I disagree with the opinion that you've become a paid endorsement also, tons of great information. I subbed because your videos on fifth wheel pulling (rv type) and tow vehicle advice is second to none, and I'm obviously not alone.
Wondering if by raising the truck, add aggressive sized wheels and tires, this contributed to change of vehicle stability and him losing control in the first place? Can't see exact details of said truck, venture to guess that these were part of this truck's customization.
Nihadkeso If you knew how the ranch hand works it bolts onto the bumper this guy had the impact at the front of his vehicle right? So his engine bay would normally be all smashed up but you look at the picture and his bed is bent that’s the point of this story
I'm interested in getting Ranch Hand bumpers for my 2017 Ram 3500 SRW Tradesman but I'm concerned their website says there's no compatible bumpers yet when I emailed the company they said the bumpers will fit. Do you have any information or knowledge about this or can you point me in the right direction? Thanks. Keep up the good work.
a solid bumper will always disperse an impact thru both frame rails better always whoever is arguing that is an idiot. With that being said I absolutely hate ranch hand bumpers they look awful but I wouldn't unsubscribe over that I just don't watch those videos. all those aftermarket bumpers look awful to me I would love a solid steel stock looking bumper. what I dislike is the driving videos with no visual aids but the info is on point so I put up with it. it's your channel do you.
the advertisements are perfectly fine. if the subscribers go back to the the first video of the bumper you gave a few criticisms about the bumper. you criticising a product you advertise is a plus. because it shows "hey i love this product but before you buy this is my few things i wish they could improve on" doing a fine job. hell if i had a youtube channel and was sponsored by general motors and a beer company id do the same thing
Love your content, as always! And I'm sold on Ranch hand, will soon be a purchase for me! Could you please review the Montana 3820 FK? I'd love to see your thoughs.
dont wanna sound like an expert but wouldnt road armor, iron cross, fusion, move bumpers and so on be as effective as ranch hand since they are made of the same material? they arent random cheap junk bumpers tho, or does it have to be necessarily a ranch hand to "save your life"?
Γαλανομάτα Χρυσαυγίτισσα: I don't disagree. Any substantial brace that transfers impact to the frame and away from the grill would probably yield similar results. in his case he was using a Legend bumper with the schedule 40 pipe which added to that structure up front. Really any bumper of similar construction should perform as well. The biggest problem with many other brands is though they look similar on the surface, the metal thickness is sometimes much less. Not all, but some
Lol wow well all I can say is if I don't like what's on TV I turn the dam channel lol I think your channel is great bud and thank the good lord that dude is ok and was in a chevy saved his butt!! ranch hand stuff is Boss!!
Very pleased with my Ranch Hand summit replacement bumper. Every time I get in the truck I know myself and family are safer than before. That's worth it to me. Absolutely rep ranch hand they have product that has proven itself. Why wouldnt anyone stand behind a solid product. I digress
I have a Ranch Hand (BRUSH GUARD) on my Ford F150 and I got hit on the driver side fender and the brush guard took out my hood, if I would not have had it I wound not have had to replace my hood, dam body shop charged the insurance for a new one and they straightened the old one and the paint on the hood is being brushed off at the car wash, but I like the look of it but can't push a bicycle with it.
I’m in the market for a ranch hand bumper but a bit concerned don’t want just anybody touching my truck ..Can you recommend a good shop in Houston that can install ranch hand bumpers?
I'm not familiar with the shops there. I know there was a place that did alot of oil field business but can't remember their names. I use C&S in Corpus, as they are the best of the best in much opinion
people will always be trolling peoples channels and hate i wouldn't worry to much it seems like your subscriber base seems to be really acceling quickly overall good videos keep it up!
I don’t remember which one it was, but it was the one that looked the best on my truck! I am the one in the video, not the one that made. Sometimes just told me about it.
This is interesting, it's not necessarily what I thought would happen in a crash with a bumper like this. It'd be fascinating to get some empirical data on crashes with ranch hand bumpers, perhaps subjecting them to the IIHS small overlap test to see how they perform. It's significant however that these sort of bumpers will cause far more severe injuries than an OEM one if you ever hit a pedestrian. I would personally argue you don't have much business driving around urban areas if you have anything like this fitted.
Glad mr spiker is well. Moral of the story is the poor Chevy engineering. Truck lost the entire wheel assembly to a pothole! I drive Chevy trucks/vans for work, and the front suspension has to be rebuilt every 15000 miles.
This is your channel, don't worry about the haters. If someone unsubscribe because of Ranch hand ads, they should first point out a more superior product!
I love your videos so sorry to be critical. Decades of engineering over crumpling zones, seat belts, and air bags are just forgotten in the background. This guy "feels" like the motor would of crushed him so it "saved" his life. A better video would of been a statistical analysis of crash survivability of trucks with and without ranch hands (which probably doesn't exist). Don't get me wrong whenever I want to buy a Ranch Hand I'm going to show my wife this guys testimony so it can do what this testimonial is designed to do. Sell Ranch Hands by playing to your fears. Maybe you can appease your critics by doing a video on how Ranch Hands will sometimes total a truck by bending the frame instead of just the front end in a accident.
I love the channel but I gotta admit, I don't really watch the ranch hand vids. Just not my thing. I'm sure thousands of other viewers love it, tho. Keep it up man.
in the law of averages you'll always get someone not quite on the same page, it's human nature, it's unfortunate a subscriber was compelled to sign off it seemed a bit dramatic, nevertheless i and many others enjoy your informative show, keep it up. peace
You deserve sponsorship...video production (as you know) is very time consuming. Time that you could spend doing other things. I believe your intentions are good. Let the whiners worship the clueless...keep on truckin' sir!
Having a sponsor means putting their products out front. I've been going through your videos and there is a bit of commercialization, but it's expected. I have watched your viewpoints change being able to watch everything in a condensed timeframe. In one video, you were all for the Timbren SES and was against airbags, but once it was a "sponsored" item, you jumped on board. Unfortunately, it shows a jaded opinion in reviews. I watch this channel because there are some interesting products that you review. I can't get my hands on it so watching the installs and such help me form an opinion, but your actual review of these products has now been left by the wayside.
I love Timbrens and Airlift equipment. Timbrens are great for anti squat. Airlift levels the ride. My opinion during my Timbren video was based on me believing a passive system reduces the risk of failure and never have owning a Airlift system. My Airlift system is great at leveling my truck to prevent headlight glare. Just like my viewers, I learn new things as well. Full disclosure, neither company asked for a good review, paid me anything OR Sponsors(ed) me ever. FACT. My only sponsor is Ranch Hand Bumpers, which is a product I stand by, unless they downgrade in quality.
Looks like a pretty good product to me. Not sure if it's just the bumper that saved him though, GM trucks are pretty tough (I'm going to get all kinds of flak for that one). But I personally don't see any problem with having them as a sponsor. If it helps your video creation, more power to ya.
Knew it was coming, there's always one guy. I agree with +travis sirk. 80mph, and the fact it likely took place on a concrete interstate. It should be noted that asphalt has a lot more give if your bouncing through it.
Benjamin Karcha Come on, i understamd breaking something, blown tire, rim, or a few studs cracking. and that hole must have been the size of a tire the inflict that force. He should involve GM in this because there is a major flaw in design.
So I got in a crash in my 2018 Chevy Silverado 2500hd long bed like a few months ago in March totaled a Jeep the Jeep crashed into the rear of my bed bent tailgate bent fend of a bed no bent chassis broken rear bumper am fine jeep engine technically almost into the dash in the interior already totaled because she was on her phone and I got hit and made a small dent in the dodge’s rear bumper just a small one just buff that out am definitely getting a ranch hand
Out of the most recent fifty videos on your channel, seems to be 8 are directly addressing the Ranch Hand name. One was a "Come get free stuff" video. One was a "How It's Made" manufacturing video, and you address the Ranch Hand products in separate videos for each of the big three, Ford, GM, & RAM. I'll have to say, IMHO, that is very acceptable. They are a SPONSOR; product placement is a given. I don't hear someone complaining that you give no attention to standard travel trailers because every trailer we see in a video is a FIFTH WHEEL. RUclips is a smorgasbord of free entertainment. As we see at many all-you-can-eat buffets, there's always going to be the person who likes the pickled beets, and one who voices the opposite opinion of how he doesn't. As for the BTBRV channel, I'm personally, going to belly up and enjoy.
Luke Edward: Luke, I gotta say, I always like reading your comments and feedback. Keep it up brother.
+Big Truck Big RV I appreciate YOUR hard work. It's easy to be critical, it's difficult to defend somebody, but it's extremely hard to be creative. YOUR channel is part of my few solace/relaxation moments in my day.
Thank YOU.
Luke Edward: glad I can help brother!
Big Truck Big RV hello there, I have a 1999 Ford F-150 and I was wondering does ranch hand make a grill guard like yours on your F-450, for a 1999 F-150? Your videos are great and this video really makes me feel like I need a Ranch Hand grill guard for my truck. Thanks, and keep the great videos coming.
Vincent Vanko: I believe they have the legend series, which has a 4" pipe up front
if people don't like the content, they can always move on. That dude was one lucky man!
I'm confused. At the beginning of the video he's talking about how his channel isn't just a ranch hand commercial. But then at some point in the video he starts talking about ranch hand bumpers and even shows a ranch hand customer review or testimonial? 🤔😕
Koncha 04: yeah, I'm confused too.... I'm gonna unsubscribe
Apparently doesn't understand modern motor mount crash mitigation technology and attributes it to the bumper instead.
A Drop like would've destroyed the Mounts. Ranch Hand Bumpers are bolted to the frame so it can absorb the impact and push it back than hurting the driver
@@kronos0848 That's the point. Modern vehicles are designed so that in the event of a catastrophic front end impact, the mounts break and the engine and transmission are pushed down and back under the vehicle instead of coming into the passenger compartment.
@@Skormmit literally cannot come into the cab due to nothing making an impact to the engine. There was no force applied to the crumple zone of the truck, it shifted the frame backwards and kept the trans and motor intact.
So, Ranch Hand is naïve enough to be going with this person's logic that it was the Ranch hand bumper that saved his life and not the truck's design?
Also 3:19 "The whole motor would have come and crushed my legs at least, had I not had my Ranch Hand in there", no offense to the survivor(glad he is safe and sound) but the logical premise of the person's explanation for the reason of his survival is hilarious. He thinks that the engine would break through the firewall of his truck and crush his legs.
Dude, these trucks are not just about priding over your c-channel frame thicknesses and towing capacity, a lot of thought and a ton of engineering goes into deciding the panel sheet thicknesses and its geometry at the PD Team of your manufacturer(I believe GM in this case).
As far as the bumper is concerned, it was just bolted to the frame of the truck and it did not act as a barrier between the passenger and the engine/rest of the substructure. All it does is transfer all the energy of the crash 'AS IS' to the rest of the structure of the truck with hardly absorbing any of it, owing to its high structural strength.
The point that I'm trying to make here is not against Ranch Hand, but the stupid logic that "Ranch Hand's product saved my life' is total BS, there's more to it and can be understood through basic physics and engineering concepts.
When the vehicle fell into the drop and hit ground, a large portion of the Kinetic Energy of the vehicle(0.5*mass of vehicle*square of velocity) would be needed to be converted to other form(Mostly deformation of the corresponding part of vehicle that collided first and a lot of heat as well). In this case, had this guy been using the OEM bumper, that thing would have contributed as a sink for the vast amounts of KE by 'Plastic Deformation' of the bumper, thereby resulting in a lot lesser energy being transferred from the impact to the rest of the vehicle. Therefore there is a reason why the stock OEM bumpers are made out of composites or ABS/PA6 materials via injection molding and not 0.5" thick steel welded together, just for aesthetics.
While it is incorrect to assume that the Ranch hand bumper would not have deformed at all but the plastic deformation would have been a lot lesser and therefore the energy absorbed far much lesser than the OEM bumper, making the vehicle occupant more susceptible to life threatening injuries. Of course in this case that didn't happen because he had ROPS(Roll over protection system), FOPS(Fall over protection system)/seat belts and other SRS(secondary restraint systems) such as airbags and maybe also because he was plain lucky.
Engineers at OEMs like GM/Ford/FCA/Toyota are not fools, if it had been so much about safety, you would see these things factory fitted. Plonk one of these on a truck and try clearing a NCAP frontal impact test, that would never happen. For this reason even a lot of OEMs discourage customers from using Bullbars or custom bumpers. In a nutshell, bumpers are meant to deform and break when they hit something, that's their primary purpose. While using these things(aftermarket bumpers), you protect your truck from minor scratches, you do it at the cost of your own and the co-passenger's safety.
Therefore, while its okay to endorse a product if you like it, but spreading misinformation amongst general public based out of your whims and fancies is not cool. Expecting better content from your channel, based out of logic.
Thanks, though sadly most of the people here will not understand that most often these things are 95% about aesthetics(BTW I don't find them good looking) and less than 5% about functionality/safety.
Nilay Srivastava I don't necessarily agree. Take for example the small overlap impact test the IIHS performs: a truly solid crossmember at the front of the vehicle, such as the ranch hand bumper provides, will better transfer the impact across into both sides of the frame (which is the crash structure). There is an argument that having such a large piece of metal hanging out there in front of the crash structure will reduce the chances of non-crushing components, like the engine, coming into the passenger compartment. Manufacturers will obviously do this with their OEM bumpers too, but they are also concerned about cost, aesthetics, weight and critically pedestrian impact safety. These aftermarket bumpers have zero concern towards mitigating the impact for the person that you hit, which is great to protect you. Your liability in a collision with a pedestrian or cyclist where you are at fault may (arguably correctly) be dramatic however since you are going to cause far more severe injuries to them than an OEM bumper would.
cjeam The engine along with the transmission is never considered to be one solid 'non-crushable mass, though it looks like one. In many cases in vehicles with transverse engines, the powertrain is considered to be a huge factor while protecting you. If you go and have a look at the engine bay of a totaled vehicle that has had a really bad front impact, you'll understand that. A lot of manufacturers take into account the energy absorption from the engine while performing crash simulations in a virtual environment, but that's another point entirely.
Your statement would have been valid had the materials being used in the Ranch Hand bumper vs the OEM bumper been similar in terms of their mechanical properties. But that's clearly not the case, on the hand there is a whole world of difference between the two. You can see that for yourself by simply performing an FEA on the two bumpers with their respective mechanical properties, with similar boundary conditions in terms of DOF, Forces and constraints. You would see that the net displacement of the OEM bumper for a given force to be vastly higher than that of the Ranch Hand, not only because of the material properties but also because of the Ranch Hands's exorbitantly overdesigned geometrical attributes. So technically, the point is that if you say that bumper better transfers the impact to the side fenders/crumple zones, you don't need a ranch hand to do it, the OEM bumper will fare even better(assuming that in either cases, bumper took the impact first).
As far as cost is concerned, FYI the Capital Investment for an Injection molding shop is very much higher than it would take you for setting up a facility to make these after market bumpers. That cost does reflect into the product, we don't notice it because of the high volumes the OEMs make vs the vastly lesser volume of these smaller manufacturers.
I completely agree with you on the point of pedestrian safety, I missed that while making my previous point. But all in all it swings the needle even more in favor of the OEM bumper.
its a simple matter of physics, you get going fast enough and you can push an engine through to sub frame. i've heard of semis hitting cows going down the road and the big diesel engine getting pushed through the frame of the truck
If im going to go 75 and fly down hill and slam the front of my vehicle, id rather have a grill guard than just my "plastic bumper" yes I know theres a well designed energy absorption design behind it but with that much weight and speed I believe a steel bar structured to a steel frame would be able to absorb and create a barrier between the engine and the impact site, at least enough to drastically reduce impact to the rest of the engine bay.
Science and Engineering people. You can find personal RUclips videos of Ranch Hand costumers surviving head on collisions etc. I plan on getting one for my truck because it's the most bang for your buck bumper you can get that isn't costume made. This is your channel. Keep doing what you are doing.
I'm glad there people who build stuff that insures our safety. The bumper didn't even go anywhere. This is why ranch hand in the business.
The moral of the story is if u drive a Chevy u could possibly hit a pot-hole (which will rip your wheel off) so you need one of these bumpers!
lol
If you're astute, you'll notice the truck also has a lift and oversized tires. The failure could simply have been caused by an improper installation. Maybe the wheel was not correctly torqued down. There's enough quality control at the factory that a truck won't go down the assembly line with wheels falling off.
I’m not an expert but I am smart enough to know that the truck is designed to crumple in an accident absorbing the impact saving the passengers by absorbing the impact. Seems these things help protect the truck at the expense of passenger safety.
I am confused, the bumper is mounted to the frame of the truck. How did it stop the frame from buckling? Don't get me wrong they are built stronger than the factory bumper. I guess I thinking of the 6 million dollar man. With his legs and arms he could do anything. Except his back could still blow out a disk. I didn't know another way of explaining what I was trying to say.
I always wondered what a crash would look with Ranch hand bumper. great vid
The fall guy was a grate show.
I miss it.
And keeping your wheels straight when going down a big hill was one truly good thing I also learned.
Plus a love for trucks
I've got a buddy who ranches and uses ranch-hand on all of his dodges, and we've talked and talked about how we think they're great. I would get one right away if they made any for older pickups. That's the only thing I don't love about ranch-hand, the year availability, other than that, great additions to any truck.
Honestly I think this was a poor representation of the bumper and I say that because of the lack of any closeups of the damage from the front, lack of pictures from the scene of the accident ( meant to say front view of the vehicle) and it looked like a commercial for Ranch Hand.... I agree with the subscriber in regards to these RH videos,,maybe you need to put a disclaimer saying you've been compensated.
Guy Mooglie you can look up the video on RUclips it shows the front of the truck the only thing that looks like the bumper is the brush guard.
Guy Mooglie send me the link to the vedio that showes the truck in the accedent
Robert Descamps v or inline engines are not really designed to go underneath. Boxers and flats are designed to submarine under though
Lunar Lancer I never said anything about the engine. I commented on the bumper. I seen a video that shows the front of the truck the bumper was destroyed the only thing that looked like it should was the brush guard.
@ Javi M is there a video of that?..I never mentioned that re read my statement.I wrote" pictures from the scene of the accident"..
Im going to have to agree with the other comments. enough with the ranch hand BS. I subscribed to see reviews of pick up trucks. Not aftermarket bumpers
I get a kick out of people who watch your FREE content, and then feel it's necessary to comment on the sponsorship from Ranchland. You are better off without those types of subscribers. I highly appreciate your unbiased truck reviews, keep up the good work.
He's not lying. You did just upload a video about ranch hand that's an advertisement leaning towards buy a ranch hand bumper because it "saved a life". That video is more suitable for the companies RUclips page. And you have posted a lot of videos in general about Ranch Hand vs. your personal content.
Seen this truck in person today. Definitely the ranch hand did its job and more. The bumper is only scratched not a dent or a bend in it.
yes your channel is kind of "commercially" but this is decent content that viewers get for free. a bit of commercial shouldn't bother anyone any more than it would on the cable television they pay for. this is a pretty good channel. let the haters hate, your the one putting videos out that lots of people enjoy.
I still like the channel but the ranch hand intros in almost every video is starting to get noticable.
while I see why some folks think you've just moved to ranch hand related content, I don't really have a problem at all with it because it's still very informative information.
I have a Ranch Hand on my 99’ Express 3500 which i use for hotshot trucking, its welded to both the bumper and underneath on the frame
I didn't have a ranch hand on my chevy 2500 truck slammed on brakes I hit it at 35-40 totaled the truck . Only hurt my knees from hitting the dash . Insurance guy said if it was a 1500 the engine would have been in my lap
Glad he's okay. Praise God
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And he states that the engine would've come in and crushed his legs despite the fact that the engine mounts are designed to shear and let the engine fall out the bottom.. The ranch hand dissipated a lot of energy through the frame and didn't allow this to happen.
Nitpicking, but the ranch hand obviously did help.
thanks for your service big dude. with pipes like that I think you can servive anything. love ranch hand and will promote to my peeps. great videos my friend no matter what they say.
Hey bro, I was told about this video, no idea why I am on it, but not my video, just my crashed truck.
I love my ranchhand bumper! Two bears at once truck didn’t even flinch lol. Trees you name it. I did dent the bottom bar pushing a pickup with locked brakes on a trailer.
Shows you how shotty chevy 3/4- 1t front suspension is
This guy needs to take a defensive driving class and buy a smart car, they bounce off everything!!
I have no problem you show casing Ranch Hand product's, you have too since they are sponsoring you're video's. I say don't change a thing, and keep up the good work.
I thought i clicked on a ranch hand channel for a secoond at the end haha
I take the information that I need and left out what I don't. Thanks for the information, very good.
We are pretty new subscribers and to be perfectly honest my husband was wondering if Ranch Hand was actually your business. I told him that I thought they were just a sponsor. But....he did get that impression from somewhere and I kind of see it too. Maybe a little too much emphasis on their products? Just our thoughts. We do enjoy your channel and feel we get good accurate information despite not having the budget for most of the products. Keep on keepin' on.
Marilyn Wilkie: thanks for the feedback.
Big Truck Big RV one thing I like about you is that you're well put together and don't just respond with hate. More youtubers need to be like that. Responding to constructive criticism with a layed back comment. Thank you for your RUclips and your professionalism
We agree, and what he does just attracts the haters like flies. All RUclips creators have that. Keeping it Civil says volumes about him and keeps his blood pressure down at the same time, I'm sure.
subbed need bumper protection and towing info.
A STORY.....in 2006 my cousin Melanie and her husband packed up their guitars and gear to head home at 2:50 AM.
Heading the other way was a drunk school teacher in a BMW.......at a 300 foot rise of hill the teacher in the BMW drifted into their lane and with a force of 105 mph they colided.
The teacher climbed out of that BMW because she had a built in protection but my cousin and husband died because they had no protection......I plan to RV in a Tundra when we retire in months but I will not be the crumple zone for a BMW.
i dont get the hate on this...that bumper is mounted at the same place as the OEM bumper is.if you hit 1 side it will help spread the load on the other frame.if it was oem all of impact is only one one frame instead of 2.cause on OEM the only thing connecting both of them is that tiny as OEM bumper
I love their products even though I’m running road armor now on my new Silverado
Sounds like the engineering of the vehicle saved his life rather than the bumper. Energy of impact on newer vehicle is to absorb around the passenger compartment.
James Miller bs I have same model truck and was hit at 70 mph in a car accident and it totaled my truck. Rear tires where almost in the back seat of the truck so your wrong my friend. Wish I had a ranch hand.
I have a "Ranch Hand " on my truck and I will have one on every truck I own.
I spent hours and hours doing research on which grill guard and front replacement bumpers and ranch hand was the best in my opinion anyway there are plenty of good guards but all I run is ranch hand and they are in a lot of cases even lower priced than most others
So I'm going to get a Ford F-250 diesel for my job and for my everyday Driver that was 140,00 miles should I go or should I not
the guido called his truck his car lmao bye
Who is the guido?
Interesting. I have been looking into getting a bumper for my truck. I will look into the Ranch Hand brand.
I disagree with the opinion that you've become a paid endorsement also, tons of great information. I subbed because your videos on fifth wheel pulling (rv type) and tow vehicle advice is second to none, and I'm obviously not alone.
Thanks great video
wtf. he's such a badass he kicked his sunroof out after falling 40 ft. amazing.
Simon Hernandez: even more amazing is, what he didn't tell you was that the truck didn't actually hit the ground......it hit Chuck Norris...
Big Truck Big RV 😱😱😱
I also went to Cancun the same day😂. Had the cop take me to Enterprise, drove to Houston and don’t remember much after I got there
Wondering if by raising the truck, add aggressive sized wheels and tires, this contributed to change of vehicle stability and him losing control in the first place?
Can't see exact details of said truck, venture to guess that these were part of this truck's customization.
I just got a back bumper for my ford 2016 f150 love it I want a front bumper now I'd like it with a winch
thank you so much for your videos it helps a lot
This guys claim that a bumper saved his life is absolutely ridiculous...
nah idiot
Nihadkeso
If you knew how the ranch hand works it bolts onto the bumper this guy had the impact at the front of his vehicle right? So his engine bay would normally be all smashed up but you look at the picture and his bed is bent that’s the point of this story
I needed this in my f 150
I installed a Ranch Hand Bumper on my F150 last year and i haven't gotten my girlfriend pregnant ever since. 👍 100%, would get again.
GM makes a good truck. I can bolt an I-beam on my truck to do the same job as the RH can do.
I'm interested in getting Ranch Hand bumpers for my 2017 Ram 3500 SRW Tradesman but I'm concerned their website says there's no compatible bumpers yet when I emailed the company they said the bumpers will fit. Do you have any information or knowledge about this or can you point me in the right direction? Thanks. Keep up the good work.
OC NRA: their RAM HD bumper will fit with no problem
Cant make everybody happy keep up the good work
a solid bumper will always disperse an impact thru both frame rails better always whoever is arguing that is an idiot. With that being said I absolutely hate ranch hand bumpers they look awful but I wouldn't unsubscribe over that I just don't watch those videos. all those aftermarket bumpers look awful to me I would love a solid steel stock looking bumper. what I dislike is the driving videos with no visual aids but the info is on point so I put up with it. it's your channel do you.
Adding one of these to the front of your truck does not make it safer. It just gives people a false sense of security.
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the advertisements are perfectly fine. if the subscribers go back to the the first video of the bumper you gave a few criticisms about the bumper. you criticising a product you advertise is a plus. because it shows "hey i love this product but before you buy this is my few things i wish they could improve on" doing a fine job.
hell if i had a youtube channel and was sponsored by general motors and a beer company id do the same thing
Love your content, as always! And I'm sold on Ranch hand, will soon be a purchase for me!
Could you please review the Montana 3820 FK? I'd love to see your thoughs.
also, I'm currently looking for a new toy hauler. A very hard decision to make. Any reviews or thoughts would be great. Thank you
Like what you're doing on your chanel.Keep on doing it, cant please everyone.
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dont wanna sound like an expert but wouldnt road armor, iron cross, fusion, move bumpers and so on be as effective as ranch hand since they are made of the same material? they arent random cheap junk bumpers tho, or does it have to be necessarily a ranch hand to "save your life"?
Γαλανομάτα Χρυσαυγίτισσα: I don't disagree. Any substantial brace that transfers impact to the frame and away from the grill would probably yield similar results. in his case he was using a Legend bumper with the schedule 40 pipe which added to that structure up front. Really any bumper of similar construction should perform as well. The biggest problem with many other brands is though they look similar on the surface, the metal thickness is sometimes much less. Not all, but some
thats wild, what a story, also the thumbnail made me think it was the 2017 midnight!
This started off saying "not all my videos are ranch hand videos" and then turned into a ranch hand ad????
Lol wow well all I can say is if I don't like what's on TV I turn the dam channel lol I think your channel is great bud and thank the good lord that dude is ok and was in a chevy saved his butt!! ranch hand stuff is Boss!!
I've looked on your channel and I didn't find any videos on snow plows and salting equipment etc. I think that'd be a cool video or two
I WONDER IF THE GUY GOT TO KEEP HIS HELL OF A RANCHHAND FRONT BUMPER TO PUT ON THE NEXT RIG TO HELP PROTECT HIM MORE..........
Nope, they bought the truck and bumper, but gave me a new one on my next rig
Very pleased with my Ranch Hand summit replacement bumper. Every time I get in the truck I know myself and family are safer than before. That's worth it to me. Absolutely rep ranch hand they have product that has proven itself. Why wouldnt anyone stand behind a solid product.
I digress
No Ads = No money 💵
Good stuff, I guess the people that don't want to know about good stuff can go some where else. I want to know.
I have a Ranch Hand (BRUSH GUARD) on my Ford F150 and I got hit on the driver side fender and the brush guard took out my hood, if I would not have had it I wound not have had to replace my hood, dam body shop charged the insurance for a new one and they straightened the old one and the paint on the hood is being brushed off at the car wash, but I like the look of it but can't push a bicycle with it.
I’m in the market for a ranch hand bumper but a bit concerned don’t want just anybody touching my truck ..Can you recommend a good shop in Houston that can install ranch hand bumpers?
I'm not familiar with the shops there. I know there was a place that did alot of oil field business but can't remember their names. I use C&S in Corpus, as they are the best of the best in much opinion
Big Truck Big RV - Thank you for your reply I’ll give them a call.
hey you were in corpus Christi by s.p.i.d. I wish I could have saw you guys.... hope you enjoyed your time here
people will always be trolling peoples channels and hate i wouldn't worry to much it seems like your subscriber base seems to be really acceling quickly overall good videos keep it up!
Doesn't bother me. Do your thing.
Does anybody know exactly which kind of ranch hand front bumper he had? Currently in the market for that one
I don’t remember which one it was, but it was the one that looked the best on my truck! I am the one in the video, not the one that made. Sometimes just told me about it.
Must have been a hell of a pothole
is that the same truck ranch hand just put the bumpers on?
Scottie Parkhurst: looks like it doesn't it?
Big Truck Big RV yeah it looks like that truck you did the install video on. i pray the person is ok though
The video seems to speak for itself 🇺🇸
This is interesting, it's not necessarily what I thought would happen in a crash with a bumper like this. It'd be fascinating to get some empirical data on crashes with ranch hand bumpers, perhaps subjecting them to the IIHS small overlap test to see how they perform.
It's significant however that these sort of bumpers will cause far more severe injuries than an OEM one if you ever hit a pedestrian. I would personally argue you don't have much business driving around urban areas if you have anything like this fitted.
I love your videos. Keep up the good work!
who won the contest ??
Do these aftermarket accessories affect insurance?
no
guess who's getting a new duramax teehee
Great Job!
Glad mr spiker is well.
Moral of the story is the poor Chevy engineering. Truck lost the entire wheel assembly to a pothole!
I drive Chevy trucks/vans for work, and the front suspension has to be rebuilt every 15000 miles.
This is your channel, don't worry about the haters. If someone unsubscribe because of Ranch hand ads, they should first point out a more superior product!
Torrey Harris *cough* Road Armor *cough*
Day-Um..... That 2500HD is totally trashed
Would a big metal bumper really do much different than if it had not been there though I feel that motor isn’t going anywhere
I flew 40’ over an overpass lawn darted into the concrete.
I love your videos so sorry to be critical. Decades of engineering over crumpling zones, seat belts, and air bags are just forgotten in the background. This guy "feels" like the motor would of crushed him so it "saved" his life. A better video would of been a statistical analysis of crash survivability of trucks with and without ranch hands (which probably doesn't exist). Don't get me wrong whenever I want to buy a Ranch Hand I'm going to show my wife this guys testimony so it can do what this testimonial is designed to do. Sell Ranch Hands by playing to your fears. Maybe you can appease your critics by doing a video on how Ranch Hands will sometimes total a truck by bending the frame instead of just the front end in a accident.
Your bumper is only as strong as the frame it's connected to.
This video is great
I love the channel but I gotta admit, I don't really watch the ranch hand vids. Just not my thing. I'm sure thousands of other viewers love it, tho. Keep it up man.
in the law of averages you'll always get someone not quite on the same page, it's human nature, it's unfortunate a subscriber was compelled to sign off it seemed a bit dramatic, nevertheless i and many others enjoy your informative show, keep it up. peace
earl klugh: plus, for those who care, I don't have anymore Ranch Hand equipment videos planned for a while. They are an awesome sponsor though.
You can't fit those in Germany though, right?!
Didn’t even show the bumper lol.
You deserve sponsorship...video production (as you know) is very time consuming. Time that you could spend doing other things. I believe your intentions are good. Let the whiners worship the clueless...keep on truckin' sir!
This should have been a Chevy commercial. That fully boxed frame on the HD Chevy is what saved his bacon, not the bumper.
Having a sponsor means putting their products out front. I've been going through your videos and there is a bit of commercialization, but it's expected. I have watched your viewpoints change being able to watch everything in a condensed timeframe. In one video, you were all for the Timbren SES and was against airbags, but once it was a "sponsored" item, you jumped on board. Unfortunately, it shows a jaded opinion in reviews. I watch this channel because there are some interesting products that you review. I can't get my hands on it so watching the installs and such help me form an opinion, but your actual review of these products has now been left by the wayside.
I love Timbrens and Airlift equipment. Timbrens are great for anti squat. Airlift levels the ride. My opinion during my Timbren video was based on me believing a passive system reduces the risk of failure and never have owning a Airlift system. My Airlift system is great at leveling my truck to prevent headlight glare. Just like my viewers, I learn new things as well. Full disclosure, neither company asked for a good review, paid me anything OR Sponsors(ed) me ever. FACT. My only sponsor is Ranch Hand Bumpers, which is a product I stand by, unless they downgrade in quality.
Nice
Looks like a pretty good product to me. Not sure if it's just the bumper that saved him though, GM trucks are pretty tough (I'm going to get all kinds of flak for that one). But I personally don't see any problem with having them as a sponsor. If it helps your video creation, more power to ya.
Benjamin Karcha They are strong enough to lose a wheel from a pot hole on the highway.
+Nicholas Hollow any vehicle going 80mph hitting a big enough pot hole can get fucked, but dropping front end first 40 feet says something
Knew it was coming, there's always one guy. I agree with +travis sirk. 80mph, and the fact it likely took place on a concrete interstate. It should be noted that asphalt has a lot more give if your bouncing through it.
+Benjamin Karcha I'm the guy? don't know if that's bad or good
Benjamin Karcha Come on, i understamd breaking something, blown tire, rim, or a few studs cracking. and that hole must have been the size of a tire the inflict that force. He should involve GM in this because there is a major flaw in design.
So I got in a crash in my 2018 Chevy Silverado 2500hd long bed like a few months ago in March totaled a Jeep the Jeep crashed into the rear of my bed bent tailgate bent fend of a bed no bent chassis broken rear bumper am fine jeep engine technically almost into the dash in the interior already totaled because she was on her phone and I got hit and made a small dent in the dodge’s rear bumper just a small one just buff that out am definitely getting a ranch hand