Limb riser tips

[Bearpaw225]

Good afternoon all. By chance I have a 98 GMC Yukon/Burb. I'll post pictures as well. I'm wondering if there is anyone to hook up limb risers for the vehicle for the winter. Where I'm located there's alot of brush that lays low during the snow season and we are expecting snow fall this weekend. Thank you for your time.

 

[irish44j]

On mine I fabbed up some little metal tabs that bolt into the engine bay frame and stick up between the hood and the fender.

(there's a second bolt and a spacer there, this photo was just a test-fit)

Then just got some coated cable, turnbuckles, and some high-tension springs (since I want it to flex a bit and not break stuff) and put it all together. Seems to work fine and deflects branches.

Most of the time I just have then strung up on the rack out of the way, I only use them when I'm really in wooded areas.

hope that helps with some ideas.

 

[RAMf1]

That looks great! I like that you can remove and store them and only install when you need them. Do you think the spring might stretch a lot when you encounter a "limb" that has to be moved out of the way?

 

[irish44j]

That looks great! I like that you can remove and store them and only install when you need them. Do you think the spring might stretch a lot when you encounter a "limb" that has to be moved out of the way?

it's a pretty beefy spring. Like, you can barely stretch it by hand (I have to loosen the turnbuckle to get it off the tab on the rack). So it has a bit of "stretch" to it but not all that much. Basically I just wanted it to stretch enough that it wouldn't pull the rack forward (which is gutter-mounted). I've seen people who don't do the spring of course, I but I'm not hitting Camel Trophy jungle branches haha....

 

[Bearpaw225]

This was my limb risers once I finished them. They disconnect and I keep them in the back of my truck. I used 400 lb rated aircraft cable and tension hooks

 

[El-Dracho]

On mine I fabbed up some little metal tabs that bolt into the engine bay frame and stick up between the hood and the fender.

(there's a second bolt and a spacer there, this photo was just a test-fit)

Then just got some coated cable, turnbuckles, and some high-tension springs (since I want it to flex a bit and not break stuff) and put it all together. Seems to work fine and deflects branches.

Most of the time I just have then strung up on the rack out of the way, I only use them when I'm really in wooded areas.

hope that helps with some ideas.

The mounting point looks very solid. But I would attach the strop the other way round, i.e. the tensioner on the roof side. The reason for this is that if it should break off at the attachment point, the tensioner may fly into the windshield with corresponding damage and if the tensioner with the spring is on the roof side, you can prevent this.

By the way, this is my solution, very similar, one side mounted to the wings, the other one to the external rollcage (there you can see the tensioner):

 

[BullNV]

On mine I fabbed up some little metal tabs that bolt into the engine bay frame and stick up between the hood and the fender.

(there's a second bolt and a spacer there, this photo was just a test-fit)

Then just got some coated cable, turnbuckles, and some high-tension springs (since I want it to flex a bit and not break stuff) and put it all together. Seems to work fine and deflects branches.

Most of the time I just have then strung up on the rack out of the way, I only use them when I'm really in wooded areas.

hope that helps with some ideas.

That's a really nice set up. I like the install on the hood. Nice look and good placement when you don't have a push bar set up on the front.

 

[irish44j]

The mounting point looks very solid. But I would attach the strop the other way round, i.e. the tensioner on the roof side. The reason for this is that if it should break off at the attachment point, the tensioner may fly into the windshield with corresponding damage and if the tensioner with the spring is on the roof side, you can prevent this.

By the way, this is my solution, very similar, one side mounted to the wings, the other one to the external rollcage (there you can see the tensioner):

That's a good thought. I'll probably do that when I replace these (and make the ends more like yours, with removable pins, as I should have in the first place)

 

[irish44j]

That's a really nice set up. I like the install on the hood. Nice look and good placement when you don't have a push bar set up on the front.

yeah, with a SWB with a V6 and heavy front skids, trying to keep additional weight up front to a minimum. Probably need more protection up there eventually, but it hasn't been a priority to date.

 

[x Rich x]

I made some limb risers for my 03 Tahoe because I have been down numerous trails and forestry roads where I absolutely needed them. I used stainless steel hardware, typically used on sailboats, connected to the bars on my bumper and the air dam on my roof rack. I either didn't get a good crimp with my hydraulic crimper or I flexed enough where it pulled the cable out of the crimped ends.

I would recommend if going a DIY route like I did and using that same style of hardware, crimp then rotate 180 degrees, crimp again, to ensure you get a better connection. And consider incorporating springs to allow for vehicle flex.

I will probably rebuild the limb risers before my next trip where I know the trails will be tight.

Rich

 

[highboy4x4]

I made some limb risers for my 03 Tahoe because I have been down numerous trails and forestry roads where I absolutely needed them. I used stainless steel hardware, typically used on sailboats, connected to the bars on my bumper and the air dam on my roof rack. I either didn't get a good crimp with my hydraulic crimper or I flexed enough where it pulled the cable out of the crimped ends.

I would recommend if going a DIY route like I did and using that same style of hardware, crimp then rotate 180 degrees, crimp again, to ensure you get a better connection. And consider incorporating springs to allow for vehicle flex.

I will probably rebuild the limb risers before my next trip where I know the trails will be tight.

Rich

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Do you have up close pics? Maybe of the brackets you built?

 

[x Rich x]

Do you have up close pics? Maybe of the brackets you built?

Here are some closeup pictures. I used stainless steel eye bolts through the bumper bars instead of brackets. In the last picture you can see that the ferrule section is bent since I made 2 crimps without rotating.

On my next attempt, I will find a spring option to incorporate. I will also crimp, then rotate the ferrule 180 degrees and crimp on the same spot, then move to the next crimp location and repeat.

Hopefully this helps.

 

[highboy4x4]

Do you have up close pics? Maybe of the brackets you built?

Here are some closeup pictures. I used stainless steel eye bolts through the bumper bars instead of brackets. In the last picture you can see that the ferrule section is bent since I made 2 crimps without rotating.

On my next attempt, I will find a spring option to incorporate. I will also crimp, then rotate the ferrule 180 degrees and crimp on the same spot, then move to the next crimp location and repeat.

Hopefully this helps.


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Tracking. My bumper is not that high so I will have to think about this one. Being that I am so high (F350) I will definitely need something like this!! Thanks much