Actually, I love the bumper. Not only does it look cool, wrapped around and tying into the fender, it has a good hitch spot, and a great place to stand on while loading/unloading stuff from the bed. And on a one ton, the weight is negligible.pports the
Plus, with the brackets for the tail lights it supports the back ends of the bed sides. (they aren't attached to the bumper in the photo, but you can see one of them hanging from the bed side in the top of the photo.
I'll attach a photo of them in place on the bumper as they are now.
Tim
Last edited by bluesman; 05/12/201911:18 PM.
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur ( https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
