Grille Damage by a large bird - :(
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Birds do not seem to be very messy, my dad hit two full size turkeys with his 1980 F-350, aside from a tiny blood spot about half as big around a pencil on the bumper and a small dent in the grille we can't really remember was there before or not there was no evidence anything happened.
One was directed under the truck to contend with 5 axles by the bumper and other was thrown beside the truck in an explosion of feathers. The bumper took the brunt of both hits. We had the triple axle gooseneck trailer hooked on and loaded down so needless to say manouvering was not an option.
One was directed under the truck to contend with 5 axles by the bumper and other was thrown beside the truck in an explosion of feathers. The bumper took the brunt of both hits. We had the triple axle gooseneck trailer hooked on and loaded down so needless to say manouvering was not an option.
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Originally Posted by khendrix2374
I picked up a bird a couple years ago myself.. no damage though.
Originally Posted by 02XLT4X4
Birds do not seem to be very messy, my dad hit two full size turkeys with his 1980 F-350, aside from a tiny blood spot about half as big around a pencil on the bumper and a small dent in the grille we can't really remember was there before or not there was no evidence anything happened.
One was directed under the truck to contend with 5 axles by the bumper and other was thrown beside the truck in an explosion of feathers. The bumper took the brunt of both hits. We had the triple axle gooseneck trailer hooked on and loaded down so needless to say manouvering was not an option.
One was directed under the truck to contend with 5 axles by the bumper and other was thrown beside the truck in an explosion of feathers. The bumper took the brunt of both hits. We had the triple axle gooseneck trailer hooked on and loaded down so needless to say manouvering was not an option.
I still don't have the courage to check if anything was caught in there and stuck in the shroud... I am leaving that to my husband. lol
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I just put up an ad on the classifides for an aftermarket grille that I am selling. You should check it out and see if that is what you want to replace your broken one with. I also have this link to it
http://dallas.craigslist.org/pts/394277267.html
http://dallas.craigslist.org/pts/394277267.html