buyer beware ranch hand bumpers are dangerous

if your truck has pre collision assist and adaptive cruise be very careful with buying this bumper. this is a 21+ f150 specific video

[@zxej6879]

Very good presentation! Your experience can apply to the other brands of pickup trucks. I have a 2016 Ram 1500 with the Ranch Hand bumper. When I bought it from a dealer. I was offered the option to put on a bed liner coating. I work on the coast in San Francisco. Not exactly the salt belt. But the marine enviroment has not been friendly to my bumper. I am refurbishing my truck. And bed liner is going on both my front and rear aftermarket bumpers. I finally got my wife to accept the idea of a bumper upgrade on her 2018 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins motor. She likes the HERD aluminum bumper. But will accept a Ranch Hand. Her bumper will have a bed liner coating when installed. After I had my Ranch Hand bumper installed. I noticed 2 things. The cows and deer move away from the road. And even the cops want me to go first at 4 way stops.

[@EattingMeatSince82]

That cop part could be that they just want to run your tags 🤠

[@Easterwood67]

Quality means nothing anymore because there’s no consequences for bad behavior or workmanship anymore. Since sears stores closed down, the whole world has gone to sh**! Lol

[@JDSOutdoors]

Your dam right Sears was the best.

[@cobwill8181]

Sears lol

[@MadNlGER]

@@cobwill8181sears

[@mteel8921]

I have a 2020 F-150 with adaptive cruise. It gives me the option of just a warning flash and tone, or additionally the vehicle braking. When I first bought the vehicle I gave some thought to that and decided I would never have the vehicle braking for me in a collision alert. The flashing caution and warning tone is enough to get my attention.

[@LuckyCharms777]

Smart man.

[@sammuse1619]

That truck looks damn good! Your fix was worth it

[@boostedsiggy1175]

I’ve worked in the collision business my whole life. I have always wondered about these ranch hand bumpers and the liability they can possibly take on when you put this in place of your factory bumper. One thing nobody talks about too is how they effect airbag timing. Don’t get me wrong I like these bumpers but in the litigious world we live in.. kinda scary.

[@JDSOutdoors]

Aren't airbag sensors triggered by inertia?

[@SykoticMalice]

It doesnt effect the airbags at all.

[@boostedsiggy1175]

@@SykoticMalice I didn’t say that airbags wouldn’t deploy. I said timing. Which im pretty sure can make a difference. Im not a engineer however and I haven’t crash tested anything to confirm.

[@SykoticMalice]

@@boostedsiggy1175 Air bags are activated when a certain amount of force is applied to the vehicle. Bumber style wouldnt effect timing because there isnt any timing applied to airbags. Thats all I was saying.

[@SykoticMalice]

@@boostedsiggy1175 They can also go off if you mess with your steering wheel without pulling the fuse and deactivating the airbag first. Not a fun time lol.

[@zbow1974]

why not just turn the collision assist off if this is an issue? well i get it if your just turning 16 now days you might need it since commons since is so rare but for us older guys? seriously braking is not hard to do.

[@JDSOutdoors]

Show me how to turn it off since I'm to old to figure out this technology. Also It controls cruise control which I do like to have. Show me your ways master.

[@---tx9xx]

They have several models now available that tout that they are specifically "compatible with front sensors and adaptive cruise control/camera". Was the model that you ordered one of those? I don't know if those are new or not as I'm just looking into it now. I also have a '22 with pre collision assist, 360 degree camera, parking sensors, etc. Thank you!

[@compamigue4822]

I bought hand ranch front bumper for my 3500 ram from second hand and let me tell ya! I was very impressed for the poor and bad quality of the welds . I'm a back yard welder and let me tell you this that I can weld better than how that bumper was welded together.

[@spicyjalapeno411]

Do you have any measurements on the bracket you made? Or a how to?

[@inannashu689]

Problem is you just need to buy a chevy-lol Thanks for sharing this.

[@brunothebruiser]

At 35 sec I agree

[@itz5am]

From the top of the bumper (where it touches the grille) to the bottom most part, what is that height dimension?

[@JDSOutdoors]

I'm going to guess around 13" total height of around 30"

[@joshmoody9994]

Just wait until you have to spend $5600 to replace your tail light on that “laptop with wheels”. You couldn’t give me a truck with all that computer garbage on it. We have become a nation of throw away people who love to stare at blinky lights. It’s sad.

[@JDSOutdoors]

They are 1800 for the pair. Thanks to hurricane Ian I know exactly what all the lights cost on this thing because well it got beat to hell in the storm

[@18432]

I often wonder if all the crap on vehicles is mandated on the manufacturers by IIHS and other governing bodies, case and point, I live in northern Canada, the ice and snow cover the bumper sensors and i just get beeping and need to spray lock deicer on the sensors, you get what I'm telling you I'm sure. It's like power running boards, my truck had them on it when I bought it, I hate them as I know they are going to fail here in the cold north, it's what I call a California design, todays trucks are designed for warm climates, ever the most basic trucks have collision assist now, among other crap that just doesn't need to be on it. This crap is rammed down our throats if we want a nice new truck we got to accept it, if not, we keep fixing our old stuff. I absolutely love my 2006 Lincoln Town Car, it in my opinion is the definition of a perfect automobile.

[@JR-hk5cb]

i have one i think it looks like ass. factory bumper weak.

[@Aaron-p4j2r]

Buy a real truck problem solved 😁

[@JDSOutdoors]

And a real truck is?

[@18432]

@@JDSOutdoors A Ford - The rest fall apart. Seems to me the number one emergency vehicle in north America is a Ford, if it's good enough for emergency services is good enough for me.

[@j-boy9256]

The first problem is not having a real truck anymore. Trucks shouldn't have all that government/Tesla driving garbage. The driver should be the only one controlling the vehicle not a computer.

[@j-boy9256]

Great video and mod.

[@JDSOutdoors]

I agree. Last new over computerized truck for me.

[@lazykbarranchoutdoors4866]

Amen

[@nathanenglander6496]

Agreed. So happy my 2015 f250 doesn't have any of this garbage on it. I'll keep her alive as long as I can. We use a lot of salt up here in Ontario so I'm hoping for 10 years. Fingers crossed. Btw excellent video and ingenuity. You've got a new subscriber 👍

[@jjuggernaut3218]

Amen to that! Get rid of all that garbage like tire monitors/self driving/wifi/automatic transmissions!!!!

[@russgerner5654]

Driving with AI in general is easy and dangerous. It should be outlawed, and manufacturers need to stop installing this gimmick. If people can't drive for themselves, they shouldn't be driving.

[@MDTAR15]

First off...we need to go back to when TRUCKS were TRUCKS...not prissy little wannabe trucks filled with touch-screens, parking assist, collision assist and misc foo-foo electronics. My old truck has 5 things: a sturdy bed that doesn't get dented when you put a chair in it or lean on it. a bulletproof V8 and trans' that you can work on without having a degree from MIT. a 4WD system that works when i get out and lock the hubs in place. a suspension that doesn't rely on electronics. and an interior void of buttons, switches and electronic gadgetry that distracts you from driving. I have 310,818 miles on my old Truck and i bet it will still be on the road when these 2010-2024 trucks are all sitting in junk yards...with that being said.. You made a good video with some good points. Thank you for that.

[@JDSOutdoors]

I couldn't agree with you more. I can't replace a headlight bulb in this truck. It will need an entire new headlight. So with that in mind I'll enjoy it until around 100k miles then I'm buying something 2002 and older.

[@findstabilisedohshit4669]

@@JDSOutdoors Is that really true? If that's really the case then okay! I have worked on cars, primarily European though I have come across large Ford pickups before and the headlight bulbs are always replaceable. Though hey, it's a Ford! I mean, if that really is the case then it's almost not a surprise.

[@askaryambus]

Ranch people got it wrong because in China they read upside down. They read the schematics wrong. But sure the managers at Ranch got a sweet yacht with their sales.

[@ojoadeolupeter]

Thank you bro for this. You are going to save some lives. If anyone has witnessed what brake assist can do, you will understand. When mine malfunctioned, it slammed on the brake in the middle of the road with no car arround me. I was afraid i was going to die. If a truck had been behid me, it would have ran over my car.

[@TIREDOFEVIL]

Still can't understand how we as drivers lived without all these devices for soo many years, oh yah, we learned how to drive without mobil phones taking our attention away from what we are there to do, DRIVE.

[@timkis64]

the joys of computer controlled trucks. if its gonna overide the driver, why does it even need a driver.just another reason trucks are so expensive & unreliable is all the shit real drivers dont need, & most dont even want.

[@timothyhiggins6430]

Just to hit on the subject of the systems that makes you stop by force. I drove a semi truck across country. It was 2019 freightliner. They have a system that makes you stop. Had a car or two get infront of me so close that shit went off. It applied the jake brakes and regular instanly. So hard you almost get whip lash. Dangerous in my personal opinion.

[@JDSOutdoors]

@timothyhiggins6430 it's extremely dangerous for sure.

[@disgracebook5708]

An honest and balanced review, thank you.

[@bruceseverson6622]

I think those assets are stupid anyway. But guess if people keep driving like maniacs they need to have them in vehicles. Nice to see you again and glad your ok.

[@JDSOutdoors]

I agree I wish it wasn't on the truck but I took what I could find. I'll be back at it in time I'm just limited like crazy to what I can do here. I'll be moving in the near future

[@endlessnameless8181]

They protect from the deer! It's not for people who drive stupid lol

[@toorelevant364]

Best review I’ve seen. Thanks so much for the info. Lucky I saw your vid before buying.

[@kdogbigdog]

Great info... Yea the boys down in Shiner, TX need to get the quality up. We added to three trucks here recently and all had what I would consider subpar welds compared to previous years, and the paintwork is a miss. All 3 already are showing rust in less than 2 months.

[@bighern1794]

Ive run RH on all my trucks. Absolutely love them. Thanks for the video bro

[@Handirifle]

I will keep my '06 Duramax

[@JDSOutdoors]

You definitely should. I traded this one off for an 04

[@Cooldibs]

Have you contacted ranch hand about this issue? Curious on what they have to say.

[@JDSOutdoors]

I did no response

[@jimsch71]

I sent them a message with a link to your video. I too got no response.

[@paugie40]

Send it in chinese

[@---tx9xx]

Wonder if still no response @jdsoutdoors

[@blackpepe]

day one I turned off the collision assistance after it almost killed me when changing lanes... with stock bumper

[@Auxbeam]

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[@milkbox350]

I have a truck you can sponsor

[@evanses01]

Exactly why I like my 78 k10. Spent lots of money getting it to show room condition but was alot less than these shit trucks now.

[@dang8491]

This is why these stupid collision assist tech are useless.

[@quadfeedpat4115]

Thats a junk ass truck why put a bumper that's worth the money of your truck is worth probably not your best decision u have made 🤣 real ranch hands use this u use it for cosmetics

[@roym.outdoorsman7993]

Sounds like Ranch Hand should give you some credit on this improvement. And you’re absolutely right, that weld is sloppy work. You can send them my comment and let them know I won’t be recommending anymore of their products until they get things back on par.

[@KDlGG]

Imma be honest with you, unless you’re extremely known on the internet, famous, or buy all their bumpers in a fleet system since the beginning of their business. They do not care about you stopping a recommendation

[@MadNlGER]

Omg they’re gonna see Roy’s comment !!! Omg this is a show stopper guys ROY IS INVOLVED lmao 🤣 no one knows who even tf you are Roy. No one. Cares.

[@roym.outdoorsman7993]

@@MadNlGER haha. Well at least your Mama knows who I am. Put a stupid comment and get one back. Way to go

[@theincrediblehemi2166]

They are going to take your design should have trade marked that shit

[@JDSOutdoors]

I hope they do take it because what they offer now is dangerous as hell. Plus wouldn't be the first time my idea what taken look at the power box videos lol

[@x9country]

Must be only for ranchhands who know how to weld and modify those grille guards. Haha

[@eric0646]

The F250 pre-collision electronics box is in the middle of the bumper. The license plate mounts directly in front of it effectively disabling it. Can that box be mounted to one side or the other? It appears yours is mounted on the side. Think that will work on the F250? I've emailed RH with no response yet. Thanks!

[@JDSOutdoors]

I've seen em mounted in the grill on a f150 moved from the side location. So I don't see why it wouldn't work moving it from the middle to the side on a 250. Has to be the same or similar sensor

[@tomcam77]

2,900 views. A little better than 200. 😄 post stuff about your truck I’ll watch those. 🤘🏻👊🏻

[@quentindietrick4962]

Heard that Curt acquired ranch hand and since then the production quality has gone down.

[@JDSOutdoors]

All these steel production bumpers are the same they look good for a year or 2 then need to be blasted and coated again properly

[@KMaN5150]

Just another reason to buy a base model truck nowadays without the all the sensors

[@JDSOutdoors]

Xlt is pretty much a base model

[@KMaN5150]

@@JDSOutdoors doesn't ford offer a trim level without driver assist?

[@mikehoncho2798]

You can turn off collision assist

[@scvic2006]

You mention you only get xxx views. I'll say that I have not seen any notifications from your channel in quite sometime and yes the bell is ticked with all notifications also ticked. I only saw this vid because I opened up your channel page.

[@JDSOutdoors]

That is weird for sure. I did slow down on the videos for a while because life happens but working on changing that.

[@scvic2006]

I hear ya. I’ll say your vid made me question dropping that kind of coin on a less than stellar quality product. It looks cool but that company would def need to step up the quality. A year old (?) and already showing signs of rust.

[@patricioflores4071]

Any chance there for sale? Just mounted a new summit serious bumper on a 2015 f 150 with the same issue

[@JDSOutdoors]

No kidding? Does the sensor and mounting bracket look the same as mine? I can probably make another one up but it may be faster and easier to check with a local fab shop as well for an idea just show them this video. It 100% fixed the issue

[@muletv9348]

Great looking rig. I've been searching high and low for a pic/vid of someone w/ the new front replacement. Ranch hand was late to the game on this. Do you have a picture or video showing the LED running lights? Curious how it looks once the ranch hand is on. I'm ready to pull the trigger just want some confirmation if possible. Thanks!

[@JDSOutdoors]

Thanks if you have a tic tok look me up jdsoutdoors1 I'll make one of it. Or send me an email at Gmail and I can get it to ya

[@muletv9348]

@@JDSOutdoors i've got one, will try it out. Thanks!

[@JDSOutdoors]

@@muletv9348 I'll put a video on there and in a couple days I'll do another you tube video on it like a little review and walk around for night and day so it can be seen well. I think I'm one of the only ones with it on the new f150s so far.

[@muletv9348]

Much appreciated! Yeah you’re the only person I’ve found with online with one, searched the forums high and low

[@allee6096]

How did people ever get around before collision assist?..

[@MadNlGER]

They died

[@anthonyhiscox]

The most terrifying part of this video is the Prius passing you.

[@rabbi6225]

Well guess I’m going with Westin.

[@MongoMan95]

Imagine if someone smashed into your rear when your brakes activated. Someone could die. Lawyers and insurance companies are gonna be all over this when it happens.

[@Knoc213]

I’ll never buy anything Ranch Hand after seeing this. I’ve heard other horror stories about their customer service and warranties.

[@---tx9xx]

what is the option htough if you want one that works with the sensors and camera?d

[@mikehoncho2798]

You can literally turn off collision assist

[@jayprogroup]

Hey I just installed this bumper and one thing I noticed is how heavy the front end driving feels do you also feel it?

[@TsunauticusIV]

You added a substantial amount of weight to the front. Lol

[@jayprogroup]

@@TsunauticusIV 😂 I know right I may go for bigger tires and a lift kit

[@ChiaYang-q8x]

Who the Hell needs all those fancy electronics for the new weak metal wanna be pick up truck ahhhhh shhhh 😮😮and I

[@MacSedgwick]

Do you sell this bracket?

[@JDSOutdoors]

I do yes

[@keithqualls5228]

@@JDSOutdoors how do we acquire these?

[@JDSOutdoors]

@keithqualls5228 I sell them. Send me an email and we can discuss to make sure it will work for you. [e-mail]

[@tattedup7031]

Ranch hand definitely also needs better directions just horrible.

[@apex_alchemy_knives]

Bro...don't let the prius pass you 😢

[@lanedexter6303]

Wow.

[@nahumdeleon8453]

What type of leveling kit does it have

[@JDSOutdoors]

@@nahumdeleon8453 2.5"

[@nahumdeleon8453]

Did the weight of the grille guard lower the front end a bit or stayed the same​@@JDSOutdoors

[@alexsprings87]

Great video!!

[@patricksnipes5463]

You gotta just recalibrate it as horizontal with forscan, the module is only like $60 online

[@JDSOutdoors]

It's been tried

[@3BoOoDTV]

OMG did they even test the design before releasing it to the public? that's crazy

[@JDSOutdoors]

Nope

[@ryoc2138]

Best solution is don't put adaptive cruise control and emergency braking on a vehicle...

[@cowboy19750]

I don't use the driver assist stuff on my new truck I turned all that shit off

[@JDSOutdoors]

So you don't use cruise control?

[@fernandoguzman1553]

The guard aside Nice f150 set up

[@wisconsinbush2940]

You sell the F250?

[@JDSOutdoors]

Yea the dealership wanted the 350 bad enough to give me way more than I paid for it. So I capitalized on that deal. I'll get another one when times aren't crazy

[@wisconsinbush2940]

@@JDSOutdoors went to dealership to get new tires. They offered me $10,000 more than what I paid for it in 2018. 2018 F250 6.2L gas engine. Thinking about taking them up on their offer

[@JDSOutdoors]

@@wisconsinbush2940 yea its just hard to replace them at the moment but in time they will go back down

[@is6566]

@JDS…. Did prices go down since? 😃 I am hearing this, “price decreases are just around the corner “ for four years now. They are not going down. If anything they will go up further. They just announced a 25% raise for Ford UAW workers. How do you think labor cost going up by 25% will impact truck prices?

[@artadams1]

wait, you put a ranch hand on a 150? lmao

[@JDSOutdoors]

Yep because deer can screw up any truck plus my trucks do truck things 🙄

[@notme9227]

So what you’re saying is you never reached out to them ????

[@JDSOutdoors]

Incorrect I reached out.

[@benjaminmeza5372]

Just get a new truck that does not have lane assist. Or turn it off.

[@JDSOutdoors]

This is a new truck

[@mikehoncho2798]

@@JDSOutdoorsyou can turn off the assists

[@TO2ALV]

Who installed it

[@JDSOutdoors]

I did following ranch hands instructions to a T

[@jayprogroup]

Do you have suspension upgrade ?

[@JDSOutdoors]

Just a 2" level that's it

[@Aeroworks540]

@@JDSOutdoors did that bring it back to stock ride height?

[@kmrm3r]

He had the insert over the sensor which RH recommends not to do. His initial installation was not correct therefore product did not perform correctly. It wasn't a design flaw it was an installation flaw. Just wanted to share, I have had no issues. Good product.

[@JDSOutdoors]

Incorrect it made zero difference having that over it or not it was in fact an orientation issue and mounting it per rh instructions was a huge safety issue every time the brakes locked up whe getting passed on the road. Just wanted to share now that it's mounted properly there are no issues and still no issue with or without the insert over it.....

[@18432]

JDSOutdoors Could not of explained the bracket issue any more clear, I have a degree in Civil Engineering and as far as I'm concerned the poster explained the issue very well. As I read on, I see several have reached out to Ranch Hand and have gotten no reply, my reason for being on here is I'm looking at reviews for front Grill Guards, I can tell you I won't be getting a Ranch Hand product now, the Westin HDX is what I have now decided on.

[@manwithnoname734]

I blame it on the truck for being overly complicated

[@JDSOutdoors]

Yep thats part of it to but it's all these new vehicles. This truck may get totaled out because it went through hurricane ian. If that happens I'm buying 90s. Over this computer crap.

[@manwithnoname734]

@@JDSOutdoors damn man I am sorry to hear about the hurricane damage, I hope everything that's truly important like family is all okay! I have a 2020 Ram I use for hotshot towing and have had some emissions issues but nothing major, yet 🤞 but I hit a deer in Idaho last week hence why I was looking at videos of brushguards and came across your video. That is pretty stupid that ranch hand made such a dangerous mistake with that guard but my truck is base model and doesn't have any of that so I should be good and will probably go with them anyway.

[@JDSOutdoors]

@@manwithnoname734 you will have absolutely no issues since you don't have the sensors like that. Ranch hand makes a good bumper it's why I went with them. I've seen them in action. And yes everything important is safe and good I appreciate that we got extremely lucky

[@God-yi9bd]

Those bumpers do suck I'd recommend a different brand than ranch hand

[@---tx9xx]

which one?

[@mathieu00805]

so the bumper is good your new truck full of gizmo suck

[@JDSOutdoors]

🤣🤣🤣 don't sell a product that doesn't work with the item your selling it for. Pretty easy to understand here.