Front brush/grill guard bumper for 8N tractor

[Frank S]

I have been reworking my little 8n ford so while I have it tore down I decided to make a front bumper grill guard
I started off by bending a 3/8 by 4" strip of ASTM 514 (T1) steel to fit the front axle

I finished up with this 2 1 1/2" by 1 1/2" 1020 steel bars welded vertically with 2 1/2 by 3" T1 bars horizontally to make the grill guard
on the underside to the sq bars I drilled 3/4" holes and mounted a pair of tow clevises I am thinking about adding a 2" receiver pocket but will have to wait until the hood and grill are in place