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...Interesting. And I quote from their webpage:

"Now made out of steel for even more strength."

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What was wrong with the old plates I wonder, I've never heard anyone complain about the savvy bumper let alone when It is done right with the hardcore plates covering the weakest point. Do you think it was actually a matter of not strong enough or a matter of steel is cheaper and easier to work with? I'd love to hear @mrblaine 's thoughts as I'm under the impression that he designed it with the intended use of aluminum?
 
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...Interesting. And I quote from their webpage:

"Now made out of steel for even more strength."

:sneaky:

Now the most rubbed on part of the bumper will rust every time you scratch the paint on it, yay!
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What was wrong with the old plates I wonder, I've never heard anyone complain about the savvy bumper let alone when It is done right with the hardcore plates covering the weakest point. Do you think it was actually a matter of not strong enough or a matter of steel is cheaper and easier to work with? I'd love to hear @mrblaine 's thoughts as I'm under the impression that he designed it with the intended use of aluminum?

My guess would be the change is related to material sourcing issues? I could be way off base though. I agree, the Aluminum made sense to pair with that bumper and always seemed to be "strong enough" in the past?
 
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My guess would be the change is related to material sourcing issues? I could be way off base though. I agree, the Aluminum made sense to pair with that bumper and always seemed to be "strong enough" in the past?

Not sure about the reason for the change but I really like the aluminum. It does it’s job really well
 
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What was wrong with the old plates I wonder, I've never heard anyone complain about the savvy bumper let alone when It is done right with the hardcore plates covering the weakest point. Do you think it was actually a matter of not strong enough or a matter of steel is cheaper and easier to work with? I'd love to hear @mrblaine 's thoughts as I'm under the impression that he designed it with the intended use of aluminum?

I ain't the only person that knows how strong materials are. At no point in time is 1/4" steel stronger than 3/8" 6061 T6. If I tried to say it was, it would not take long for someone to prove me wrong. All you have to do is look up the press brake tonnage for the material to figure it out.