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1. A method for securing an attachment mount to the front end of a Class 4-8 truck having a tapering vehicle chassis at its front portion, the vehicle chassis having a chassis length extending along a length of the truck on a longitudinal axis and along a generally horizontal plane, and the front-end truck attachment mount functioning to support a front-end truck attachment, comprising the steps of:
providing one or more front members configured to support the front-end truck attachment, at least a portion of the one or more front members positioned laterally adjacent to and connecting at a first end of the one or more front members to a lateral surface of the front portion of the vehicle chassis, and the one or more front members connecting at a second end of the one or more front members to the truck attachment mount; providing one or more distribution members located at the front portion of the vehicle chassis, the one or more distribution members connected, at least indirectly, to a lateral surface of the front portion of the vehicle chassis, and the one or more distribution members also connected, at least indirectly, to at least a portion of the one or more front members; wherein the one or more front members and the one or more distribution members comprise the attachment mount, and further comprising the step of connecting a front-end truck attachment to the attachment mount without having to disassemble OEM components related to the front portion of the vehicle chassis, other than related fasteners, whereby and during use of the front-end truck attachment, the attachment mount spreads stresses originating from forces exerted on the one or more front members by the front-end truck attachment, about the front portion of the vehicle chassis. |
