The rear bumper on this truck is an amazing piece of steel. Also, it is bolted flat to the frame, so I needed to take it off to properly treat the frame. I had to use a breaker bar:
Here is the underside of the bumper where it attaches to the bracket:
Another view showing how much damage the rust has done so far:
Another view:
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