Abstract: Heavy duty protective apparatus mounted at the rear of a vehicle having a vehicle frame, comprising in combination a protective frame unit extending laterally of the vehicle rear, and forming protected space between the frame unit and vehicle rear to receive equipment; support structure including hinge means attached to the vehicle frame and supporting the frame unit for swinging movement rearwardly away from and independently of the vehicle rear; the support structure including struts extending laterally relative to the vehicle frame and at levels such that the frame unit extends laterally and also swings free of interference with the vehicle rear bumper; and utility means carried by the frame unit to move therewith, the utility means being removable from the frame unit.

Abstract: A heavy duty protective apparatus mounted at the rear of a vehicle, comprising metal containers extending laterally of a vehicle to serve as a bumper, the containers forming interior spaces to receive and transport equipment such as tools and the like, the interior spaces adapted to be washed out by draining water downwardly, and a protective frame unit extending laterally of the vehicle rear, above the containers, and forming protected space to receive other equipment, the frame unit mounted to the vehicle to be guided for rearward swinging movement away from the vehicle rear to provide access to the vehicle rear.