winch mounting ideas needed

[PackRat239]

I need some input on mounting a winch on the front of my 93 f-250. I have not been able to find a cheap winch bumper, so I need a plan "b". (From outer space?)

 

[Clb]

2" reciever?
Cheap and good are rarely found in the same sentance.
Hideaway base mount?

 

[direwulf23]

2" reciever?
Cheap and good are rarely found in the same sentance.
Hideaway base mount?

+1

 

[PackRat239]

Want a permenant mounting arrangement. Prefer to use the stock bumper, too.

 

[Andertusa]

Never done exactly what you're doing there, but maybe you could push the front bumper forward, fab up a bracket the mount it behind your license plate, right between your frame rails, of course you are limited by that gap, and we don't know what size winch you want, so. . . .

 

[PackRat239]

I have a 12000lb winch. What you are talking about, or with the winch above the rails is what I am thinking, too. I know that someone here has a winch. Maybe someone can post pics or plans.

 

[Andertusa]

if you do it right, it can look pretty 'factory' as the factory did build LOTS of the L8000 Class 8 trucks with the forward bumpers for stuff like the hydraulics to run stuff like cement mixer drums.

 

[nj_m715]

I've kicked around the idea myself. I'm still holding out hope of finding a proper bumper but for now I run a hitch on the front of the truck

If end up going the diy route I'll probably start with this http://www.harborfreight.com/universal-channel-winch-mount-90476.html
Cut it down, make it fit, add some gussets, keep it as tight as I can and finally reattach the stock bumper.

 

[Black dawg]

Which 12k winch?? If it is a small frame one, there should be miles plenty room to get it behind the front bumper.

 

[OLDBULL8]

Probably this one.
http://www.harborfreight.com/12000-...-with-automatic-load-holding-brake-61256.html

 

[PackRat239]

Warn 12000lb. Old american made winch for my old, american made truck.

 

[Black dawg]

might want to research, but pretty sure warn wants that winch mounted "feet forward".

 

[catbird7]

Attached is a picture of my old huntin truck (R.I.P.), with winch attached in front of stock bumper. I removed the bumper and mounted an old class IV hitch. I positioned it such that the hitch hole was covered by the license plate. The winch was fitted with a piece of 2" X 2" X thickwall square tubing. When I wanted to mount the winch, simply remove the PSE license plate that covered the hole and slide it in just like a trailer hitch.

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[riotwarrior]

IIRC the winch is supposed to mount feet/mountjng holes facing forward onto the plate. Thats a pretty good pull to mount feet down.

IMNSHO all winch mounts should be feet forward...ya I know I did the trailer feet down...cable ran under a large angle iron frame...if mounts broke..frame would slow down or stop the winch from becoming a projectile......engineered exceptions are ok.


JM2CW