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POLL: Do you have a winch & if so, what kind?
#61
Saw a few posts on the trailer hitch mounting option. I've got a Warn VR 10,000 and tried that for a while. It'll get you out in a real pinch...but the thing is a b!t*h to lug around and use if you're stuck in deep mud or snow (full size winches aren't light). Eventually went with a winch bumper for the front. A bit more expensive, but if there's someone in your town who welds for a reasonable price they should be able to fab something up.
#64
I just installed an el cheapo smittybilt x20 wire rope winch 8000k. The best part was mounting it on a plate that bolted to the bottom of my frame rails (1st gen T15 Jimmy) bolted the winch to the plate and run a hawse fairlead so that all you see on my truck is the hook going out to my shackle on the front.
The Winch sits on the plate just beneath the core support. That space is completely wasted otherwise and doesn't change my approach angle whatsoever.
The Winch sits on the plate just beneath the core support. That space is completely wasted otherwise and doesn't change my approach angle whatsoever.
#68
Im going on 2years with the harbour freight 12000LB
winch and no problems thus far.....its just a pinch slower than
Some.of the more expensive models out there and a little noisey
but for $299 im happy....
winch and no problems thus far.....its just a pinch slower than
Some.of the more expensive models out there and a little noisey
but for $299 im happy....
#69
I`m happy with mine also, I`ve had no issues with anything from harbor freight. I have a 220 volt 170 amp HF welder I`ve been using a lot for a few years now without a problem