winch mount
Submitted: Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 21:12
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Old dog
G'day fellas, it's the old dog ere, I have a 2001 Troopy and want to mount an electric winch to her but my bull bar is too weak to mount it directly. I need to fabricate a mounting plant to the chassis rails and was wondering if anyone had one of these animals locked away somewhere and wanted to sell it. This would save me a lot of time making one myself. Let me know ay.
Old Dog
Reply By: Member - Walter H (WA) - Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 21:27
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 21:27
G'day Old Dog...you can buy universal winch cradles of Ebay by a company called Road Runner Off Road for under $100 ,Im not sure what they are like but it might solve your problem as they are a item.
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Old dog - Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 21:50
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 21:50
Thanks Walter, I'll
check that out.
Old Dog
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Follow Up By: Old dog - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 18:50
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 18:50
G'day Walter, I found the winch mount on Ebay and I know that it's hard to gauge how it really looks by a photo but I was wondering if anyone has seen one in the flesh because it just looks a bit light in the picture.
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Follow Up By: Member - Walter H (WA) - Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 21:55
Friday, Aug 24, 2012 at 21:55
G'day old dog...maybe message the seller and inquire about the gauge and type of plate that has been used in the fabrication...it might be fine when welded up to your existing bar ....???
Cheers
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Follow Up By: Old dog - Saturday, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:09
Saturday, Aug 25, 2012 at 11:09
G'day mate, yeah good idea, why didn't I think of that?
Cheers
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Reply By: mountainman - Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 21:30
Thursday, Aug 23, 2012 at 21:30
i got a TJM, or arb 75 series bull bar.
fitted it to my hj47.
cut the top off the bar where the winch will sit, as it wont fit.
folded up some 3mm, had to notch that out too as it hit the ends on the winch.
ran another plate up on the front, to match the top one thats folded.
done alot of winching privett, damn that stuff is in the ground good, winched myself out heaps, bogged..
strong as.
might have confused you, as hard without pics..
but one day ill make a new bar, look pretty good when i get around to it.
i was in a rush, trip to fraser to fit it, and still same to this day. 5years later.
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