Post up pics and info on your winch set ups

[SuperBuickGuy]

it was because of rain and snow that I put my winch behind the grill - saves the rope from UV degradation

and honestly, if you need to service a winch more than once every 5 years - buy a different winch.

 

[ABNTROOP]

And that's why I'm figuring on rope cover. Quite frankly I don't believe stashing it behind the grill will protect it that much more, especially with how much time I spend wandering the area. I've had muddy water splashed all up through there fairly regularly. The grill ain't doing anything so special that a cover can't to just as well. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the internal setup, that's the way I was sure I was gonna go til a few weeks ago when I started poking my nose into it. For me personally, I don't think it's a route I'll go.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

true enough, none of the locations are perfect.... as I said before, not being able to see 2/3 of the winch isn't great - and having to reach down (I cut a hole) to get to the engagement lever is a pain. What I was concerned about was the daily rain draining into it - incidental stuff, is just that.

 

[ABNTROOP]

Really, the biggest thing to swing my mindset was my stupid noob driving error this summer resulting in me burying my rig up to the front skid plate in mud and having to dig it out. A lower winch setup would probably would have left me as screwed as not having one at all.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

I've certainly stuck a rig or deeper than the winch - my most memorable was burying a lifted chevy on 35s to the middle of the lights; then hooking my winch cable to a tree... and pulling the tree out of the ground. All the trees were shallow root trees so I had to chain several together to get enough holding power to actually unstick the truck. Did I mention that was also the time I learned that you can kill your motor if your battery gets too low? it was a memorable day.

 

[ABNTROOP]

Ha! Nice to know I'm not the only one! Every run is a learning experience!:thumbs:

 

[Sneakysilver]

Well I am running a cradle for the rear and sooner or later gonna get a Thor bumper and buy another winch for the front. Only conflict I had was the control box was too big for it to fit with my tire on the door (32s) but I can relocate it on the cradle. I want to do a front receiver but rather have a hefty bumper

 

[954paulo]

Thor bumper and a tuff stuff 12500 winch. Used it 50 plus times and still works great

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[ABNTROOP]

I like the thor bumper, but it doesn't accommodate the powerplant, and I'd have to cut the grill to accommodate the zeon. But man do I like the look of that bumper!

 

[f5moab]

And that's why I'm figuring on rope cover. Quite frankly I don't believe stashing it behind the grill will protect it that much more, especially with how much time I spend wandering the area. I've had muddy water splashed all up through there fairly regularly. The grill ain't doing anything so special that a cover can't to just as well. Don't get me wrong, I love the look of the internal setup, that's the way I was sure I was gonna go til a few weeks ago when I started poking my nose into it. For me personally, I don't think it's a route I'll go.

Definitely need a cover for a synthetic rope. Look at my sig...the cover was very inexpensive and is held by Velcro. And comes in gray, yellow or blue.

http://www.allthingsjeep.com/ort-501x.html

 

[awalsh]

Well, this project is looming and if y'all don't mind I'd appreciate some pictures of your winches, mounting solutions, reviews, things you'd do differently, issues you've run into, or just why you love your setup so much, and as always, please post up pics! Sure will help me make a decision. Thanks in advance!

Thanks for this thread.. I've been doing a ton of research and I can't find many great looking easy winch options that don't burn a hole in the pocket, but I'm happy I can see what everyone has done and different routes everyone took


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[awalsh]

Anyone running this? Gonna order it.. It's a no brainier of its the same price as an Aires grill guard plus it has a winch plate


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[06PullUouT]

Anyone running this? Gonna order it.. It's a no brainier of its the same price as an Aires grill guard plus it has a winch plate


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Looks good and the height of the winch looks correct. It has "good" Amazon reviews.

 

[awalsh]

Looks good and the height of the winch looks correct. It has "good" Amazon reviews.

Hahaha funny thing is that I ordered it close to a month ago.. And it got lost in shipping. The other funny thing is that I used the money and bought sliders I found one town over which was a million and one chance, so if it ever does arrive I'll let everyone know how it is!


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