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Scott MacGregor (Spm)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 02:08 pm: | 
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I bashed my winch this weekend due to the poor location of the winch in the airbag bar setup. (Please, no lectures on the choice of bar, I know already.) ARB has apparently quit making the add on guard that you could get to protect the winch. I checked a while ago through a vendor and got one story why and just called ARB and got another. Does anybody know who makes a guard for this application. Has anybody fabbed their own, it seems pretty simple? |
Clif Ashley (Cta586)
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 09:11 pm: |
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There is a brand new Tech article that includes some skid plates under the winch. He made a lot of mods to his ARB, so it may not apply. Just a thought. |
Brian
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 04:17 pm: |
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Scott,
I'm curious. What part of the winch did you bash? I am assuming it was the fairlead.
Brian |
Scott MacGregor (Spm)
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 08:44 pm: |
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No, I bent the bar that goes across the cable and scuffed the gear case. On this bumper the winch hangs behind and below the bumper, which is the problem. |
John Lee
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 09:12 pm: |
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Scott,
Perhaps you should give Maurice a call? |
Scott MacGregor (Spm)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 07:49 am: |
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I'm afraid I don't know Maurice. Why should is it that I should call him? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 11:08 am: |
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John Lee
| | Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 11:38 am: |
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Sorry Scott. Bad joke. |
Moe (Moe)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 01:55 pm: |
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Actually, one of rugged rovers' skids might do the trick. 1/3" bullet proof steel is about what you need up front. Maybe Maurice can fill this void 
Scott, I made my own skid for the air bag ARB after I modified the bumper. The write up is in the tech section. If you are going to fab your own, you might want to look at how RTE (and I think SG) connect their skids to the cross rail. I believe they use a clamp system so no welding is necessary. For the front end, I recall the ARB has two bolt holes along the leading edge and these should work ok to secure the plate.
Best of luck. And get that winch covered before you destroy it. |
Scott MacGregor (Spm)
| | Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 04:20 pm: |
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Oh, now I get it. Hadn't been following that thread. |
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