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Tripp Westbrook (Tripp)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 02:51 pm: | 
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Does anyone have any experience with winches mounted under the front bumper? I a Disco II with the factory brush bar and don't really want to replace the whole bumper just yet.
Below is what I'm talking about:
Any comments? Pros? Cons?
Thanks
T- |
Erik G. Burrows (Erik)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 03:04 pm: |
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See the discussion: Disco2 Discreet Winch Mounting. |
Clif Ashley (Cta586)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 04:12 pm: |
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I don't think you can have it with a brush guard. |
Tripp Westbrook (Tripp)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 05:35 pm: |
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Not that it matters, but it looks like you can.
I guess upon further examination that I would have the same concerns as others here. Which are accessability (either because of being buried or needing repair) and the housing becomming a shovel.
Looks cool though.
T- |
Clif Ashley (Cta586)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 05:42 pm: |
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I stand corrected. My apologies. |
Tripp Westbrook (Tripp)
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 06:04 pm: |
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No worries.
All in the name of more information.
Cheers,
T- |
Mike
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 06:10 pm: |
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How about a portable one which you can mount in a trailer hitch on both ends. Mike D1 uses one |
LR Max
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 20, 2002 - 11:48 pm: |
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Tripp,
I was recently reading about these winch mounting positions in a 4WD book. While these mounts allow the winch to be nicely tucked away and look good, they do have some drawbacks. Mainly the fact that you can't see the winch. This is vital on an angled pull when winch line can pile up on one side. Since you can't see the winch you could accidentally bind up the cable. Another question is how would you get to the lever to free spool it?
Another issue is how vunerable the setup is. Someone who has their winch in a winch bumper has their winch protected when 4 wheeling. Think about it: a rock that has been known to kill tie rods can also get your winch. This would be bad. You could combat this problem with a skid plate. But from the looks how low everything is, the skid plate could be more of a plow than a protector.
I think how that winch is positioned looks real cool, but in the long run I do believe it would be wise to invest in a winch bumper.
Max T. |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 02:17 am: |
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yeah tripp, dont' fuck around with mickey mouse stuff. |
Scott (Scott_Bowden)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:28 am: |
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When the winch is mounted low like that it WILL get soaked with water everytime you drive in the RAIN. Your front tires will spray the winch constantly with road water, not to mention when offroading.
Had the airbag ARB, found out the hard way when the winch quit on the trail from being full of water. Yeah, sure if you use it more the water might dry out more, but if you use it that much you will want it mounted "up top" anyway.
Also, you can't watch the cable spool, as mentioned earlier.
If you want to maintain the stock look, spend your money elsewhere, then you will find out when you need the winch. |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 08:33 am: |
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Yeah, but notice, the one in the example above is in Texas, so they don't get rain there. J/K! 
-L |
JB
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:57 am: |
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Trays ruin your approach angle and don't offer recovery/ winch/ lift points. If you don't worry about clearance and don't want a huge winch bull bar then it meets your specific needs.
All winches get wet and muddy and rained on - take care of your sh!t and you don't have to worry about it. |
Tripp Westbrook (Tripp)
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2002 - 09:57 am: |
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Thanks for all the thoughts.
I had pretty much come to the same conclusion. Even though I live in Texas, the amount of dirt and rocks and, based on recent flooding, occasional water it doesn't seem worth it.
I was very concerned also about free spooling and having it become a very expensive shovel under there.
You guys are right. Unlike my brain, my money shall not be wasted.
sing it. |
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