Diy Winch Install

[Shankem-Deep]

I also replaced all the carriage bolts that hold the bumper and grill guard on with grade 8 1/2-13 bolts. This really stiffened everything up nicely. Plus it makes it easier to take your bumper on and off since you can hold a backup and turn the bolts from the front side.

 

[Shankem-Deep]

I finally got the bracket pics to upload.

 

[Cletus09]

Spiffy! I likes this.
Also, congratulations on having properly mounted HMMWV tires! So often I see those with one side mounted backwards.

 

[Firejareen]

I do like that install. It looks neat and clean.

Cletus09..The reason one side is mounted backwards from the other is so looking at the tracks of a military HMMWV you can't tell the direction it was traveling.

 

[ssdvc]

Awesome setup. Will you be fabbing up some sets of all the brackets to accomplish this install? I have a winch and wouldn't mind looking into a set.

 

[MTMUDRUNNER]

Very clean setup,(great pics and step-by-step info), if its ok I might borrow some of your ideas.

 

[combat jump]

Very nicely done! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Shankem-Deep]

Awesome setup. Will you be fabbing up some sets of all the brackets to accomplish this install? I have a winch and wouldn't mind looking into a set.

The only brackets I made were the 2"x2" angle iron pieces that dropped the fairlead down a bit. The skid plate was the only thing that I really fabbed up.

 

[Shankem-Deep]

Very clean setup,(great pics and step-by-step info), if its ok I might borrow some of your ideas.

Please do sir!! This is my way of giving back to this great Forum!!

 

[Gonzomatic]

Beautiful welds and a very slick setup! I put that same winch on the front of my truck. So far it's worked well. I left mine exposed because if you are pulling anything off of straight away the cable can get hopelessly jammed up on one side of the spool. I hope this isn't what people mean by thread hijacking, that's really not my aim.

 

[Shankem-Deep]

Good to hear the winch works well! I'm pretty sure that is not hijacking. Same subject with a different approach. I like it!

 

[alburms311]

Looks good man, thanks for adding something else to my list of things to do

 

[ssdvc]

The only brackets I made were the 2"x2" angle iron pieces that dropped the fairlead down a bit. The skid plate was the only thing that I really fabbed up.

I meant to include the skid plate also. What would be a price to make up that set up for us who can't weld?

 

[Shankem-Deep]

I meant to include the skid plate also. What would be a price to make up that set up for us who can't weld?

Do you have a M1009? I'm not sure but I bet the frames are different widths. I doubt my skid plate would bolt up to a 09. Let me know what you have and we'll go from there.

 

[ssdvc]

Yes, an M1009. I don't know about anyone else, but that setup would look great on the front of my truck and solve a few mounting issues. Let me know if it is possible.

Oh, I finally got around to installing those grab handles. Extremely good fit and a fairly simple install. Thanks for that great product.

 

[topgun217]

Good looking work you have done.

 

[Shankem-Deep]

Update: I've gone through 2 of the Harbor Freight 12000lb winches. I'm not abusing them at all. I didn't even come close to their rate of pull. After install I tested them by just pulling about 30ft of line out and back in. Worked fine without a load. With a load both winches quit within less than a minute. Wouldn't even roll the cable back up after unhooking. I may have messed up something in the wiring but don't think so. I'm going to pull the second one off but not sure if I want to try another Harbor Freight winch or not. Any ideas on what may be happening?

 

[48cj2a]

Are you hooking them up so its just 12v and not 24v going to them (ie only one battery)?

 

[Shankem-Deep]

yea, just the front battery.

 

[Gonzomatic]

I got my truck stuck in a mud hole last weekend and winched out while under power. Tore up my lawn, but the Harbor Freight winch saved me from having to call my Pinzgauer buddy. I guess some of them work and some don't. Not the best situation with 3 and a half tons of metal stuck somewhere. FWIW. Good luck out there!