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You can with the warn cause of its extra bolt mount setup. YouSomething Im considering is removing the winch out of it's cradle from the MTV winch I purchased, and mounting something like a sherpa inside the cradle and fit it up cradle and new winch in OEM location
on an electric winch though.... not sure you can swing the cable under the winch and pull from opposite direction it faces like you can the FMTV winch
Tanks are easily mounted into the floor of the camper unit between frame braces. You don't want those tanks on the outside of the frameI need that room for a 100 gallon fresh water tank and 100 gallon grey water tank. I will be building an aluminum 18-20 foot camper on top with a slide out or two....
They are not going on the outside of the frame. They will be custom made with a heated outer........You can with the warn cause of its extra bolt mount setup. You
Tanks are easily mounted into the floor of the camper unit between frame braces. You don't want those tanks on the outside of the frame
I think it would make more sense to have 150 gallons of fresh water and 50 gallons of grey water. Your grey water needs is never equal to your fresh water needs. Also, in a pinch, I would rather dump the grey water in an emergency rather than drink Grey water because I was out of fresh water.I need that room for a 100 gallon fresh water tank and 100 gallon grey water tank. I will be building an aluminum 18-20 foot camper on top with a slide out or two....
Building a slide out? Mind if I ask how you're doing that? I'd like to do the same but don't know how to go about it.I need that room for a 100 gallon fresh water tank and 100 gallon grey water tank. I will be building an aluminum 18-20 foot camper on top with a slide out or two....
Take a look at the linkBuilding a slide out? Mind if I ask how you're doing that? I'd like to do the same but don't know how to go about it.
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Im going to cheat and go with a company that builds the slide out and ships it to you. All you have to do is push it into your framed out trailer, wire it and you are good to go. Hopefully it will be that simple.Building a slide out? Mind if I ask how you're doing that? I'd like to do the same but don't know how to go about it.
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This is perfect. Exactly what I hoped for. Thanks for sharing.Take a look at the link
Im going to cheat and go with a company that builds the slide out and ships it to you. All you have to do is push it into your framed out trailer, wire it and you are good to go. Hopefully it will be that simple.
Here is a company I was planning on using their kit: http://busrvparts.com/slide_out_units.htm#DYI_Slide_Out_Drives_and_Parts
All my other plans are in my build link below.
I decided to put a receiver on the front and back for an electric winch. Then I got the idea that I could also put side mounts on the airlift spreader bars. I have not designed the side mounts yet but that lead me to the conclusion that rather than hard wire all the locations, I made a welding cable extension cord that reaches from the battery box to all locations.Newbie here, in the process of trying to find the LMTV for me, but doing a lot of research.
I know a few LTMV"s come with the 'factory' winch, but that is in the way for me in my mind for adding an extra gas tank, storage box, etc..
Also all the pieces to it that could go wrong.
I am considering 2 of these, one for the back & one for the front:
What have you done, and got any good pics of how you have mounted them front and/or rear...'Stallion' - 25,000Lb Winch
The Stallion 25000lb Winch by Sherpa Winches. Shipping to United States of America. Great for larger SUVs and trucks. Jeep, GM, Ford, Chevrolet and more. Available in 12V or 24V and with steel cable or synthetic rope. Sherpa & Warn Winch. Warn, Badlands, Ramsey.sherpa4x4.com
Thank you
This is EXACTLY what I did with my Chevy truck and camper. However I did run outlets to each location and also created the extension cord so that I could connect other 12V tools and appliances from each outlet. The other reason I created the hitches on front and back for the winches is that it makes them portable. If for some reason the winch isn't where I need it, I can pull a battery from the camper, the winch from the receiver, and walk them both over to a tree to pull from there. You can literally pull from anywhere with this arrangement.I decided to put a receiver on the front and back for an electric winch. Then I got the idea that I could also put side mounts on the airlift spreader bars. I have not designed the side mounts yet but that lead me to the conclusion that rather than hard wire all the locations, I made a welding cable extension cord that reaches from the battery box to all locations.
The front receiver also allows for bike or utility carriers.
Good to do the research. The best designs usually show up about the time you finish your own.
Good luck.
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You can search for 1/2" 6x26 swaged wire rope at 31,800lbs breaking strength orSherpa claim 31 000lb on their cable but every 1/2" cable you can buy has a break strength of 26,500lb max.
Just because ive had so much experiance in bad weather/cold as hell on telling you to mount your tanks inside the shelter usally under tor bed or your couch but by all means keep it inside along with your water pumps where they can get a little heat so you can use water anytime you want it no matter how cold it is and when plumbing your tanks and pumps put overflow pipes on both tanks and put drain valves at the lowest point of your pump/pipes system so you can drain everything dry to winterize your system when not in use and it freezing outsde or you will come back to a busted /broken costly mess, And when useing your truck in the bad winter try not to fill the freshwater tank all the way up because if your moving around with the truck the overflow will try to run out overflow then freeze solid the bottom of the vent hose so the next time you take on water you will see the results of hydralics in action a garden hose hooked up to your fresh water with the vent froze wiil turn the tank into a football no matter what its made of and thats a real disaster. and by all means use pex plumbing in your walls with no junctins in the wall put your shark bites where the pex comes out of your wall so you willnever have a leak in the wall pex will freeze swellup then thaw and go back to normal sise no problems!!!You can with the warn cause of its extra bolt mount setup. You
Tanks are easily mounted into the floor of the camper unit between frame braces. You don't want those tanks on the outside of the frame
Very good points..Just because ive had so much experiance in bad weather/cold as hell on telling you to mount your tanks inside the shelter usally under tor bed or your couch but by all means keep it inside along with your water pumps where they can get a little heat so you can use water anytime you want it no matter how cold it is and when plumbing your tanks and pumps put overflow pipes on both tanks and put drain valves at the lowest point of your pump/pipes system so you can drain everything dry to winterize your system when not in use and it freezing outsde or you will come back to a busted /broken costly mess, And when useing your truck in the bad winter try not to fill the freshwater tank all the way up because if your moving around with the truck the overflow will try to run out overflow then freeze solid the bottom of the vent hose so the next time you take on water you will see the results of hydralics in action a garden hose hooked up to your fresh water with the vent froze wiil turn the tank into a football no matter what its made of and thats a real disaster. and by all means use pex plumbing in your walls with no junctins in the wall put your shark bites where the pex comes out of your wall so you willnever have a leak in the wall pex will freeze swellup then thaw and go back to normal sise no problems!!!
Since you found the Sherpa to be sub-par to the Warn, you want to unload it cheap?Warn 18k vs 25k sherpa
Not mine in the comparison pick. I don't play with the little winches anymoreSince you found the Sherpa to be sub-par to the Warn, you want to unload it cheap?
I'll give ya three-fiddy...
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