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M998 with Brush Guard - any off the shelf options for winch mount?

rolling18

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Ok so don't laugh,
but I have a front mount winch and when I head off road I pull the cable out throw it under the truck and hook it to the rear bumper then pull up the slack and head out. If i need to pull backwards I free spool the winch and pull the cable backwards and winch, If I need to pull forward I unhook the cable from the rear and use the winch to pull it forward to the front and winch forward. An old timer taught me this trick pulling the cable back under the truck before it gets stuck is in his words working smarter not harder.
Have done this for years, and it works just my 2 cents worth.
Can't laugh at that!
There's literally endless scenarios where different things work and don't work
For me the odds of being able to get under the Humvee or pull the line under after I get stuck in mud or high centered or something that pinches the line up against the vehicle would be my luck!

And just throwing the The extra winch I had back there definitely couldn't hurt and it was cheap relatively. And easy!
 

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If you carry enough pulleys and some spare winch line, you can usually find a way to winch yourself out in any direction (provided you have something to hook your winch line to.)
of course, most of my driving is in the forest, so plenty of trees to use if I need to hook up to something, but biggest thing is I never go out by myself.

example:

 

T9000

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I have a similar brush guard: like this:

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but this front plate:

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The brackets that came with the brushguard attach in the horizontal plane and the outer holes fall outside the plate:

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What brackets would work with it? (the holes would have to be in the vertical plane, above and below the brush guard securing point)

EDIT: Added pictures

EDIT 2: Also, what “off the shelf “ electric winch would go with that plate or fit with least modifications?
 
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86humv

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Pictured are the winch style Luverne brackets.
I used to have them made, but not enough people looking anymore ....and cost went up.
 

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T9000

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Pictured are the winch style Luverne brackets.
I used to have them made, but not enough people looking anymore ....and cost went up.
I see, these brackets have the brush guard attached at the top and the shackles below.
About how much do the brackets run these day? (before I chop mine up lol)
 
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