Putting a winch in the bed

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Similar plan here. Mounting a 12k pound winch (overkill, what I have lying around) on the frame under the front of the bed. Will be routing the line through a roller fairlead at the front of the bed and using a sheave (pulley) at the end of the bed for

 

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For a cable guide

 

[rmgill]

Build the fairlead correctly and you could rig it to pull from the rear or back to the front. See how this pioneer is setup.

 

[wanderingwillys]

I built mine so I could load my trailer but it's also set up to add a sheave at the front end of the bed and winch stuff into the bed too...

It's a warn 9k winch

Cut out more later on to add the OEM trailer receptacle...

Matt

 

[wanderingwillys]

Pulled this guy up on the trailer...

 

[rustystud]

Pulled this guy up on the trailer...

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Is that an "Oliver" or a "Cletrac" ?

 

[Another Ahab]

Cut out more later on to add the OEM trailer receptacle...

Matt

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Other than stamping, can't picture how you would have cut those radiuses-corners so clean in the cut-outs.

How did you do that!?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Other than stamping, can't picture how you would have cut those radiuses-cornres so clean in the cut-outs.

How did you do that!?

Wood template and plasma or hole saws in the corners.

 

[wanderingwillys]

Is that an "Oliver" or a "Cletrac" ?

It's a 1940 M2 AG Cletrac... Pretty neat little guy - he'll get a long term resto



And as far as the radius' go - they were cut out with a plasma and then I used a flapper wheel to debur them. I usually just use something with the radius I like and then trace it with a silver sharpie so you can see it against the OD with the cutting shade on - the rest is just freehand with the plasma. The hole saw trick works well too but I only go there when I can't use the plasma or the torch...

Matt

 

[Another Ahab]

Nice Work

And as far as the radius' go - they were cut out with a plasma and then I used a flapper wheel to debur them. I usually just use something with the radius I like and then trace it with a silver sharpie so you can see it against the OD with the cutting shade on - the rest is just freehand with the plasma. The hole saw trick works well too but I only go there when I can't use the plasma or the torch...

Matt

 

[wanderingwillys]

Just don't let me work with wood - takes about 5 times as long and the finished product is about half as nice... Metal is definitely my strong suit...