H3 Hidden Winch Bumper Build...

[CONRAD II]

Originally Posted by 3Hummer

Unless you live in Florida where you dont need a front plate!

Or Louisiana...

[06-H3]

Originally Posted by RazM

The brackets were designed to support the weight from directly in front of the mounting plates, which would be the shackles. Even if you pulled from a high position or low position, the forces would be applied to the shackles and then distributed to the center of the brackets, not just the lower portion.

REDLYNER's design works with this method, since the winch sits between the frame rails/mounting plates, any force applied is evenly distributed between the two mounting point and there's no chance of anything bending.

You are correct, I'm not trying to argue. Just wanted to point out that in certain situations, including end user design error, that those shackles can indeed bend.

[RazM]

Originally Posted by 06-H3

You are correct, I'm not trying to argue. Just wanted to point out that in certain situations, including end user design error, that those shackles can indeed bend.

Oh I'm not argueing, just clarifying what happened in that picture, since the original thread seems to be blaming the stock plates when it's clearly a fault with the design of the winch mount.

In the end, any thickness plate can bend if the design distributes load unevenly.