H3 winch mounts for sale

[Demo]

That's above and beyond Chris, very cool. Very cool.

[hummer_metal]

I ordered the hard cover on line, but you can get them locally at any Warn dealer.

I can't find the diggie camera right now, I added two PIAA off road lights to the deck. Looks badass I think....

I have yet to fab up the steel guards to go around the lights, but when the weather breaks and i get time I will complete them.

Also just to mention I am in the planning phase of a new brush guard as well.

The OEM works okay.... But just doesn't identify with my rig, so to speak...

I have tried a few sketches, and already know I am going to use schedule 40 1" pipe and when I am finished black powder coat.

[CrisB]

Originally Posted by DemoDaddy79

That's above and beyond Chris, very cool. Very cool.

Thanks Demo....I don't want anyone doing damage to the bumper with the mount, seems it only needs a little reinforcement above to avoid the pivot...we'll see what I can come up with. Whatever it is, it'll require drilling to mount to OEM cage, and I think it'll work with most any other cage as well.

I saw the same setup on another manufacturer's cage/winchmount setup...think it was Rough Country? Upper mounting points to help avoid the rotational force, should work with any grill cage.

[Crash ?]

What about lowering the mounting plate down to the middle...?? If I said make it a shaped like a T instead of an L would that make any sense..??

Instead of this (side view)

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[CrisB]

That would fix the rotation, but lower the mount & cut off the approach angle.....and that's too important to lose!

[Crash ?]

Do you loose anything the way it is now..??? Could it be dropped any at all before it cuts into the approach..??? Every little bit would be helping some...

[hummer_metal]

Cris I had a chance to use the winch deck today, looks good, no doubt.

But as you mentioned, there is a problem with the pull. I thought the front end of my rig was going to pull off.

My brush guard tweaked down towards the winch deck, and the front of my rig was bent. I stopped the pull because my whole front end was looking bad.

Under a load of 1600lbs I didn't expect it to act like this.

[CrisB]

What??? 1600 lb pull & the bumper bent? Doesn't sound right....mine has handled some extreme pulls with no problems, until I really put a full load on it at a low angle.

The root of the problem seems to be the plates welded to the end of the frame for the D-ring attachment points; they are surprisingly thin at 3/16".

I've drawn up new plates to weld on, 3/8" with angle gussets to help prevent the bending. They're being laser-cut this week, will send out to anyone who wants them, no charge. It'll require pulling the bumper & grinding off the old ones, then re-welding new ones on. Also may include 2 supports to go from grill cage to body metal at upper grill.

Easy to fix that bend for now; I pulled my bumper (easy, 6 bolts, took an hour altogether), banged it out some from the inside, and used a pipe-wrench to straighten the mounting plates back up. I can't believe they only used 3/16 steel for those plates, beefing them up should fix the issue.

I want eveyone happy, and for things to work right, and nobody should have to think twice about pulling out the winch.