Winch Mount???

[flyin6]

That's enough information for me to make a decision not to get the winch cradle thing.
I can go with the warn bumper assembly which mounts it in the vehicle below the radiator, or the tuff country unit or even the H2O unit that integrates it also. The drawback I see to the Warn bumper is that it seems to intrude into the path of the front tire somewhat.
I didn't realize you had to take it off to open the hood, that's a non starter for me.
Thanks for the info!

[WHOSNEXT]

Originally Posted by flyin6

I can go with the warn bumper assembly which mounts it in the vehicle below the radiator,

like this 1?

[flyin6]

Originally Posted by WHOSNEXT

like this 1?

Yepper, just like that one!

Would that be yours?

Feedback??

[WHOSNEXT]

Originally Posted by flyin6

Yepper, just like that one!

Would that be yours?

Feedback??

YA THAT BE MINE.....sorry have not used it enough to give good or bad feedback.

[Adam in CO]

H2O Winch Bumper

[flyin6]

Great pics!
I think I am going to try to keep the weight down, so I believe I'm backing away from the aftermarket bumpers except for the Warn. Can't live with taking the winch off to open the hood, so it has to get tucked in somewhere. The Warn is probably the lightest of the bunch, keeping the plastic (weight reducing) factory stuff on the front end.
I picked up a hundred feet of winchline winch rope to reduce the weight from the steel cable which should help a little.
I'm just coming out of a serious off road project that went from an IFS to a straight Dana 44 axle. I just kept adding weight until the thing was super crawl capable, but sluggish because of all the added steel. I'm going to learn from that project!
Thanks for the posts!

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by WHOSNEXT

like this 1?

No, like this...



Obviously as you can see, the warn bumper setups are pretty popular. I wanted one of Drtyfn custom bumpers but he wasn't making them at the time so I went with Warns.

[flyin6]

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush

No, like this...



Obviously as you can see, the warn bumper setups are pretty popular. I wanted one of Drtyfn custom bumpers but he wasn't making them at the time so I went with Warns.

Which lift are you using?
Looks great!

[Alan06SUT]

I just got the winch cradle and so far so good. Its very easy to remove. It does hurt the approach angle some but I like that I can use it on the back as well. I would recommend it.

[timgco]

FWIW- DRTYFN's bumper is the best design I have seen to date! Hand's down!

I have had three of those Warn Bumpers on my H2's so far. You do loose a slight AP angle. THey do dent where your tow hooks stick through and the powder coating is terrible. All three bumper shells didn;t hold up very well. My suggestion for the cheapest bumper/ winch mount would be to get the Warn one, reinforce those two week spots and re-powdercoat the bumper shell.

If you want to spend the extra dough and not loose any AP angle, Drty's is one of the best.

The bumper Adam and CO posted is great too and keeps the AP angles close to stock too, but is heavier. It's great design.

If you do go the Warn route, you should be able to find the entire setup for $1300.00. BTW- You do have to drill into your frame (4 holes).

Drty's is a bolt on.

H2O's bumper I'm not sure on how it is mounted.

[flyin6]

[quote=timgco]FWIW- DRTYFN's bumper is the best design I have seen to date! Hand's down!

I have had three of those Warn Bumpers on my H2's so far. You do loose a slight AP angle. THey do dent where your tow hooks stick through and the powder coating is terrible. All three bumper shells didn;t hold up very well. My suggestion for the cheapest bumper/ winch mount would be to get the Warn one, reinforce those two week spots and re-powdercoat the bumper shell.

If you want to spend the extra dough and not loose any AP angle, Drty's is one of the best.

The bumper Adam and CO posted is great too and keeps the AP angles close to stock too, but is heavier. It's great design.

Just read the fine print about that Warn bumper/winch thing. It says that only the 9500TI Warn winch will fit. I own a T-Max 9,000. I did a lot of homework before purchasing this winch a couple years ago. It absolutely smokes the warn unit. Bigger, thicker gears, motor is 6.5hp not 5.5 like the warn! Retrival speeds are all much faster than the Warn, and it's bargain priced. I think something in the upper 500's on Ebay.

So the add says my T-Max won't fit, so the Warn winch mount plate is out. Who knows about this "Drty" unit.

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by flyin6

Which lift are you using?
Looks great!

Thanks flyin, I used Fabtech's 6" kit. Pretty great kit. Took me about 10 hours to install it. Since I can't fit into most garages anyways, I wish I had gone with the 9" kit.

Just for the record, Drtyfn's front winch bumper is by far superior to Warn's setup.

Unfortunately, it wasn't available and even if it was, I don't wheel enough (or at least winch enough) to justify the cost.

[flyin6]

Originally Posted by OrangeCrush

Thanks flyin, I used Fabtech's 6" kit. Pretty great kit. Took me about 10 hours to install it. Since I can't fit into most garages anyways, I wish I had gone with the 9" kit.

Just for the record, Drtyfn's front winch bumper is by far superior to Warn's setup.

Unfortunately, it wasn't available and even if it was, I don't wheel enough (or at least winch enough) to justify the cost.

I honestly don't know if that truck of yours looks better dirty or cleaned up! I like it, tasteful and not too overbearing, to the point!

I just had a custom house built. Did a two garages. She got a 2.5 car for the junk %**#$!!&!

I got a 3.5 car with a single 20' X 9' tall garage door. It has 12 foot walls and a cathedral trus with 16 foot ceilings for a 4 post lift. so the H will drive in with whatever lift I put on it! I have a rock crawler Tundrq which is 17" higher than stock with a soild front axle. and a roof rack. It goes right in!!!!!!

Whose bumper is drty?? Is that Dirty?