Winch Mount???

[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.

[Michael Baker]

My 2 cents:

Have the Warn cradle and would recommend it. Being able to put it on back or front of car was the clincher.

I do not have it mounted on the front permanently as:

1. Cannot open the hood
2. If you were to go nose-first into a mud pool it would not be much use.
3. It does affect angles.

Instead I have it bolted to the floor behind the second row seat using the same frame as my 2-person third row seat (without the seat in place, of course).

So, none of the disadvantages, all of the advantages.

[flyin6]

Originally Posted by Michael Baker

My 2 cents:

Have the Warn cradle and would recommend it. Being able to put it on back or front of car was the clincher.

I do not have it mounted on the front permanently as:

1. Cannot open the hood
2. If you were to go nose-first into a mud pool it would not be much use.
3. It does affect angles.

Instead I have it bolted to the floor behind the second row seat using the same frame as my 2-person third row seat (without the seat in place, of course).

So, none of the disadvantages, all of the advantages.

Good Idea!

Food for thought!