Fitting a winch bumper

Harold 4x4 · Jul 14, 2012

Hi all. I'm waiting for my winch bumper & winch (& cable, snatch blocks etc.) to arrive from the UK and plan to fit it pronto so I can extract my wood this year...

A couple of questions for those of you with winches:

Did you upgrade/renew the springs to help with the extra weight on the front?

Have you added any extra fittings to secure the bumper (most of them seem to be fabricated with just the 6 hole fittings) ie. have you added/welded any extra fixings/brackets in line with the chassis to give the bumper more strength?

Ta

wickford90 · Jul 14, 2012

Harold 4x4 said:
Hi all. I'm waiting for my winch bumper & winch (& cable, snatch blocks etc.) to arrive from the UK and plan to fit it pronto so I can extract my wood this year...

A couple of questions for those of you with winches:

Did you upgrade/renew the springs to help with the extra weight on the front?

Have you added any extra fittings to secure the bumper (most of them seem to be fabricated with just the 6 hole fittings) ie. have you added/welded any extra fixings/brackets in line with the chassis to give the bumper more strength?

Ta

i didn't update the springs, but mine are HD anyway. if it a bumper from a reputable dealer it will be fine, you should have two bolts going down and one going through on each side.

Harold 4x4 · Aug 29, 2012

Fitted it all up and it has worked a treat - remote control is a must IMO.

Only a simple winch but well up to the job so far!

Paul D · Aug 29, 2012

Harold 4x4 said:
Fitted it all up and it has worked a treat - remote control is a must IMO.

Only a simple winch but well up to the job so far!

Which winch did you go for in the end?

Pictures?

Harold 4x4 · Sep 1, 2012

I bought the entry level 'Yeti" 13000 lbs winch from Winch-it on ebay. £230 with
2 remotes and the usual cable operation.

It's my first experience of winching from the front of a Disco and TBH I'm well impressed. If I had one tip it would be don't get too long a winch cable - keep it short and manageable (20m max) and add length when you need it.

Paul D · Sep 1, 2012

Nice one mate.

Couple of suggestions ...

With a wire rope it might be a tad safer to add a 'handle' to the hook. A foot long loop of webbing strap or similar so you don't have to handle the end of the rope/hook when winding in towards the end.

Also, hang the hook on one of the recovery points when you wind in. If you wind the hook in all the way to the fairlead it can stop quite harshly and can break the rollers, or winch, quite easily. Leaving a couple of foot or so of rope gives it a softer stop so is less potentially damaging.

The Mad Hat Man · Sep 1, 2012

Ensure yu have an isolator which cannot be accessed from outside the motor.

There was a spate of peeps winding the cable over to the rear tow ball and turning the winch on, thereby crushing the car

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Paul D · Sep 1, 2012

The Mad Hat Man said:
Ensure yu have an isolator which cannot be accessed from outside the motor.

There was a spate of peeps winding the cable over to the rear tow ball and turning the winch on, thereby crushing the car .

Jeez, Darwinism at work?

I can understand challenge peeps rolling plasma rope up and throwing it in the passenger seat, or keeping a few coils outside if you're expecting to use it again shortly, but winding to the rear towball!!!!

Harold 4x4 · Sep 1, 2012

Yes, I had a 'safety' handle on the hook when I started but with all the tree winching it came off. Isolator switch is a must for sure

I found winching in when all finished was no problem, and taking the hook up to the fairhead (with care) is easy enough, but maybe I'll change to a recovery point in future.

When all done n' dusted I unrolled all the cable and rewound as neatly as possible for the next 'emergency'- it's a bugger to stop birdnesting!

Absolute must? A remote, and Gloves, the best you can afford!!

Diesel Do · Sep 8, 2012

The Mad Hat Man said:
Ensure yu have an isolator which cannot be accessed from outside the motor.

There was a spate of peeps winding the cable over to the rear tow ball and turning the winch on, thereby crushing the car .

That's Basingstoke for you!

Fitting a winch bumper

Harold 4x4

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wickford90

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Harold 4x4

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Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

Harold 4x4

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Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

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Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

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