Rear winch on disco 1

AJC · May 20, 2014

I considering fitting a rear winch to my disco 1 but still want a useable boot space.

What have you guys that have done it done?

Bit of solid plate bolted to boot floor etc? Cheers

yellow90 · May 20, 2014

AJC said:
I considering fitting a rear winch to my disco 1 but still want a useable boot space.

What have you guys that have done it done?

Bit of solid plate bolted to boot floor etc? Cheers

you want a lot more than a solid plate bolted to 2mm boot floor steel !

has to go direct to chassis through suitable gauge steel ,should be fairly simple and require bumper either cutting or replacing with a suitable mod ,
if mounted low enough you could just have a hatch in the boot for maintenence

GINGE · May 20, 2014

I have seen a rear bumper made up for one. increased overhang though.

If you want to make your own id say as per defender, make a tray between the chassis rails and go from there.

Paul D · May 21, 2014

What Ginge says .. either a custom rear bumper, custom rear cross-member and cutout bumper, or tray between chassis rails. VEry little call for them, but it was something I considered for a while and looked into.

My favourite idea was a standard winch tray cut to fit between the chassis rails, and a custom bumper made to suit that also reduced overhang ... you _really_ don't want to add to the overhang of a Disco, especially if you're putting over 40 kilos of weight at the very back!

Something like this but with a winch tray .. and probably without all the fancy bits, though a swingaway wheel carrier as part of it would have been a nice touch ..

AJC · May 21, 2014

Cheers all. Yeah I thought about trying to mount it on the rear of the chassis.

The Mad Hat Man · May 21, 2014

biggest problem is fuel tank.

Paulmitchell1984 · May 22, 2014

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f8/dorothy-disco-build-pic-heavy-250355.html

iv mounted mine on 6mm angle and a wich tray under boot floor, (custom fuel tank though)

jacksta · May 22, 2014

What about front and rear receiver hitch things and one winch on Anderson plug.
You will only ever need to use it at one end at a time.
I am sure someone like press brake could easily make something.

Yoyodyne · May 23, 2014

A Tirfor is cheaper. Mine cost £25 from a car boot sale inc. cable.
Great way to build upper body strength as well :hysterically_laughi

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