Winch Bumper - 2 holes - anyone explain??

StuRox · May 16, 2013

Hi all,

Managed to pick myself up a winch bumper, so going to be playing around with it, adding a bull bar and light guards etc to it - basically merging it with my existing wrap around bull bar...

But it has two slots on the front for the winch, and just wondered why it has the smaller slot at the top?

Any ideas - just this winch lark is a complete new venture to me....

Deasy · May 16, 2013

Spotlights maybe?

StuRox · May 16, 2013

Nah, not those holes - sorry might not have explained correctly.

Its the slot above where the winch rope would come out from...have circled it in yellow...

BA90James · May 16, 2013

some winches spool out higher then others maybe?

thebiglad · May 16, 2013

Doesn't it depend on which way you wind the rope/wire onto the spool - under or over?

StuRox · May 16, 2013

Good answers guys - like I say - I am a newbie when it comes to winches

so just trying to gain a bit more knowledge, as someone is bound to ask me when I have it fitted, and would be nice to give a 'correct' answer.

Just got to find some money to buy a winch

Deasy · May 16, 2013

Yea, some winches can spool 'over or under'
Also loos like it would fit a warn 8274 aswell?

StuRox · May 16, 2013

Warn's are well out of my price range - plus I won't be using it that much - more of a fail safe, just in case set up.

Been looking at this...

ELECTRIC WINCH 13000lb 12V SYNTHETIC ROPE WINCHMAX | eBay

But I am a long way off buying anything yet

RoyalPythons · May 16, 2013

if you put a roller fairlead on, it'd probaly blank off the other hole.
then there'll be no awkward questions.

or buy a metal plate with the words "affix shogun here"

Dr_evil · May 16, 2013

Buy a second hand husky

StuRox · May 16, 2013

royalpythons said:
or buy a metal plate with the words "affix shogun here":d

:d :d

FernanBM · May 17, 2013

I think that's the hole to see how are you pulling in your winch cable or rope. Sometimes with bull bar and spotlights is hard to see how are you going with it, so there's a hole above the roller or hawse fairlead.

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