dirtyrhino

New Member

• Aug 20, 2009

• #1

OK, just took delivery of my new winch - now i have to fit it and stop Chavs / pikeys from half-inching it ...... Security bolts ?

I was thinking of ArmaCap heads, or the NoGo head covers ? maybe just weld some channel over the heads underneath ?

 

ratty

I'm not special I'm limited edition

• Aug 20, 2009

• #2

dirtyrhino said:

OK, just took delivery of my new winch - now i have to fit it and stop Chavs / pikeys from half-inching it ...... Security bolts ?

I was thinking of ArmaCap heads, or the NoGo head covers ? maybe just weld some channel over the heads underneath ?

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or tack the bolts in place with a blob of weld so they can't be undone without a chisel and lots of noise.

 

dirtyrhino

New Member

• Aug 20, 2009

• #3

.......if ya tack a HT bolt, it'll reduce the tensile strength of the bolt head - i'd rather not risk it and have ma new toy come flying out tha bumper .....

 

ratty

I'm not special I'm limited edition

• Aug 21, 2009

• #4

dirtyrhino said:

.......if ya tack a HT bolt, it'll reduce the tensile strength of the bolt head - i'd rather not risk it and have ma new toy come flying out tha bumper .....

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I've never yanked a winch off a truck yet and I run em at massive loads. We had a spate of winches being nicked so all our winches are tacked on.

 

90truckcab

Well-Known Member

• Aug 21, 2009

• #5

yer wont gerrit hot enough to loose any temper in the steel, yer only tacking it ,

 

dirtyrhino

New Member

• Aug 21, 2009

• #6

Tack it is then. just not had much luck with HT bolts of late.

one of the guys from my old club had his pikyed a few years back while we were out on a weekend jaunt. NOT impressed

 

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MudStorm

New Member

• Aug 21, 2009

• #7

Nowt safe nowadays! havin to weld stuff on ya motor!

I remember the days when you didn't even ave to lock the doors

 

dirtyrhino

New Member

• Aug 21, 2009

• #8

Yer me too

 

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Dent

New Member

• Aug 21, 2009

• #9

A tack of weld is about as good as it gets, also if you use allen headed bolts you can tap a ball bearing in , just means welding a nut over it to get it back off.

 

dirtyrhino

New Member

• Aug 21, 2009

• #10

Dent said:

A tack of weld is about as good as it gets, also if you use allen headed bolts you can tap a ball bearing in , just means welding a nut over it to get it back off.

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i like that idea