I built my own front mount hitch to mount my new winch (PICS)
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Still no issues. I pulled a F350 dually buried to the axle out of a deep sandy wash last weekend. I tried at first to pull him with his horse trailer still attached, but it just pulled my truck because it was buried so deep, the horse trailer coupler was dragging in the sand.
Anyway, I'm pretty confident it's going to hold up.
I need to build a hidden mount for my Expy...
Anyway, I'm pretty confident it's going to hold up.
I need to build a hidden mount for my Expy...
#62
Still working great.
We decided to do a little exploring on a road nobody has traveled for a long time - and a river bed. I had to use the winch a couple of times. The pictures make this stuff look so easy, but we were STUCK! I would have been fine with a shorter wheelbase, but the long wheel base and running boards was a perfect recipe for high centering. My home made front winch mount and Harbor Freight winch pulled us right off the rocks without a complaint.
I didn't realize it until a couple days ago, but the passenger side running board is bent up a couple inches, so there was a lot of the trucks weight on it.
We decided to do a little exploring on a road nobody has traveled for a long time - and a river bed. I had to use the winch a couple of times. The pictures make this stuff look so easy, but we were STUCK! I would have been fine with a shorter wheelbase, but the long wheel base and running boards was a perfect recipe for high centering. My home made front winch mount and Harbor Freight winch pulled us right off the rocks without a complaint.
I didn't realize it until a couple days ago, but the passenger side running board is bent up a couple inches, so there was a lot of the trucks weight on it.
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Still no issues. I pulled a F350 dually buried to the axle out of a deep sandy wash last weekend. I tried at first to pull him with his horse trailer still attached, but it just pulled my truck because it was buried so deep, the horse trailer coupler was dragging in the sand.
Anyway, I'm pretty confident it's going to hold up.
I need to build a hidden mount for my Expy...
Anyway, I'm pretty confident it's going to hold up.
I need to build a hidden mount for my Expy...
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#73
I don't know what that statement means. Does it mean "questionable"?
I have winched with the truck anchored to a tree and stalled the winch. No cracking, breaking, bending, or twisting.
I'll let you guys know if it fails, I'm not ashamed to admit when I'm wrong.
I'll let you guys know if it fails, I'm not ashamed to admit when I'm wrong.
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http://www.i-car.com/html_pages/tech...4/091304.shtml
Many hydroformed parts on truck frame assemblies have been made from mild steel, but applications of high-strength hydroformed parts are becoming more common to provide a stronger, more rigid vehicle. The 2004 Ford F-150 and the 2004 Dodge Durango are two vehicles that are constructed with frame parts made with high-strength hydroformed steel. Also, some vehicle makers are incorporating the use of external welded-on reinforcement plates on portions of the frame to strengthen the frame assembly. The 2004 Ford F-150 is an example of a vehicle with a frame that has reinforcement plates (see Figure 6).
Some very important strength can be done by putting a spacer between the rails at the big hole in front and inserting a long bolt with washers and torque. This will help with collapse of the thin tube. Removal of the tow hooks and welding a 1/4" flat piece the width of the frame rail at the bottom will add in the structural up down bending torque of the winch then fasten the tow hooks back . This is part of a professional design for a frame mounted winch system. U have also a torque arm with UR instal to consider if U get away from a very straight pull. The problem comes in if U ever are in a position where U hitch back to UR tow hooks. Say to pull UR self out with a ****** block say hitching around something to bulky to simply hook to. Then there is the remote. They do not always work as intended, do not shut off right away. Right now UR tempting fate. Just saying to save U much. MHO.
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.50631...17331&pid=15.1
Many hydroformed parts on truck frame assemblies have been made from mild steel, but applications of high-strength hydroformed parts are becoming more common to provide a stronger, more rigid vehicle. The 2004 Ford F-150 and the 2004 Dodge Durango are two vehicles that are constructed with frame parts made with high-strength hydroformed steel. Also, some vehicle makers are incorporating the use of external welded-on reinforcement plates on portions of the frame to strengthen the frame assembly. The 2004 Ford F-150 is an example of a vehicle with a frame that has reinforcement plates (see Figure 6).
Some very important strength can be done by putting a spacer between the rails at the big hole in front and inserting a long bolt with washers and torque. This will help with collapse of the thin tube. Removal of the tow hooks and welding a 1/4" flat piece the width of the frame rail at the bottom will add in the structural up down bending torque of the winch then fasten the tow hooks back . This is part of a professional design for a frame mounted winch system. U have also a torque arm with UR instal to consider if U get away from a very straight pull. The problem comes in if U ever are in a position where U hitch back to UR tow hooks. Say to pull UR self out with a ****** block say hitching around something to bulky to simply hook to. Then there is the remote. They do not always work as intended, do not shut off right away. Right now UR tempting fate. Just saying to save U much. MHO.
http://ts4.mm.bing.net/th?id=H.50631...17331&pid=15.1
Last edited by papa tiger; 11-29-2013 at 11:20 AM.