Milemarker hydraulic winch install

[Jafa]

Yer I know, I should be working on my Hilux but the opportunity to go out on one of our rare "hard yakka" trips club means I am going to install my Milemaker hyd winch into my Zook. Originally this was to be the Hilux's winch, but its nowhere near doing the job. So into the zook it goes, Oh by the way the trip is this weekend, so I'll be flat out, and doing it a little rougher than normal Here goes.....

Bits removed.....



Leaves a big hole....



To be filled in with this!



Here we go with the ole cardboard winch bar



Milling the rope slot and mounting holes



Thats better, real steel!!



Fits quite nice, would've liked to get it lower, but the steering box is in teh way



Pump will be driven off the crank, rather than a vee belt, and the radiator will be on the rear deck

[mroffroader]

MINT!......more pics of the whole zook please! want to see how it looks

[safari_mulisha]

loving the gas it out cut it up approach....
good work

[Sadam_Husain]

Is that pump going to be enough to run the winch, it looks the same as my power steer pump?

[Jafa]

Is that pump going to be enough to run the winch, it looks the same as my power steer pump?

Its what came with the winch, it aint gonna be a 300ft/min monster, specs as follows

Performance Specifications 3.5 GPM@1500 PSI
Layer of Cable - ft/min -Low Gear - (High Gear)
1 - 5.65 (31)

2 - 6.43 (36)

3 - 7.41 (42)

4 - 8.58 (48)

[Shane]

Oh by the way the trip is this weekend, so I'll be flat out, and doing it a little rougher than normal Here goes.....





Milling the rope slot and mounting holes

MMmm I see what you mean.......getting quite rough there arent we

[Jafa]

wheeeeell it was up getting the holes anyway, so I thought 'what the hell, mill the slot out. least its not on the CNC!

[monaro427]

what size(thickness-6mm?) plate steel have you used for the base and the front for your winch mount, p.s. those engine mounts arrived cheers for that

[Jafa]

Well is starting to come together. Slight change of plans, was going to drive the pump off the crank, but no room, couldn't find a coupling short enough, so its gonna be driven wit a vee belt.

Made a couple of pulleys




mounted the winch and sorted the hydraulic lines etc



Whipped up a bracket and pivot etc to hold the pump








will sort this end on Sat


Finally some pics of the whole zook for MrO Looks wrong without a rear on it
When I get my shite together and finish my tube bender, I'll tube it out in the back, make a deck and rollbar etc

[Jafa]

Well got it all done, made it to the trip, had a ball, and the zook went without a hitch all day. Winch is really good, hauled the zook no worries, and pulled heavy cruisers and Hilux's no worries, no flat batteries, no broken shear pins or uni's, unlike the other trucks on the trip, all in all a worthwhile exercise

Hilift mount


Radiator mount


few pics from the trip to come

[Jafa]

Ready to roll


Theres a zook down there somewhere


Ahh there it is

[rokhound]

Looking good Jafa.
And if you keep on hauling 80 series' with that zuk, I reckon you will turn her into a LWB

[Jafa]

Looking good Jafa.
And if you keep on hauling 80 series' with that zuk, I reckon you will turn her into a LWB

Lol that was mentioned at the time!

[Clint]

Sorry, but that fabrication work is nowhere NEAR rangi enough to be installed on a Suzuki bush truck. I suggest you go re-do it to a more appropriate standard!

Nah, nice work!

Clint

[meatc]

Man I wish I had your shop and fab skill sto go with it. Nice work.

quick what is the orange/pinky/red pipe you used for the radiator hose Did you use it radiator to engine or just between some steel pipes that cant be seen

cheers

[turoa]

ROFL, Nice half doors, I would have expected better from you

[Jafa]

ROFL, Nice half doors, I would have expected better from you

yer not my best work, but wasnt high on the priority list, had to get it going for the weekend