rokhound wrote:If you end up using one of these setups (and I think they are bloody good, beats the hell out of hanging a winch on the truck that is always 1/2 farked when you go actually use it), make sure that you build a whole new draw bar set up that is bolted on in double shear (through both walls of your chassis rails) and with well attached crush tubes. Also make sure the whole frame has the living shit gusseted out of it.
Then you need a real good, high amp (like 300+, depending on winch) plug set up and leads to match.
The cradle is the easiest bit of the whole exercise.
Cheers for the heads up. I am yet to make the front end reciever on my truck but the rear end has a reciever for the tow bar.. i was just gonna use that.. by the sounds of it some bracing could be in order
Have purchased some beefy beefy (weilding) power cable and forklift battery quick release connectors (meant to be rated to 500amps)
And yep.. i like the idea you can take your winch off and store it in the garage when not in use.. plus the fact that you can winch backwards as well as forwards.
