winch 4 hilux

stan · Post by **stan** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 10:19 am

i am going to mount a warn 9000 winch on my hilux but not sure to mount on front or up under flat deck,its a 95 doublecab and would be a lot easier to mount under the rear altho not sure on disadvantages (any ideas would be nice) also if mounted on front whats the best and tidiest way to do it, i am a panelbeater so chopping and fabricating not to much problem

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:14 am

I have a reciever on the front of my Cruiser that I fit the winch into, that way the winch is carried in the back, you don't have the winch in the water and mud all the time and no extra weight sticking out the front.
Just slide it in Plug in the cables and all ready to go, remove when finished and stow in back. you can also fit a reciever to the rear, run extra cables to the back and the winch can be used front and back.
H2olva ( Jason ) has the same set up and somewhere on here he has photos that someone may find for you.

Another plus of this method is people don't know you have a winch so you don't get called on to do all the winching.

FULL OF GOOD IDEAS,

FITZY.

Smurf · Post by **Smurf** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:28 pm

stan wrote:i am going to mount a warn 9000 winch on my hilux but not sure to mount on front or up under flat deck,its a 95 doublecab and would be a lot easier to mount under the rear altho not sure on disadvantages (any ideas would be nice) also if mounted on front whats the best and tidiest way to do it, i am a panelbeater so chopping and fabricating not to much problem

I'd consider mid-mounting it under the deck, behind the cab. That way you can run the cable to the rear, through a pulley then run it to the front through a tube /pulley. That way you get to use the winch from both ends(albeit a double line pull at the rear). You should be able to protect it from a fair amount of mud etc under there too, by using a skid plate.

Smokeys set up with a removable hitch is a good idea too. That way you can set up a mates truck the same way and move the winch from truck to truck as needed.

stan · Post by **stan** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:53 pm

yeah that sounds like a good option being able to take it off easy if not needed but if any1 has some pics of any winch setups please put them up if not too much of a problem just for some ideas...thanks

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:37 pm

i have mine right at the back, in my opinion, the only way to go, if you have an email i could send you a pic as i dont know how to put one on here

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:45 pm

swampa wrote:blah blah blah......... if you have an email i could send you a pic as i dont know how to put one on here

about time to find out how to stick your photos on so we can all see them

follow DB's dummys guide to posting photos :wink:

http://offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php ... opic&t=237

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 3:53 pm

one day

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 6:08 pm

Put in the back,passenger side- bloody easy to do.don't know how to post photos ethier.

stan · Post by **stan** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:54 pm

cool thanks i will mount at rear of vehicle but need to work out how to run cable up to front so can pull forward and also if needed can pull backwards somehow as well

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:53 pm

If anyone has pic's of a removable winch mount I would love to see them.
If you don't know how to post pic's PM me and I will give you my email
Thanks

stan · Post by **stan** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:32 am

yeah me too,would like to see how others do it

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 4:12 pm

Just mount a roller on the chassie crossmember( the one with the driveshaft hanger bearing on it)and make a little roller fairlead on the bull bar, dont run the rope through a pipe.Have no hook on the rope just a spliced eye that way if you want to pull back wards you just pull the rope out of the fair leader /roller and run the rope straight out the back! through another fair leader if you like

stan · Post by **stan** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:35 pm

thats exactly what i was thinking cheers and the roller idea is a good 1

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:37 pm

you need to have it further foward so it spools on even, as at that distance it will bunch up

stan · Post by **stan** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:00 pm

oh ok thats a bugger

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:01 pm

you can keep it quite simple, will you be at the gore rally next weekend stan

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:15 pm

I disagree ,mount the winch as far back as you can and the rope will 'lay' onto the drum nicely.

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:16 pm

is yours

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:23 pm

the roller or whatever you use needs to be further forward, and the winch as far back

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:37 pm

Winch and Receiver as fitted to my Cruiser, more Photos in my album:
SMOKEY, page 45.

FITZY.

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:28 pm

i have haman reese style reciver hitches front and back on my ln130 surf, it works great and saves those embarising moments where you have a front mount winch and can only recover the 4wd backwards. saved me a few times. rick at 4wd acc in chch did the job for me and it is very strong. being able to pull out my hilux and a swb safari attached on the back with a strop out of the waimak using a 4 peg and flat bar ground anchor. pics in my album of winch mounting and other missions. search user albums under- Hilux-Happy-Steve[/img]

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:44 pm

hulux-happy wrote:i have haman reese style reciver hitches front and back on my ln130 surf, it works great and saves those embarising moments where you have a front mount winch and can only recover the 4wd backwards. saved me a few times.

That looks great ...
What have you done with your front No.plate ??

stan · Post by **stan** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:56 pm

probably wont be at gore rally altho would definatly like to be there but got too much on my plate at the moment

hulux-happy · Post by **hulux-happy** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:33 pm

dazza85 wrote:
hulux-happy wrote:i have haman reese style reciver hitches front and back on my ln130 surf, it works great and saves those embarising moments where you have a front mount winch and can only recover the 4wd backwards. saved me a few times.

That looks great ...
What have you done with your front No.plate ??

cheers, the plate just mounts on the bullbar under lights. just not on in pics.

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