mid mounting winches

[kaney]

have had a look through here and could find a couple of pics but has anyone done this to a hilux that can post up some ideas or pictures.....or just any general input would be appreciated

[kaney]

found some other pictures

[monstr]

Hi mate i would think real hard about rear mounting a winch unless it was only a back up one ,We spent along time checking out the pros and cons of doing it but came to the conclusion the only real advantage was a better approach angle ,Up here in the NI quite a few of the winch challenge trucks have rear mounted winches and after watching them over the last few years it seem 90% of the time when the rope breaks it recoils back through the guide tubes making it a bitch to get it back through the tubes while your normally buried in mud also you have probems if you have to tie a knot as it wont feed through the guides ,also seen a few having trouble when the rope jams on the drum ,its a bit hard to be at the front of the truck pulling and to see whats happining with the winch in the rear .just my thoughts..Steve
Ps and yes i do have a rear mounted winch but it is only our back up for blonde moments

[rangimotors]

hmmm that gives me something to think about, as i was planning on going mid behind the cab as well, i can't tuck mine in at the front caus the radiator has to sit so far forward due to a long supra engine and didn't want it hanging way out front..
any further comments or pro's and con's from others would be cool

[philux]

thanks for that monstr. Just like rangimotors I have a supra but have the added bonus with the radiator in the back. But I have been told that you really want the winch as close to the battery as you can (correct????) . and as my battery is in behind the cab it makes logical sense to mid mount.....I think


EDIT: kaney under phils name

[monstr]

Hi Yes your right regarding the shorter the leads the better i went to BOC welding supplies and got the largest welding cables they had and used that ,also not so much of an issue for me as im running 24v through a 12v winch ,Cheers

[cool__bananas]

our winch is in the back and we have never had a problem with it, it is really good because it gets alot of weight off the front so you can get better weight distribution

[lilpigzuk]

used to be a awesome build thread on UK on a guys Ibex, but its been lost in internet world, basics are here....

http://www.4wdonline.com/Foers/Winch.html

[Chopper01]

I would be behind winch mid mounting the cab , I cant see it being a problem it is a much better place for it and the cable will spool back on the drum alot straighter than haveing it on the uront of the turuck

[gimmemud]

thanks for that monstr. Just like rangimotors I have a supra but have the added bonus with the radiator in the back. But I have been told that you really want the winch as close to the battery as you can (correct????) . and as my battery is in behind the cab it makes logical sense to mid mount.....I think


EDIT: kaney under phils name

For the battery position in respect to the winch it doesn't really matter as long as the cable is big enough so you don't get a volt drop. You can get big cable from an electrical wholesaler bigger than welding cable if req'd.