Thread: Tigerz11 Grande 12000LB winch, D2 2003 TD5, ARB Bull bar, Installation Query

Originally Posted by rstevensen

Thanks about the tips on the Control Box, I will see if I can find room under the bonnet (maybe where the jack sits). I bought the winch with the DYNEEMA rope, should bit a little lighter.

Cheers,
Romy

When I had my winch on my V8 D2A I had the control box mounted where the computer is on the TD5 in the battery compartment and it was a perfect fit. Couldn't do it with the TD5 because of the computer. I know some guys relocate the computer out of the battery box but to be honest I'd rather have my computer protected in there than the winch controller. I ended up with the controller on ARB bar with the TD5 as I just didn't have any room under the bonnet for it. ARB have a V shaaped bracket they use when mounting winch trotrol boxes on there bars. if you use 1 you can tilt the box upwards. If you use one it will tilt the box upwards. If you bolt two together the box will be level again aand the plug is then high enough on mine to cleaar the bottom bar on the Bull Bar. When I asked the local ARB about the brackets they just gave me two.

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

My least favourite job so far
I secured my fairlead with the bottom two bolts, and had to muck around cutting some longer bolts to length, as the stock ones were too short and the long ones were two long!
It can be quite fiddly, and I'm still yet to hook up the control box, as I too would like to have it underneath the bonnet as opposed to on the bar.
My advice would be to take it off, as it's insanely heavy (particularly if you have steel cable).
Definitely a 2 person job IMHO.
Cheers
Muppet

Seeing you need to re-spool the wire under load - Take it off.
Makes lifting the winch much easier

Attach the wires to the motor before lifting into place.
Then lift up and put a bolt through from the front to hold it.

Easy 1 person job - Perhaps some Weetbix for Breakfast

Originally Posted by AndyW

When I had my winch on my V8 D2A I had the control box mounted where the computer is on the TD5 in the battery compartment and it was a perfect fit. Couldn't do it with the TD5 because of the computer. I know some guys relocate the computer out of the battery box but to be honest I'd rather have my computer protected in there than the winch controller. I ended up with the controller on ARB bar with the TD5 as I just didn't have any room under the bonnet for it. ARB have a V shaaped bracket they use when mounting winch trotrol boxes on there bars. if you use 1 you can tilt the box upwards. If you use one it will tilt the box upwards. If you bolt two together the box will be level again aand the plug is then high enough on mine to cleaar the bottom bar on the Bull Bar. When I asked the local ARB about the brackets they just gave me two.

I just went a different Albright control pack... Water sealed...

Originally Posted by Tombie

Seeing you need to re-spool the wire under load - Take it off.
Makes lifting the winch much easier

Attach the wires to the motor before lifting into place.
Then lift up and put a bolt through from the front to hold it.

Easy 1 person job - Perhaps some Weetbix for Breakfast

You mean take the winch off or the wire?
Dyneema rope was on my christmas list.
It's all in place now, buggered if I'm taking it off again
I did all the mounting by myself, just makes it a bit easier to put the bar back on if you've got a mate and a hoist, getting close to 100kg you know

Take wire off winch.
Leave bar on
Lift winch into bar.
Attach bolts
Feed wire through and attach
Spool under load

That way u aren't juggling 100+ kg

Originally Posted by Tombie

That way u aren't juggling 100+ kg

Yeah, then its only 90kgs, easy I will send my 10 yr old son around !!

Even with the use of a trolley jack or some other lifting device it would still be a difficult job by your self I think.

Taking the wire off is a good idea, the dyema rope is a lot lighter so might not be worth taking off.

George

What winch do you guys have that weighs 100kgs

100KG is bar and winch combo.
Tigerz 12000lb with steel cable is around 45KG, ARB bar is 60KG.
Cheers for that Tombie.