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  1. 23rd April 2018, 10:47 AM #1
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    Winch Mount Direct to Chassis D4 - Is mounting to Bullbar a no no?

    I have been told by the proprietor of a bespoke independant Landrover servicer in Perth that it is unwise to mount a winch direct to the bull bar, EVEN Winch/airbag compatible ones. The reason being that the winch puts too much strain on the crumple cans built into the bar/ vehicle. He says they should only be fitted directly to the chassis (aka the Devon 4 x 4 tyre discreet mounts I assume). He has seen vehicles with droopy bars caused by distorted cans... and no-one wants a droopy bar do they..<br><br>Any thoughts anybody?<br><br>Seems the discreet mounts may not work in conjunction with a bar?
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  2. 23rd April 2018, 11:15 AM #2
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    What a load of BS.... Winch Mount Direct to Chassis D4 - Is mounting to Bullbar a no no?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    What a load of BS.... Winch Mount Direct to Chassis D4 - Is mounting to Bullbar a no no?
    I agree, total "Codswallop".
    Winch bars are designed to carry and use a winch from.
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  4. 23rd April 2018, 11:29 AM #4
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    Thanks, that's what I thought... just a bit taken aback when he said this this morning when I dropped it in for service. These guys are considered the ducks nuts so far as LR service goes in WA, and by a lot of AULRO members.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boggs View Post
    Thanks, that's what I thought... just a bit taken aback when he said this this morning when I dropped it in for service. These guys are considered the ducks nuts so far as LR service goes in WA, and by a lot of AULRO members.
    Who are we talking about here?
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    The D3/4 bull bar mounts are solid to the chassis with no crush cans as such like earlier models.
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    I have an ARB winchbar fitted to my D2a and it came with crush cans, I have used it plenty of times and my bar isn't "saggy".
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  8. 23rd April 2018, 12:10 PM #8
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    When fitted correctly, none of them have any rotation issues.

    D3/4 certainly can’t rotate once mounted correctly.
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  9. 23rd April 2018, 12:16 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Boggs View Post
    Thanks, that's what I thought... just a bit taken aback when he said this this morning when I dropped it in for service. These guys are considered the ducks nuts so far as LR service goes in WA, and by a lot of AULRO members.
    Has a winch mount in stock he wants to get rid of I presume? Winch Mount Direct to Chassis D4 - Is mounting to Bullbar a no no?
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