Thread: Winch on back, front or both?

Nugg_t has a winch in a cradle that he slides into the tow bar receiver.......not sure if he has used it in anger yet

Here's mine.

I also don't like the idea of a receiver mount at all.

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Here's mine.

I also don't like the idea of a receiver mount at all.

whats the mater Pete, dont you like the idea of having to open the back of your 90 and man handle a winch in some sort of a craddle, carry it around to the front on uneven ground, in slop, fit it, hook it up and then start your recovery.....sounds peachy to me

101, is a side mounted winch, outboard of the chassis rail tha runs front or back with only a 4000lb capacity. Quite a handy bit of kit, but the original vehicle was designed with it in mind from the begining. A little different to buying a defender or disco and fitting a central winch and running cables etc. Alot of stress could be applied to the chassis via the pulleys for the rope that could be not so good.

Yes it has been done, but mostly by guys that have started with a bare chassis and a central winch is a priority, which means other things take a back seat so to speak.

Petes set up is very good. Especially for what he does. ASk yourself do you need it?

Front for me, cause if I get stuck I want to keep going to where im headed. But yes rear would be good for weight.

Originally Posted by CJT

This is what I have been working on.

Front XROX bar with 9500lb winch with air freespool and in-cab controls



Rear winch bar I designed to similar dimensions as the front XROX to house a 9500lb winch with air freespool and in-cab controls (Still needs some more work to complete).



Swapped tail lights to D2a units and wired LED reverse lights into the rear bar.

I'll bite. How much for a rear bar? It's exactly what I have draw on a napkin for mine to match the xrox I have.