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Demountable winches

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Darren:
I've just ordered my winch carrier, so should be here in a week or so :)

At the rear, the 'receiver' part of the Dixon Bate arrangement is going to be bolted to a low profile removable tow bar that I had made for my Southdown tank guard some time ago.

At the front, I've got a Terrain Master steering guard, which is basically a pair of Jack Mates with a bash plate between them. I plan to have a bracket made up that spans between the two recovery eyes and braced in the two jacking tubes to which I'll bolt a second DB receiver.

Doesn't the Jack Mate tow ball kit just fit on one side? I'd be a bit wary of using that for a winch as I don't think the mounting bolts would be up to the load.

I'd be interested to know how you've routed your wiring. Did you run both +ve and -ve right back to the battery or did you attach the -ve to the chassis nearer the back?

freeagent:
Darren, what you are planning to do is of great interest to me, as i intend to do exactly the same thing next year, i have the same steering guard as you, and am soon to have a disco parts rear bumper.
i'm going to buy a winch next year, but want it demountable, as don't want to carry it about all the time.

can you post some pics when you get your bracket made up?

i've got a cut down dixon bate bracket, ready to bolt onto my discoparts bumper when it arives... :)

Darren:
Absolutely :) When I've got it all together I'll be writing it up for my website too.

redneck:
I like the look of that system RRB, it would mean i could use a winch on several vehicles.
On the link they state there fitting is designed to take a 9000lb winch. I have been looking at cheap 12000lb winches on ebay (I know Warn & Superwinch are better but it's only for occasional recovery) because i like the idea of the larger cable it comes with, it seems to be the same dimensions as a 9000lb winch so i should think would fit, my question is do they state 9000lb because that is the max rating of the ball hitch itself  :?:
Any ideas  :?:

Darren:
I would guess it's limited more by the tow ball. Also, whilst I've been talking to various suppliers about this stuff, it was pointed out to me that a Land Rover chassis is only rated to about 3.8 tonnes. This means that strictly speaking an 11000lb/5 tonne winch (which is what I've got) is over the top, but in practice it just means it won't have to work quite as hard as a smaller one.

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