iamsuperbleeder

is it just me, or does that winch jutting out there like that look MASSIVE on the front of a Toy!

that's awesome man, props!

drgreen

I just put one on my 91 Hilux Surf, I used it just to try it and it seems fine. I don't trust the solenoid to the elements though. I was thinking of getting longer cables because the ones that come with the solenoid are like 12" long and putting it under the hood or even in the cabin. Right now I have it mounted on my pushbar beside the winch because of cable length. Otherwise great winch, got it for $260 from 4wheelparts.com

Fixxxer247

Nice man, looks good.

toyospearo

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!!!
I love that bumper design.
Great looking truck!!

NorCrawler

those skinny boggers look sooooo weird. haha how wide are those? they look like they are squished to me. (i have the 14.5" wide version) hahah

nice bumper! get a cover for that winch! i have the same winch and it does rust and fade.

laxyoat99

nice bumper yo looks clean the rig looks tough with that on it

91FREERUNNER

Love that bumper man Im looking to get the same winch and built myself a bumper... I got a bluepoint 110v mig with argon/c02 gas think that will be able to do strong enought welds for that?? I would appreciate some details on that bumper

TOYOTA 1

i mounted it exactly like this http://clean4x4.com/fror.htm except i have a 3" BL and this guy has a 1".

heres the links with the pics i used to help guide me threw the build.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=137671
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f109...bumper-143194/

mine came out pretty much the same. i changed a few things, like i used square stock instead of channel. i changed the angle out on the ends(i didn't like how theres was pointy). i also didn't put in blinkers, thought about it but decided to fab them into my corner lights. and the last thing i changed was centering my fair lead, theres is off to one side. if you need more pics than that, let me know!

heres the measurements for the raw material.

1. 6' of 3x4x3/16 square tube stock, 2' for the center section, and the rest i used to come around the ends.(i had a lil left over)
2. two 2' pieces of 3x6x3/16 square tube stock, one for each side of center section.
3. 2'x2'x1/4 plate, for the bump out that half the winch, and fair lead mounts to.
4. 2'x4'x3/16 plate, for boxing in and around the bump out, the bottom of the bumper, and to cap the ends by the wheel well.
5. two 5"x6"X5/16 plate, for bracketing(the 2 pieces that the bolts go threw.
6.1'x1'x1/2" plate, for the uprights that my shackles are going threw.
7. and one of these, http://frontrangeoffroadfab.com/nfos...62c0175a6d1caf

but i made my own.

OK i think thats it lol.

thanks, yea i think if i move the controller box to the side, and switch to a hawse style fair lead it will look a lil better.

$260 wow, did you get the lifetime warranty? how long ago? is it the new style one with the 5.5hp series wound motor?

i paid $344

TOYOTA 1

thanks..

thanks toyo, your SA is looking sweet also!

there a 10.50.. ive been looking at new tires. just waiting on the cash

thanks. i have been looking for a universal cover but cant find one.
the SB ones are not out yet.

TOYOTA 1

thanks, i hope its as tough as it looks

thanks.. all the 110v welders i have seen were for sheet metal. there should be a guide type thing on the welder somwhere that will tell you how thick of metal you can weld with it. imo it sounds to small. i used a 220v lincoln with gas it worked great.

91FREERUNNER

Think im gunna have to borrow my buddys welder then lol hes got a lincoln 220v with the gas I should have a winch end of the month if not begining of next and thats when ill figure out my plan....might just get a trail gear mount and make something off that...

olharleyman

I think if you added a mount from the side of the bumper to the lower mount it would give you a lot more strength and make it a bit stronger if hit or pulled from the side.
like this

TOYOTA 1

good idea! thats pretty much what i had in mind.

if i need more(which is possible) I'm going to come off those body mounts in the direction similar to your red line, but not as far out.

I'm itching to try this setup under a big load.

SR5

your truck looks awesome, exp with those skinny tires

Junkers88

If that thing has the same mounting pattern as a warn then I know what I'm getting for Christmas. I think it'll look good on my MC bumper.

Great job on the bumper by the way and I love how the truck looks.

TOYOTA 1

thanks.. wanna buy me some wider ones? lol jk.

thanks man.. im not sure about warn, but the mounting pattern on the SB is 10"x4.5"

BMC

Yes it has the same mounting pattern as the warn. It will definitely fit in your MC bumper.

TOYOTA 1

OK. so i went snow wheelin yesterday, pics here https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f100...-heavy-161811/ had lots of fun. got stuck a few times and got to try out the bumper and winch. the first 2 times were normal pulls (nothing serious).

pull 1. as you can see i was high centered.




so i used my buddy's truck as an anchor point.





the winch didn't even know it was being used, neither did the bumper. they both handled that with ease.

pull 2. came upon a downed tree, went to go around it (didn't look that bad) made it about 4 feet then i got stuck. my right front tire was digging into the bank/ditch pretty hard, + my axles were sitting on snow.




that was a harder pull than the first, again the combo performed flawlessly!

pull 3. this time i used it to unstick my buddy's rig. he went down a steep lil hill. each time he tried to come back up he just kept working himself further down. until eventually he was stuck.







that one was a pretty hard pull, the winch bogged down some but never came close to stopping. my bumper held up fine, although i did see some minor flexing. the way the cable was ran(down hill to my buddy) it put my bumper in pretty much worst case scenario, angle/leverage wise. I'm going to build some brackets to utilize the factory bumper mounts, that added strength will make it bomb proof. having said that, i believe if i didn't have a 3"BL there would be no need for any reinforcing because there would be way less leverage to be applied! anyway there will be many more tests to come. so we will see how long she will last before i need to use that warranty

Junkers88

WELL DONE!!!! I guess you're glad you bought the winch eh? I would like to recommend placing a blanket or something on the winch cable between the pull points so if it does snap the blanket will help stop the cable from snapping very far towards your rig and possibly hurting someone. I saw one go through a back window years ago with enough force to snap the passenger side seat in half, would have killed the driver had it been a couple of feet over.

Oh and those photo's convinced me to buy that same winch, come next month I'm owning one. Thanks!!!!!

TOYOTA 1

yes, it is a very nice x-mas gift...

i agree 100% on the blanket idea, next time there will be somthing on there!

np, and i think you will be happy with it!... i am, so far.