Winch Bumper questions
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Winch Bumper questions
Ok guys, I am wondering about winch bumpers (obviously). I would like to know what you have and what it can handle. And or, how difficult it would be to construct one on my own which would be able to handle a 12000lb winch. A friend of mine gut stuck the other day and couldn't move at all after hours of shoveling and yanking. This and other trips have led me to desire a winch so that even solo I need not worry.
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Yeah maybe not that big, it's just my friends all have full sizes and I'm the runt with the Hilux. My thoughts were mainly if I should buy one or make one.
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Ok guys, I am wondering about winch bumpers (obviously). I would like to know what you have and what it can handle. And or, how difficult it would be to construct one on my own which would be able to handle a 12000lb winch. A friend of mine gut stuck the other day and couldn't move at all after hours of shoveling and yanking. This and other trips have led me to desire a winch so that even solo I need not worry.
Just cause you get a winch doesn't mean you will be able to get out of every situation. Practice other recovery techniques and maybe take other lines to avoid get stuck alone. It happened to me a few times in Alaska...even with a winch it still took a 6x6's PTO winch to get my butt out of some muskeg...
With a 12000lb winch sure you can pull out a F350 on 42's buried to his axles but you are all running the risk of damaging your frame. No Pizza or 6 pack of beer is worth wrecking your truck....
Have you heard of a snatch block?? Sure it makes for a slow pull speed but it also works on the pulley principle (doubles your capacity for those times you might need it) also helps you get line pulls to secure objects etc...
I believe they are rated to 9500(couldn't get on to trail-gear.com website down??) the front frame of Toyota trucks are stout but....
To the OP: Here is 12 pages of Toyota Front Winch Bumpers
http://www.badlandbumpers.com
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The winch mount is about $130 or so plus shipping. they are making some cool winch bumpers now based on the mount for around $350. Their website is still down (@ least for me, my wife probably blocked it).
It is a good peice of equipment...
that front reciever mount has come in handy:
It is a good peice of equipment...
that front reciever mount has come in handy:
Last edited by dropzone; 10-27-2008 at 12:54 PM. Reason: added a pic
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