Got my new bumper on

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After seeing it on a few other members' rigs, I went for the Rugged Ridge HD full width.

Paired it with the RR Trekker 10k

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This is my happy place:

 

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Had help

 

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Final product looks amazing:

 

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Immediately had to go try it out with Boonie:

 

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Here's where things get weird.... umm anyone know what the hell is going on here? My line was tied on to the drum, end totally frayed, with this smashed to shit thimble doing nothing. And what looks like steel cable gouges in the drum.

 

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Then after inspecting it today, it looks like the winch plate was flexing during recovery and pulled the winch into the bumper frame. yes all the bolts are tight

 

[Benbean66]

Here's where things get weird.... umm anyone know what the hell is going on here? My line was tied on to the drum, end totally frayed, with this smashed to shit thimble doing nothing. And what looks like steel cable gouges in the drum.

That sucks... Looks like someone said "Eff it, it'll hold" at 4:59 on a Friday...
I'd be on the phone and/or email the company you got it from...

 

[dmwphoto]

man that sux. Even if they give you a new winch (they should) you get to do it all over again.....

 

[WILDHOBO]

Final product looks amazing:

Great work. A friend has the same bumper. Looks great.

 

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That sucks... Looks like someone said "Eff it, it'll hold" at 4:59 on a Friday...
I'd be on the phone and/or email the company you got it from...

They don't have Fridays in China. Or working hours... ?‍

 

[Benbean66]

They don't have Fridays in China. Or working hours... ?‍

Fair enough... ?

 

[rharr]

Was that how you found it when you unspooled it? Or did you try using it fully unspooled and the rope pulled out.

The thimble is just to hold rope while winding. You can take a piece of copper tubing 3/8ish ID and jamb the rope in half way, crush it in a vice, then crush the other end of the tube flat with the vice, drill a hole in the flat end and reattach to the spool.

Looks like the winch was sitting a ware house and someone had the smart idea cable winches don't sell and respooled with syth rope to move the product.

 

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Great work. A friend has the same bumper. Looks great.

Thanks! and of course the age old question.... why did I wait so long to do this

Was that how you found it when you unspooled it? Or did you try using it fully unspooled and the rope pulled out.

The thimble is just to hold rope while winding. You can take a piece of copper tubing 3/8ish ID and jamb the rope in half way, crush it in a vice, then crush the other end of the tube flat with the vice, drill a hole in the flat end and reattach to the spool.

Looks like the winch was sitting a ware house and someone had the smart idea cable winches don't sell and respooled with syth rope to move the product.

I made 2 recoveries with it earlier in the day just fine. On our way out of the mountains I went to re-spool & tension the line. Unspooled it without any load and the line just fell out at the end.

The copper tube is a good idea, but shouldn't have to do that on a new winch. I'd be fine if the manufacturer/vendor sent me a proper thimble.

 

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Had a custom lanyard made for the wireless remote! Inverted the colors so it'd be more visible

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