Do you use a winch cover?

[Deadeye]

I have a synthetic line, and my winch is pretty recessed in to the bumper, with the solenoid sitting over the spool.

mostly wondering about winter exposure.

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[Rockchucker]

I use one

 

[AzRob]

Bought one yesterday.... Amazon Prime delivery tomorrow. The AZ sun is brutal on everything. Ive read that UV is one of the top things to damage a synthetic line so my choice was easy.

 

[dreston]

No cover. I just clean it when I'm done off-roading.

 

[Aberk]

I'd like to. I tried, but there little to no clearance around my winch and the bumper so I had to return the cover.

 

[Jeeptruck]

I fabricated one a couple of months ago. I have synthetic and didn’t like it exposed all the time. I added some weatherstripping under the plate to keep crap from the road from getting underneath it.
I didn’t like the bags but I never found a steel cover made for the factory steel bumper???

 

[Mtpisgah]

@Jeeptruck that looks great. But how do you get to the release lever to spool out?

I do not use a cover. We have enough rain and humidity here that it is a tough decision. Use one and protect it, or use one and the line might stay wet since the cover will hold the damp in.

 

[JCC]

I fabricated one a couple of months ago. I have synthetic and didn’t like it exposed all the time. I added some weatherstripping under the plate to keep crap from the road from getting underneath it.
I didn’t like the bags but I never found a steel cover made for the factory steel bumper???

That is awesome, I'd buy that in a heartbeat. I have the same bumper and have yet to find a cover that I can get to stay on at highway speeds.

 

[MarkN]

I have Synthetic rope and live in NM where the sun is harsh on everything. So I keep it covered.

Mark

 

[Jeeptruck]

@Jeeptruck that looks great. But how do you get to the release lever to spool out?

I do not use a cover. We have enough rain and humidity here that it is a tough decision. Use one and protect it, or use one and the line might stay wet since the cover will hold the damp in.

The winch is a smittybuilt H2O 12k# with a warn mounting plate. I built the plate to where I can still barely reach under to move the lever, but if I am doing something where I might use it I switch the five factory bolts out for two thumbscrew M8 bolts.
I was also concerned like you about holding moisture in with a bag. I’ve had propane grilles rot out faster by them holding moisture in with a grill cover so I don’t use the covers anymore.

 

[Jeeptruck]

That is awesome, I'd buy that in a heartbeat. I have the same bumper and have yet to find a cover that I can get to stay on at highway speeds.

Yeah I can’t believe no one makes a steel cover for the stock bumper. But I guess it only works well if you remote mount the box under the hood and not enough people do that?

 

[Mtpisgah]

If you started selling them I might buy one for my wife’s JL. I want to relocate the the box on it (smittybuilt also) and on the Warn on my JT. The JT has an LOD bumper so it would be a little more work to make a cover I think.

 

[GoFastJTR]

I fabricated one a couple of months ago. I have synthetic and didn’t like it exposed all the time. I added some weatherstripping under the plate to keep crap from the road from getting underneath it.
I didn’t like the bags but I never found a steel cover made for the factory steel bumper???

You should sell these and take my money!

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