Two winches?

[4S50]

Here are some pics of the bracket and after being painted and installed.

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[4S50]

I ran the power cable along the frame rail, held on with zip ties.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Here are some pics of the bracket and after being painted and installed.

Love it - that's ingenuity. Like the built-in look.

 

[PyrPatriot]

Love it - that's ingenuity. Like the built-in look.

I will try (eventually) to wire it along the path/outlet for the bed outlet. I dont like power cables and things needed for recovery under the vehicle, as you wont know a wire was damaged or cut until it is too late

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I'd run it up high - in our area, to keep the critters from eating and chewing it. But also for it getting scraped, dragged, iced up and that weight on it, etc.

 

[Blade1668]

I'm late on this and not a JT but I ran 2, 8K winches on my XJ rock crawler I used a Warn 20 ft cable kit for the rear a 5 ft front, a disconnect relay switch for both winches. And have jumper cables to attach either end too with out having to open good. Using HF winch n receiver mount for rear. with it I've pulled out some very stuck vehicles. My reason for the rear winch was I did a lot of off road trips by myself, snatch blocks are your friend's ( I have 3 8-10 k ones) if you have the aux switch's in your Jeep you can use one for winch disconnect relay. Then just run power cable to rear n front with out power until you need it. With snatch block you double winch pull minus 10% friction loss/safety. The"new" winch ropes aren't really new but quite a bit safer than cable unless used incorrectly. Boaters and ships have been using them quite a long time now and off roaders. With that lose weight on vehicle, no wire burs, easy to store, and floats. Shackles, snatch blocks made of polymer stronger too. A few things to think about.

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[ShadowsPapa]

I'm late on this and not a JT but I ran 2, 8K winches on my XJ rock crawler I used a Warn 20 ft cable kit for the rear a 5 ft front, a disconnect relay switch for both winches. And have jumper cables to attach either end too with out having to open good. Using HF winch n receiver mount for rear. with it I've pulled out some very stuck vehicles. My reason for the rear winch was I did a lot of off road trips by myself, snatch blocks are your friend's ( I have 3 8-10 k ones) if you have the aux switch's in your Jeep you can use one for winch disconnect relay. Then just run power cable to rear n front with out power until you need it. With snatch block you double winch pull minus 10% friction loss/safety. The"new" winch ropes aren't really new but quite a bit safer than cable unless used incorrectly. Boaters and ships have been using them quite a long time now and off roaders. With that lose weight on vehicle, no wire burs, easy to store,p don't and floats. Shackles, snatch blocks made of polymer stronger too. A few things to think about.

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You're hired - come over and set up my JT for winch on the receiver mount I got and rig up the switches. I've received almost a dozen more restoration projects this week and now don't have time to even work on my own truck or cars.

 

[Blade1668]

You're hired - come over and set up my JT for winch on the receiver mount I got and rig up the switches. I've received almost a dozen more restoration projects this week and now don't have time to even work on my own truck or cars.

I'd like to but my night job might not then I wouldn't be able to to get my next Jeep and restore mine. If I get one of jobs I applied for new JT should be in few months.., if other few to 5 years but be able to SCUBA Dive almost every day expensive hobbies.

 

[Blade1668]

I thought I'd add a few more things. You can buy the same connector as with Warn Quick connect at Granger or Amazon ECT for $8-15 in red, gray and few other colors. then make your own cables for winch or jumper cables. The connectors are used for quick connect with electric forklifts, commercial, and some welding equipment. The Warn ones have a little tab formed to stop from getting regular Anderson connectors from fitting but a quick cut can mod to fit.

 

[12BNNT]

That's why I got the receiver winch mount........ may change my mind later, but since I don't do serious stuff at this point, it gives me options. Move it where I need it, out of the way otherwise, if I'm pulling or hauling, I can leave the winch at home and save PAYLOAD.
Bed mount is a no for me - don't want to give up any bed space.

I’d have to try to find it but I have seen the attachment piece that’s basically a piece of 2” square tube with ears that you can mount to the bed of the trailer or truck bed and slide the draw bar part of the winch mount into it and secure with a draw bar pin. Mounted on the floor of the bed at the front might not be in the way too much for normal bed use when the winch isn’t in there. Of course you might have to figure out a notched piece of 4x4 post or something to run the line through so it doesn’t drag on the truck bed when reeling it in but I’m sure you could come up with something.
I was just thinking you could use it to pull a car on the trailer when the trailer is using the hitch maybe?? Or mount it on the trailer nose and be able use on the truck hitch or trailer and make the winch multi use. Tell the wife “see, it’s a multi use investment”
Just a thought..

 

[4S50]

The Anderson Connector interchangeability was a recent topic on the expedition portal forum. According to this site https://www.andersonpower.com/shop/sbr175-housing-black-keyless.html
the black connectors are keyless and can be used with any other color.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I’d have to try to find it but I have seen the attachment piece that’s basically a piece of 2” square tube with ears that you can mount to the bed of the trailer or truck bed and slide the draw bar part of the winch mount into it and secure with a draw bar pin. Mounted on the floor of the bed at the front might not be in the way too much for normal bed use when the winch isn’t in there. Of course you might have to figure out a notched piece of 4x4 post or something to run the line through so it doesn’t drag on the truck bed when reeling it in but I’m sure you could come up with something.
I was just thinking you could use it to pull a car on the trailer when the trailer is using the hitch maybe?? Or mount it on the trailer nose and be able use on the truck hitch or trailer and make the winch multi use. Tell the wife “see, it’s a multi use investment”
Just a thought..

I had thought about getting a receiver square to mount on my car hauler so I could have one winch for Jeep or trailer. But with the tilt bed, that heavy winch on the front would prevent the trailer from ever tilting unless I put a weight on the back to balance it out.
You can buy those receiver pieces because they are made to bolt to the backs of campers and such so you can pull a light boat trailer behind the camper that's behind your truck. I had one on the back of a camper I had several years ago to pull a small boat behind. It bolted to the rear bumper of the camper.

The thing about a winch in the front of the truck bed, or even up high - you have the rope or cable angled and digging into things..............

 

[Blade1668]

Kind of like this it's for mounting on bumper. One picture is of a few of my winches that can be used in 2 in receiver hitch. The top one was replaced from full time mounting on my LJ. Going above a 9k winch on it might be questionably for safety? I'd just use snatch blocks to reduce loading of center of bumper / receiver. Winch plate spreads load differently when bolted directly to them not a foot in front of.

 

[JeeperFIN]

Just finished this:

-strenghtened original receiver hitch crossmember
- Narrow drum 8000lbs winch.
- custom winch plate
- wired to aux battery in the camper
- 500A relay between start and aux batteries

 

[ChrisNLA]

If I hadn't already did the winch in a stock plastic bumper project, I'd probably try out the portable route.

Heck.

I might do it anyway. I can get another plastic bumper for free

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