My new winch

[Wild Thing]

Just fitted my new winch on the surf, bit of a compromise as my wife wouldn't let me remove the bumper and bullbar and fit a winch bumper cos she likes the look of it as it is, tut tut.
So I made a craddle for the winch out of 5mm thickness stainless steel, which fits snugly under the bumper and between the bullbar then mounted my new 10000lb winch inside it.
I fixed the solenoid box under the bonnet and the control wire socket on the front grill.
I'm gonna go out tomorrow and try it out (wife reckons i'm a big kid lol)
Here are some pics, what do you think ???

[dave.j.robbo]

Nice tidy job!! Looks good.

You seem to have reduced the approach angle a bit, tho...

[Taliesins]

Cool very nice looking job.
More details would be nice

[Woodzie]

DROOL!!!!!!!! Now it needs liftingCos if you ever do the plain it 'll be full of mud at that level

[joker??]

nice one gary !! might have to use in sept lol

[stormforce]

nice one gary !! might have to use in sept lol

and a chainsaw

Mind you dont do what a landy owner did.Attach the winch to a rotten tree and now he's got a V shaped roof

[Wild Thing]

Here are the plans I drew up for the craddle.

[M35A2]

That's a real tidy job, looks great. Maybe you could sell a few of those to the mud brigade??

[The Lovely Boyo]

Here are the plans I drew up for the craddle.

Now wait just a moment. Nobody likes a smart ar*e, and those plans are way beyond anything we normally work to.

Where's the back of the fag packet? Old bit of oily paper found under the seat? Old carboard box as a template?

Cracking job mate, get down to the Run to the Sun and we can all get a closer look.

[Wild Thing]

Now wait just a moment. Nobody likes a smart ar*e, and those plans are way beyond anything we normally work to.

Where's the back of the fag packet? Old bit of oily paper found under the seat? Old carboard box as a template?

Cracking job mate, get down to the Run to the Sun and we can all get a closer look.

We are going to the RTTS and looking forward to seeing you all !!!!

[surfenstein]

nice bit of fabrication work,looks good

[Woodzie]

I will get stuck on the rtts i just know it as i am not going to use the M/T's to go there


After seeing the pics on the RTTS thread i think i will have to take them somehow

[stormforce]

I will get stuck on the rtts i just know it as i am not going to use the M/T's to go there

the worst place on the o/r site is in the wooded area.Hopefully there will be some rain to fill the pit up a bit but it might be a bit tight for a surf tho.I will see if i got a pic of the pit and post it up

[Wild Thing]

looks like we need to do a rain dance or pray for rain even though i'm not religious

[stormforce]

the rain we've had down here today and last night i think the site will be water logged