heres another of the warn winch bumper

 

Heres the front winch bumper I made..





I used 3/16 plate and it holds a 12,000 lb Warn

 

That looks fantastic.

 

I used 3/16 plate and it holds a 12,000 lb Warn[/quote]
Wait till your 12000 comes through that front bumper when a big dodge is real stuck. I used1/4 on mine and broke the drum supports out of my 1988 model warn 12000 cause the twisting action from the rotation. I asked warn to warranty the parts and they asked me a bunch of questions then said "We recommend 5/16 thick mounting flanges on those big commercial grade winches and atleast 6 bolts to mount them, preferably 8 though." I welded some more flat bar across the top to get some more bolts in mine after the repair.

 

Great job on that bumper, is there a write up on it?

 

Just so you know the winch is mounted on a 5x5x3/8 thick angle that replacedthe front crossmember. It aint going nowhere!

 

Yeah I do have a write up. Heres a link. I made out of cardboard first to get an idea of shape and style I wanted..

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...per-build.html

O and if you wanna check out the thread where I make recovery points to aid in a roll over situation using both winches

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...-recovery.html

 

73 ford guy, Great work. Fits the lines of the truck well, looks strong and doesn't stand out like it shouldn't belong on the truck. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

can one of you guys tell me what kind of dims are needed for the winch location? I'm gonna build a bumper, but it will be a while before I actually buy the winch and don't want to redo it. Specifically, if you consider the winch to be a block, what h, w and d do I need to leave clear. I'm not too worried about bolt hole locations, unless they are the same on all winches.

 

Figure out what winch you would like to run. Then look at their specs. For example.
Warn Industries - Jeep, Truck & SUV Winches: VR12000

 

cool, thanks