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I don’t think there’s anything stout enough for a winch mount other than the puck system in a pickup bed. And the middle of a pickup bed isn’t the best place for a winch to be useful.
We made our own winch / gin pole bed for a F-350 in the early ‘80s with an electric winch and it was very handy to use in plant process areas.
What are you trying to do with the winch? My first thought would be a hitch mounted set up but it depends on what you are trying to accomplish.
Bob
Bob
Appreciate the response. This will assist getting light loads up a ramp and into the 8 foot bed, nowhere near the 2,000 limit of the winch. I will hope to locate under the tool box and watch that I don't come in contact with tail gate or end of the bed.
My first idea is to mount on a wood platform and look for a way to have it use wheel wells as a stop or maybe use a set of bed fastener. I learned that bed fasteners are single use, that will add a few dollars to removing.
I don’t think there’s anything stout enough for a winch mount other than the puck system in a pickup bed. And the middle of a pickup bed isn’t the best place for a winch to be useful.
We made our own winch / gin pole bed for a F-350 in the early ‘80s with an electric winch and it was very handy to use in plant process areas.
Keeping my platform in place for light duty only, makes me wonder if I could build a frame that tries to extend up to bed rails to manage upward platform movement. I am still planning the layout, hope to do this without over designing. Thanks for your input .
Bob
Appreciate the response. This will assist getting light loads up a ramp and into the 8 foot bed, nowhere near the 2,000 limit of the winch. I will hope to locate under the tool box and watch that I don't come in contact with tail gate or end of the bed.
My first idea is to mount on a wood platform and look for a way to have it use wheel wells as a stop or maybe use a set of bed fastener. I learned that bed fasteners are single use, that will add a few dollars to removing.
All input is welcome, thank you.
Then I would bolt through the bed to the frame under the tool box.
FWIW:
Some other, non-winch related ideas depending on what you are loading:
Depending on what you are loading a cable between the front bed tie downs and a come along will work and we loaded many a deer and other stuff that way by pulling it up a ramp.
Another option for loading things is a hitch mounted lift like I use to get deer in the truck, along with all kinds of other stuff. I have used mine to load all kinds of things form air compressors to my new tonneau cover. You can make an offset mount so it is off to the side.
That truck must be fun to drive, nice drive train.
I will go with bed fasteners as a stop. The tailgate set of bed fasteners are a little longer so using that extra length I will be able to swap out the closest set of bed fasteners to the toolbox and have something to anchor to close to the winch. Thanks and hope your freezer stays full!
I found this looking around. Not sure if it was what you were looking for because your information for the use was not enough.
I do like the portable winch cradle that could be used for other locations.
Those pictures are very close to my planned layout. I am only pulling up a few hundred pounds that is set upon a moving dolly and being pulled up a ramp.
I do have a 8,000 going on a hitch mount cradle, for either front or rear use.
After looking at the need to drill for an under tool box location I think an easier solution will be a mid bed installation using the existing bed fastener.
Does anyone think I can cheat 1/8" (just over 3mm) from the bolt length of the shorter bed fastener (114mm I think) or should I use the longer bed fastener (130mm I think) and just add washers to take up the extra length of the longer bolt? I realize I have a half inch obstacle in the bed without the winch in place with using the longer bolt.
Here's what I am seeing for the two bolts. The longer bolt is for the tailgate end of the bed..
Mount Bolt -W718818-S902 Ford Notes: PARTS: Part cannot be reused/reinstalled. Description: 6.75 foot box, m14x130. 8 foot box, rear. Body mounting, crew cab, bed, rear. 6.75 foot box, front. 8 foot box, front. Body mounting, super cab, bed, rear. Body mounting, regular cab, bed, rear. 6.75 foot box. rear.
MSRP $12.50
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5 Mount Bolt -W719365-S902 Ford Notes: PARTS: Part cannot be reused/reinstalled. Description: 6.75 foot box, m14x114. 8 foot box, m14x130. 8 foot box, front. Body mounting, crew cab, bed, front. Body mounting, super cab, bed, front. 6.75 foot box, rear. 8 foot box, rear. Body mounting, regular cab, bed, front. 6.75 foot box. center. 6.75 foot box. front.
MSRP $12.50
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When I was running my outdoor power equipment repair business, I had a "BackRack" which I had found on CL for cheap mounted at the front of the bed.
I had the 2000lb Harbor Freight winch with square U-Channel mounted to it (U-channel had legs pointing down). This U-channel slipped right over the bottom crosspiece of the BackRack.
It stayed there very securely and I used that system for years to pull hundreds of riding mowers into the bed of my '97 7.3. I closed the business in 2016. It was a side-gig that was eating up more of my time than it was worth.
I went through a few of those winches over the years, being of HF quality, but all in all the system worked perfectly.
But you will definitely need to run a piece of stout steel tubing across the front lip of your bed. I'd advise against mounting it directly to the front rail of bed without reinforcement.
I once had a pic of the rig I used. If I can find it, I'll post it.
I was going to suggest that for such a light load you could use a portable Warn winch. But I think those are only 120v AC. I didn't see one that is 12v. Just connect it to a goose ball and pull the load up into the bed and then roll it where you want it since it is on a dolly.
When looking I came across this portable winch set up. Looks like it could be pretty handy. I wonder if anchoring to the 2 tie downs on the lower part of the front bed would be enough to support pulling a few hundred pounds.
I have an ATV winch (2,000 lbs cap. IIRC) that I plan on mounting to aid in getting my motorcycles in the bed of my truck. Mounting the winch down low isn't ideal as the pull would try to pull the bike down rather than up...... I had a custom rack built (headache rack and bed rails) and the base is 3" x 2" x 1/4" thick aluminum extrusion......it is all welded c/w corner reinforcement as the bed isn't strong enough to attach anything to IMO. I will bolt it to the rack at or just above the top of the box height with a quick disconnect system so I can install it only when needed. Food for thought.
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