Fatboy Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Hi all, I've almost finished the front of the Series 2a and am now turning my thoughts towards the bit behind the bulkhead I've got an old Ramsey 8000lb winch that I would like to fit to help with fellng trees etc, nothing too dramatic so figured I'd be as well putting it in the back to safe the weight on the steering etc. So, as I don't want to alter my chassis, I figured I could extend the towbar spreader plate upwards and weld on a fairlead so that it sits above the chassis but beneath the tub floor. As I see it, there are two options for the winch: 1. Put it right behind the rear tub bulkhead and build a mount to locate on the chassis legs and tie back to the crossmember beneath the bulkhead. This option would allow me to lower the winch and distrupt the floor of the tub as little as possible (Just have a slight raise and an access hatch. However, does having the fairlead 3 or 4ft away create problems? 2. Put the winch on the back of the rear crossmember. However, to do this, I'll need to have it higher up to present an acceptable angle between drum and fairlead therefore loose a chunk of floor space and have a step.... Any thoughts or experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Shouldn't be a problem having the winch a distance from the cross member, i had this setup for a few years on mine. It may well mean that Plasma isn't an option but I get the impression that's probably not a problem for your intended use ? (I never tried running plasma under the load bed as I thought that running it over the top of exhaust systems and so on was too risky). I used an ATV hawser fairlead on my rear crossmember as it's only about 4 inches wide and, when mounted so it's lined up with the centre of the drum will help to keep the spooling tidy on the drum as it encourages self spooling. I never had any problems with spooling on the rear winch while using this setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacks906 Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 just seen this dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Or this does not affect departure angle Regards Leeds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 It's amazing what you can find buried in the desert........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WALFY Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We get taught that at work. Well maybe not a wheel but burying big logs/telegraph poles to use as anchor points. But I've never seen it done or heard of anyone doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I suppose we can't see very much of the surrounding area, but it doesn't look like the 110 is struggling to progress... I guessed it was something like that, but just made me chuckle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Sorry for going off topic but reason for recovering wheel was this Got beached in the Simpson desert, no problem under normal circumsyances, a bit of spade work and you drive out. However the fickle Land Rover fairy paid us a visit! The 110 got stalled when beached and the FLRF made sure we could not restart it. So it was a case of ground anchor, winch forward and bump start it. Since was pulling from above ground anchor it would not bite in the sand, so after 3 attempts we resorted to burying one of the spare wheels. Yes warm work and 110 winched forward bump started off ok. Next couple of days when parking 110 we parked on a hill but the fickl;e Land Rover fairy had gone to play else where and 110 started on key first time. We decided it was easier to pull the buried wheel out of the hole through the loose fill sand rather then dig it out hence first photo It was good to know theory of buried wheel works in practise Regards Brendan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboy Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 Thanks for the photos and the piccies I'm trying to avoid putting it outboard of the rear crossmember because I want to have a NATO hitch and possibly a tow bar, thus the theory about extending a standard draw-bar plate upward for the hawse.. I'm going to try and put it in a box under the rear floor I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacks906 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 another option which i'm think but dont know if its any good for you to make a winch plate that will go on a dixon bate drop plate then you can use the tow bar for towing and winch for winchin and then it off the vehical when its not in use an out the way of course the cross member will still need strengthening etc dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l90truck Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 here's mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomG Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 My lashup: Rear fairlead is larger to let the hook pass through for top pulls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobed90 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Im going to be using a devon 4x4 8274 mount. Im going to cut a section out of the rear crossmember to fit it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puiwit Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 i have a winch in the middle, inside the car. there i can use it as a rear- or as a top-winch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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