ok so i know some of you may laugh at the idea, but i picked up a 2000# winch for 50 bucks and i wanted to put it on my wheeler. has anyone ever done this. im looking for ideas on how to mount it. ill probably have to make something but wanted to see if anyone had done it before. thanks

dan

 

mount it right on top front if the 04 is anything like my wifes 00 there is a spot right there behind the bumper that was made for it.

 

i dont think the 04 is like the 00, theres no place to made to mount one. when i bought it the dealer told me that a winch couldnt be put on it, i was just thinking yea right i can put one on there[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]. just seeing if anyone had ideas before i did it. thanks for the reply

dan

 

That is not a crazy thing to do. Alot of do it. I have one on my 04. Look at my pics and you can see my setup. Any questions jus ask.

 

2manytoys...thanks! that setup looks great. where did u get that plate? or is it something you made? hard to tell but it looks like you used some U-bolts to hold the plate on. thanks for the pics![img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

dan

 

I have a 03 trailboss. I picked up a warn 1500lb winch and it came w/ the mounting bracket for the rear?!? I didnt like the idea of mounting it to the rear(mud,etc)so I took the mounting plate chopped it up a bit and welded it to the front rack just behind the main bar to keep it away from hitting anything. It looks and works great. If you have the welding ability or can work some modifications, this is a great place to put it....just giving some ideas....I will post some pics soon....give you a better idea as to what I did. good luck!

 

You want to go to Big Buck ATV for the mount. The part number is WMP-R75. It is a ramsey mount. The cost is 39.95. You will have to buy a rollar farelead. The mount is very strong. Stronger then the bumper. All the mounting hardware is supposed to come with the mount.

 

i put a rear winch mount on my o4 trailboss. warn has a rear winch mount for it. i made a custom mount for it ,and this one mounts too the frame not the front rackbit i also put ine on the front.

 

I have posted my pics as to how I mounted mine to the front. To test the strength of it, I lassod a tree limb and winched the whole atv off the ground, so unless your are trying to pull a bulldozer around and you take into consideration some of the weaker points of the rack when mounting you shouldnt have a prblm.

 

thanks for the ideas guys...i got mine put on. i ended up using a piece of thick aluminum plate i had laying around and it fit right in the front rack perfectly. just drilled through and put some 1/4" grade 8 bolts in. not sure how the aluminum will hold up but we will see[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]. it seems pretty sturdy though. thanks again

dan