winch mounting ideas

[hurt4x]

Looks good. I might copy your mounting idea. Does the fair lead decrease your approach angle at all? Do you think if you clock the winch the free spool leaver would be more accessible?

The fair lead does a little bit, but not a lot. When I have the money I'm going to switch to synthetic line so I can use a hawse fairlead. As far as the free spool lever there, there isn't enough room to clock it forward without taking more out of the bumper. With the BL it shouldn't be that hard to get to.

 

[confyushus]

That really does look good, is the back of the fairlead pretty much flush with the chrome bumper? That is how it looks and is basically what I was looking for. I think the hawse would really clean it up, plus the syn line would really reduce weight. Having trouble getting 2x3 tubing around me, but I should get some this week and start on it. Thanks for being the tester, it looks great!