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Offline ArmyRover

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Bumper Project need thoughts....
« on: June 17, 2008, 06:05:28 PM »
I have a Simbars winch mount for the RRC that came with the parts rover. I have decided it's time to get on to building a custom bumper and using the winch mount.  

I just finished pulling the brush guard and bumper assembly off the front and mounting up the winch mount.














As you can see it sticks out quite a ways off the front of the rig.  I'm debating taking it to a machine shop and having the holes redrilled to pull it farther in towards the body.  Looking at the dimensions on the winch I plan to use (smitty built 8k or 10k) I don't see where room would be an issue for the winch with drawing the mount in.  I plan to do a tubular bumper to mount off of the winch mount as one assembly.  It will have a A-bar built in and light mounts as well.  

So the question is do I leave the winch mount as is assuming that the british company that designed a built it knows what they are doing or do I fiddle with having it redrilled to pull it in closer to the body?  To me it seems to far out and I feel that it's going to kill approach angles.

Also would it be acceptable to use the eyelets on the winch mount for the shackle recovery points?

oh and yes I know it's rusty I'll clean that up it's all surface rust where the factory coating was flaking off.  :D
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« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 06:12:54 PM »
I think it sticks out too far.  I had  a Disco I a few years ago with a mount like that and it was a pain in the ass, kept hitting shit.  I did always think about creeping out into traffic just enough to use it like a can opener though.....
« Last Edit: June 17, 2008, 06:38:19 PM by lynchee »
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« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2008, 06:15:28 PM »
Quote from: lynchee;5480
I did always think about creeping out into traffic just enough to use it like a can opener though.....


fixed that for ya and that is some funny stuff hadn't thought about that.

So one vote for chop and re drill
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« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2008, 06:41:26 PM »
definately get it redrilled, try to redrill it yourself and not have to pay a machine shop to do it for you
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« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2008, 07:05:43 PM »
thats what you call a plough
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« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 07:11:00 PM »
or you can call it a plow !!!
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« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 07:23:32 PM »
I should have put a poll on this lol.

I'm figuring that 4 votes for re drill the bastage...
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Offline TightButWillFit

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« Reply #7 on: June 17, 2008, 08:24:08 PM »
re-drill...everything is going against how far that is sticking out
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« Reply #8 on: June 17, 2008, 08:31:47 PM »
Why not just build your new bumper with a winch plate as part of it?
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2008, 08:48:55 PM »
I am kinda, I'm just adding the bumper to the winch mount I already have lol.

I think I'm going to take it up to londonderry the next time I work up there and have it chopped and re drilled at the amsa shop(military maintenance depot).

Hopefully tomorrow I'll be posting up pics of the bent tubing that will be the bumper.  I hope to be finished up with this by the weekend(hmmm need the eye roll smiley)
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2008, 08:54:49 PM »
Those mounts look a little on the weak side to hold an entire HD bumper as well. They'd probably be fine with just a winch, but if you add all that tubing, one little tree tap would bend 'em like pretzels.
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« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2008, 09:01:59 PM »
man that thing hangs wayyyyy the fug out there!!!! chop ALOT and the redrill and then build the bumper and your good to go.
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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2008, 09:05:18 PM »
jons looks tighter than that....ahh ha ha ha
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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2008, 10:33:04 PM »
Quote from: cellulararrest;5506
Those mounts look a little on the weak side to hold an entire HD bumper as well. They'd probably be fine with just a winch, but if you add all that tubing, one little tree tap would bend 'em like pretzels.



3/8 plate I would think that is plenty heavy lol.
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« Reply #14 on: June 18, 2008, 08:53:37 AM »
I spell it the right way
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plough
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