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<blockquote data-quote="Bark beetle" data-source="post: 1107288" data-attributes="member: 21513"><p>1. Here are more exhaust pics. I also cleaned up the rear bumper around the recovery loop an rewelded it with an angle versus straight down. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]265600[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]265601[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]265602[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]265603[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]265604[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]265605[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]265606[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]265607[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p></p><p>2. My goal is to figure out a front receiver with the stock bumper but I will need to pull it off to really know. I also need the stock front skidplate before I start so that I don't end up causing a conflict with those mounts. </p><p></p><p>3. Power for the winch in the rear receiver will most likely be a portable cable set that runs from the battery over the rearview mirror and along the bed when I need to use the winch. When not in use the cables live in an ActionPacker with the rest of my recovery gear. I have looked at hard wiring it but the turbo area gets really hot and would require a lot of heat shielding. I also don't use a winch that often but when I need it, I really need it! I learned the hard way with a $900 recovery bill when I was in the middle of nowhere and it took calls to several shops before we found a guy willing to come pull my Tundra out. All cases so far have been quicksand, which in my case has been most common in Southern Utah but occasionally here in Northern NM as well. Of these times, they have all been pulls from the back, not the front, as continuing forward is impossible. Another reason why I don't like hard mounting the winch to the front is the added weight to an already heavy front end. Because of the limited use and for improved weight balance, I mount the winch to the bar I fabricated opposite the gas tank in the bed. Worth noting is the battery is mounted on the passenger side while the gas tank, transfer case drop and front differential are on the driver side. On all of my Toyotas everything was on the driver's side! I had to run additional spring preload on the driver's side because of the terrible weight balance. When I am not out wheeling, the winch lives in the garage which keeps the synthetic line from deteriorating. On a dedicated rock crawler having a hard mounted winch on the front is mandatory. My RZR now serves that purpose.</p><p></p><p>4. I too love the fact that I almost have the book listed weight capacity (1000 lb) with mine at 972 lb. by comparison, this is still less than my Tacoma but with careful weight management, it should be ok.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bark beetle, post: 1107288, member: 21513"] 1. Here are more exhaust pics. I also cleaned up the rear bumper around the recovery loop an rewelded it with an angle versus straight down. [ATTACH=full]265600[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]265601[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]265602[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]265603[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]265604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]265605[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]265606[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]265607[/ATTACH] 2. My goal is to figure out a front receiver with the stock bumper but I will need to pull it off to really know. I also need the stock front skidplate before I start so that I don't end up causing a conflict with those mounts. 3. Power for the winch in the rear receiver will most likely be a portable cable set that runs from the battery over the rearview mirror and along the bed when I need to use the winch. When not in use the cables live in an ActionPacker with the rest of my recovery gear. I have looked at hard wiring it but the turbo area gets really hot and would require a lot of heat shielding. I also don't use a winch that often but when I need it, I really need it! I learned the hard way with a $900 recovery bill when I was in the middle of nowhere and it took calls to several shops before we found a guy willing to come pull my Tundra out. All cases so far have been quicksand, which in my case has been most common in Southern Utah but occasionally here in Northern NM as well. Of these times, they have all been pulls from the back, not the front, as continuing forward is impossible. Another reason why I don't like hard mounting the winch to the front is the added weight to an already heavy front end. Because of the limited use and for improved weight balance, I mount the winch to the bar I fabricated opposite the gas tank in the bed. Worth noting is the battery is mounted on the passenger side while the gas tank, transfer case drop and front differential are on the driver side. On all of my Toyotas everything was on the driver's side! I had to run additional spring preload on the driver's side because of the terrible weight balance. When I am not out wheeling, the winch lives in the garage which keeps the synthetic line from deteriorating. On a dedicated rock crawler having a hard mounted winch on the front is mandatory. My RZR now serves that purpose. 4. I too love the fact that I almost have the book listed weight capacity (1000 lb) with mine at 972 lb. by comparison, this is still less than my Tacoma but with careful weight management, it should be ok. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro [/QUOTE]
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