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Winch Mount

From 1995 Ford Bronco “Shadofax” — documented by Mark Zoelch.

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1995 Ford Bronco - Warn 9k winch, 55 lbs. Solenoid, fairlead and wiring, 20lbs. add the mount and total weight apx. 100lbs. 1995 Ford Bronco - mount is made of 8" Structural C channel, 11.5# with 2" sides, bottom is equivalent to 1/4" steel, but note the side beef. 1995 Ford Bronco - before cutting this 38" piece is 33lbs. after it was 26. 1995 Ford Bronco - A winch and metal channel are on a workbench, with a glass of beer and toolboxes nearby. 1995 Ford Bronco - test fit after cutting. 1995 Ford Bronco - The rear 2" side was cut down to about 1.25". Just enough room to clear tranny lines 1995 Ford Bronco - Front view of a white 1995 Ford Bronco with a custom winch mount bumper being installed. 1995 Ford Bronco - Winch installation on a 1995 Ford Bronco front end, bumper is off. 1995 Ford Bronco - This mount does not stick out way forward of the bumper/frame. 1995 Ford Bronco - A winch is mounted to the front bumper of a truck, obscuring the grille and radiator. 1995 Ford Bronco - Same pic, fairlead added 1995 Ford Bronco - The front of a 1992 Ford Bronco shows a WARN winch mounted to the bumper and grille area. 1995 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a vehicle's winch mount, a Warn KD 9000 winch. 1995 Ford Bronco - Front view of a 1995 Ford Bronco equipped with a winch and auxiliary lights. 1995 Ford Bronco - Close-up of a white Ford truck's front end, showing the grille and a winch assembly. 1995 Ford Bronco - Care on the winch mount is needed, as the fairlead bolt does need about 1" of clearance or it will touch the winch. 1995 Ford Bronco - good shot of winch mount to frame brackets, 2 for each side (one is back behind the bumper mount bracket). 1995 Ford Bronco - shot of mount from underneath looking toward the front. Note how it's cut back around the accordian part of the frame. 1995 Ford Bronco - rearmost bracket 1995 Ford Bronco - one more shot looking underneath, toward the driver side of the vehicle. 1995 Ford Bronco - closeup of solenoid 1995 Ford Bronco - solenoid mount again, this time with Grille removed. Note black plastic edging to protect cables. Solenoid ziptied to the white metal body… 1995 Ford Bronco - beginning to work on the shackle to frame attachment. 1" x 2" x 6" steel 1995 Ford Bronco - yep, that's 6" 1995 Ford Bronco - once the 1" hole is cut, it needs to be carefully measured for the (2) 1/2" mounting holes. (the 1/2" bolts are already there as the top bo… 1995 Ford Bronco - end result. Well not quite. It needs to ber purdied up at this point. 1995 Ford Bronco - another angle 1995 Ford Bronco - some of my recovery stuff, 6T WLL snatch block,10' x 2"(double wound) tree strap, 3/4" 4.75WLL D shackle