Ford Bronco Custom Winch Mount & D-Ring Bumper Plate Sketch (3/4" Plate Design)
Simple annotated fabrication diagram of a winch mount plate bolted and welded to the vehicle frame.
This document is a simple hand-drawn schematic (digital sketch) showing a custom winch mount / bumper design as viewed in cross-section or from above, with the vehicle frame rails drawn as black brackets and the fabricated steel parts drawn in red. The design consists of a 3/4-inch winch mount plate that runs all the way across between the frame rails, attached to each frame rail with three bolts on the outside of the frame and two on the bottom side. At each end, a 3/4-inch plate comes up through the bumper and has a hole for D-rings (recovery shackles); these end plates are welded to the main winch mount plate. The sketch was uploaded to the gallery of a 1986 Ford Bronco, though the drawing itself contains no year, make, model, dimensions (other than 3/4-inch plate thickness), part numbers, or torque specifications. A reader can learn the general fabrication concept: full-width 3/4" plate winch mount bolted to the frame in five points per side, with welded 3/4" D-ring tabs protruding through the bumper.
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Frequently asked questions
- How thick is the winch mount plate in this design?
- The sketch specifies 3/4-inch plate for both the winch mount plate and the D-ring plates that come through the bumper.
- How is the winch mount plate attached to the frame?
- With three bolts on the outside of the frame and two on the bottom side, per the sketch.
- How are the D-ring plates attached?
- The 3/4-inch plates that come through the bumper (with holes for D-rings) are welded to the winch mount plate.
- Does the winch mount plate span the full width?
- Yes, the sketch notes the 3/4 winch mount plate 'runs all the way' across between the frame rails.
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