Front bumoper or bumper guard w. winch mount

[IWINULUZ]

I would like to find a replacement front bumper or even brush guard that you can mount a winch to. I have found one ccomplete replacement bumper with winch mount but they are asking $2100. Its a very nice front bumper even though a bit bulky but also not looking to spend that much on it either. Anything out there anyone has seen?

Thanks
-Jason

 

[Captain Morgan]

Hi Jason, there are a few like ARB but they're heavy, will cost continually in gas $.

You can have a Brush Guard or Grill Guard and not have the weight of a winch with you at all time.

I bought a Curt receiver and use the winch on cradle for both the back and the front. A 12k winch plus receiver plus BG plus welding cable will cost you far less than $2100 and give you a flexible lightweight option.


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[IWINULUZ]

How does the receiver work? Removable? Where does it attach to front of vehicle?

 

[Captain Morgan]

The receiver mounts directly to the frame rails, I have pics posted you can view that shows up close.

The receiver stays on and the cradle fits in to it and secured with a pic.

 

[IWINULUZ]

What is the best way to add a winch to the front of my Expy? i have only found one front bumper and it costs $2100, yehhh forget that. But i have looked at a couple of what they call carriers that look like they attach to maybe a brush guard or something. by looking at pictures im not quite sure how they attach. Any ideas of the best way of going about this? thanks for any input ( i think i posted this before on the temp mobil site b4 it went down, cant find post now)

-Jason

 

[darmahsd]

One alternative is to get a front receiver hitch and then the receiver carrier bracket for the winch to plug in. Not the same coolness factor of having a permanently mounted hitch behind a front bumper, but more versatile in that it allows you to switch it to the rear hitch or remove it altogether.
That is the route I'm going to take.

 

[98EXPY 5-0]

Curt manufacturing sells a Front Mount receiver for our trucks. It's like $250 I think. Then you get a winch carrier that fits a 2" receiver and handles so you can move it from front to back.
Then you also buy one of those hitch mounted racks and build a sweet tailgating set up with a grill and a keg.

 

[IWINULUZ]

but how high will a front reciever sit i dont want to bottom out the front reciever, thats my main fear. how does the carriers work with a brush guard, do they work with a brush guard?

 

[98EXPY 5-0]

Without some extensive modification, I would assume they wouldn't work together. I didn't realize you had one. I guess you could weld a chunk of two inch (ID) square pipe to your brush guard to act as a receiver tube and still be able to use a "receiver mounted" winch.

 

[Captain Morgan]

We already have threads about this with links and pics etc

I mentioned the CURT in your other winch thread.

http://www.expeditionforum.com/f46/front-reciever-mount-04-xlt-17330/

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