Installed the Shittybuilt XRC8000 winch that I got for Fathers day. I was pleasantly surprised with what seems to be a quality unit for the price. Came with grade 8 stainless mounting hardware and a nice fairlead. Controller is similar to my mile marker. I have yet to try the MM controller to see if it will work but I suspect so.

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tacked a piece of 3/8 steel between the frame rails

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Welded the main plate to the frame and then put some gussets on for added strength. Made sure I could still squeeze the winch in there..

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Welded up after test fit

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I needed to add a place to mount the fairlead, since the winch cable was below the bumper. I made a mount out of a piece of angle Iron I had.


Last edited by justice; 06/22/09 06:24 PM.