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If you mount it like I did mine, there is no chance for bumper failure unless at least 3 bolt holding the winch break.

I welded a 1/4" plate to the bottom of the box frame, essentially adding another ladder step to the frame.

Clay,

I'm not sure I can. I may not have sufficient room underneath there.:(

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Do the Mitsu's have a fully boxed frame?

Yes they do. Mines' completely reinforced though with between 1/4-1/2" of plating all around the ends.

Yeah, was already thinking of upgrading to Grade 8. I'll be asking the milemarker what they recommend for this winch.

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Over kill support for the frame can result in a bent frame from an extreme pull... as seen on a heep one time.

How exactly is the winch being mounted to the bumper?

HTH
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The winch will be mounted directly to the bumper. It will feed through a hole where the fairlead will be also mounted.

The nice thing about the SE12000 is it has detachable solenoids. I can pretty much mount them anywhere. I'll probably set them up on the bumper somewhere. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

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