has anyone bent a bumper with a winch in the receiver?

Ukraine Train

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Location

Cleveland

• Oct 24, 2007

• #1

I'm looking at bumpers such as the Rock Lizard with a receiver built in. It seems like putting a 9000lb winch in there is asking for trouble. If you're stuck bad enough to actually need all 9000lb I would think the bumper would want to just taco. Has anyone had experience with this?

 

Ray H

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Location

Falling Waters, WV

• Oct 24, 2007

• #2

No experience with it but just looking at it, I would have to agree.

 

BB1980

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Location

Seneca, SC

• Oct 24, 2007

• #3

The main section of my front bumper is made out of 3/16 2x4 box steel. I'm not too worried about mine taco'ing. We made it ourselves and added the front reciever mount.

 

DanMan2k06

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Location

Damascus, MD

• Oct 24, 2007

• #4

I too am going to have to agree, but at the same time, if the winch is near full load, or anywhere close to it, you're probably going to hear it start to yell. By using common sense I would think that a person would know when to stop winching and try something else...

 

Ray H

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Location

Falling Waters, WV

• Oct 24, 2007

• #5

BB1980 said:

The main section of my front bumper is made out of 3/16 2x4 box steel. I'm not too worried about mine taco'ing. We made it ourselves and added the front reciever mount.

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I would be alot less worried about it if it was true "box" steel and not "C" channel as shown.

 

BB1980

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Location

Seneca, SC

• Oct 24, 2007

• #6

I agree. That channel bumper doesn't look like it would hold up to much winching resistance. Heres one pic I have on my computer of mine. I'll try to get some better pictures of mine up when its daylight.

 

Last edited: Oct 24, 2007