Originally Posted By: 2005RedTJ
Originally Posted By: scafool
Can somebody explain why they always put the winches on the front bumpers instead of the rear bumpers?
Is it just to keep them out of the way of the trailer hitch?


Several of my friends have a winch on both ends of the vehicle. They make a mount that can be moved from the front to the rear that goes in the receiver hitch, also.


Thank you.
I have seen a couple of fairlead systems intended to pass the winch cable under the vehicle to the rear too, but I suspect that would be hard to do if you were mired in the muskeg
I never used bumper winches much.
I tended to just throw a small Tirfor and a cable into the back of the truck instead.

EDIT
I just realized you might not know what a Tirfor is so I went to find a picture of one on the internet.
http://www.nobles.com.au/overview.asp~area=2&cid=27&parent_id=154&product_id=155.html
They are often used by ironworkers for pulling steel columns and beams into alignment.


I still think putting jeep winches on the front bumper is just to get it out of the way.


Edited by scafool (01/10/09 05:21 PM)
Edit Reason: added material
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