Still no issues. I pulled a F350 dually buried to the axle out of a deep sandy wash last weekend. I tried at first to pull him with his horse trailer still attached, but it just pulled my truck because it was buried so deep, the horse trailer coupler was dragging in the sand.

Anyway, I'm pretty confident it's going to hold up.

I need to build a hidden mount for my Expy...

 

LOL! Looks like the dog is enjoying the ride as well!

 

Actually, she HATES the bumpy stuff, but likes the destinations.

 

Oh well. But it's always nice to have a travelling buddy! My sister's Labrador loves riding around her acreage on their Kawasaki side by side. Hell, who wouldn't? LOL!

 

Is she a Rat Terrier?

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No. She's a Jack Russel. She has a half sister who is a Jack Shiht Half Shih Tzu.

 

Yep, can see the JR in the face. They are cousins with Rat Terriers and she has some Rattie characteristics as well. I have a Rat Terrier that runs our lives.

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Good job proving people wrong! My first reaction was "uh is that strong enough?" But obviously it has been! Those sign post are deceptively heavy/tough for sure.

 

Right, it's not like your going to chase a squirrel up a tree. When winching out in the dunes, you dig a big hole, back over it, lower your spare down as far as it will go, add a choker if need be, fill the hole in, winch one out.

 

Nice job on the test.

 

Jack Shiht. Now that's brilliant!!!!!

 

UR design is "?" with a 9000 lb. winch. Maybe a ATV 2000 lb winch would be ok. The 9000 can hang UR truck up under the bridge all night.
It is just a matter of time until U break/twist/bend a lot of stuff.

 

I don't know what that statement means. Does it mean "questionable"?

I have winched with the truck anchored to a tree and stalled the winch. No cracking, breaking, bending, or twisting.


I'll let you guys know if it fails, I'm not ashamed to admit when I'm wrong.

 

Well apparently your the only one that understood that one lol. Oh well, hey it works every time in that predicament.

Everyone else seems to be focused on the welds or material used - both are plenty sufficient IMO.

 

http://www.i-car.com/html_pages/tech...4/091304.shtml


Many hydroformed parts on truck frame assemblies have been made from mild steel, but applications of high-strength hydroformed parts are becoming more common to provide a stronger, more rigid vehicle. The 2004 Ford F-150 and the 2004 Dodge Durango are two vehicles that are constructed with frame parts made with high-strength hydroformed steel. Also, some vehicle makers are incorporating the use of external welded-on reinforcement plates on portions of the frame to strengthen the frame assembly. The 2004 Ford F-150 is an example of a vehicle with a frame that has reinforcement plates (see Figure 6).


Some very important strength can be done by putting a spacer between the rails at the big hole in front and inserting a long bolt with washers and torque. This will help with collapse of the thin tube. Removal of the tow hooks and welding a 1/4" flat piece the width of the frame rail at the bottom will add in the structural up down bending torque of the winch then fasten the tow hooks back . This is part of a professional design for a frame mounted winch system. U have also a torque arm with UR instal to consider if U get away from a very straight pull. The problem comes in if U ever are in a position where U hitch back to UR tow hooks. Say to pull UR self out with a ****** block say hitching around something to bulky to simply hook to. Then there is the remote. They do not always work as intended, do not shut off right away. Right now UR tempting fate. Just saying to save U much. MHO.

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