So... I've had a brand new Warn M12000 winch sitting in my basement for over a year now.... And, after a few situations where I was wishing I had my winch mounted, I finally got off my butt and built my bumper!!
Planning stages...
Get to work... Notches for bends.
Welding!
The ends cut to size with the end plates in position.
Top plate cut.
Top plate welding on.
Checking how it fits!!
Adding an extra crossmember!!! No more bending those front frame rails.
Very thick mounting brackets!!! Took forever to get these right.
YAY!! The bumper can be mounted!!! So far, so good.
Now... How do we mount this thing on here???
With a piece of cardboard!!! Hahaha! Just kidding... That's just a template.
Cutting the front plate.
Welded in place.
End caps done.
D-ring mounts!
Truss under where the winch sits.
Planning stages...

Get to work... Notches for bends.

Welding!

The ends cut to size with the end plates in position.

Top plate cut.

Top plate welding on.

Checking how it fits!!

Adding an extra crossmember!!! No more bending those front frame rails.


Very thick mounting brackets!!! Took forever to get these right.

YAY!! The bumper can be mounted!!! So far, so good.

Now... How do we mount this thing on here???

With a piece of cardboard!!! Hahaha! Just kidding... That's just a template.

Cutting the front plate.

Welded in place.

End caps done.


D-ring mounts!


Truss under where the winch sits.
