Is it OK to drill thru the frame?

[Dave in VA]

Originally Posted by sho305

If the frame is round you can drill a plate to fit a muffler clamp.

Good idea

Saber--My winch looks identical to yours--except the elec connections are at the 12 and 6 oclock position instead of 3 and 9. 2000lb from Tractor Supply.

Pics will be posted when I can figure out how to do it.

[sabercat]

i'm happy with mine so far at first i thought it might not be the best quality, but its proved me wrong so far. one thing you should know is to not wire it with a fuse. i did and couldn't figure out why it would keep blowing the fuse, even a 30amp one! manual say it draws 150amps at peak load so no fuse, just run wires carefully.

[sho305]

Originally Posted by sabercat

heres my mount, used the winch lots no problems. yet. lol the winch itself is on 2'' s/s tube attached to the frame with 1/4'' plate and 2 3/8 bolts that have held for now.

Looks nice Yeah a "U" bolt (muffler clamp) is handy for mounting to round tubing. If you can hide it, buy some threaded rod and bend your own they just don't look that nice. I really want to put a safari bar on the front of mine, but can't think of a time I'd need a winch for the riding I do. Almost bought one at harbor freight they had one really cheap one day.