winch (on a master)

[burrell_]

how would I fit a winch on the front of my renault master tipper van iv never fitted a winch so I have on idea

and what size winch would u go for

cheers martin

[RobRainford]

Speak to a local engineering firm and ask them to build a mount. It needs a tray to sit in and has to fix to the chassis. You should be quite ok with 4-5000lb winch which are relatively small. Wiring needs some heavy duty cable. Wire straight to the earth on winch and battery and for live run it through a heavy duty isolator switch. 300A ones can be found on eBay. The cheap plastic ones run around 120A and won't stand a heavy load well. They are very simple to wire up. A wireless remote system is a godsend as you can be doing a back cut with the remote in your hand

[treequip]

Before anyone can make any recommendations we need to know what you intend to use the winch for

[burrell_]

pulling trunks over winching small bits out of rivers etc not heavy stuff just to make my life easier I was looking at this sort of thing

6000 lb ELECTRIC RECOVERY WINCH 12v TWIN WIRELESS REMOTE 4x4 TRAILER | eBay

[treequip]

pulling trunks over winching small bits out of rivers etc not heavy stuff just to make my life easier I was looking at this sort of thing

6000 lb ELECTRIC RECOVERY WINCH 12v TWIN WIRELESS REMOTE 4x4 TRAILER | eBay

 

That will do your job a the cheap end of the market, find yourself a fabricator and don't forget to tell your insurance company or you may be giving them an excuse not to pay out.

[burrell_]

I can do the welding and make brackets

am I making a plate that fits of the bit fat bar that goes across my rad

cheers chaps for ur advice

[broonie]

that bar is designed to crush in a crash , you will need to attach to chassis legs,

[fergusonforestry]

hydraulic is better if you plan on working it not just for recovery or the occasional pull etc, if its not intended for recovery really it might be easier having it fitted to the rear possibly?