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front\rear winch mounting?

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I am looking for a blazer, i however have a winch for it already. Do you prefer to be able to put the winch on the rear or front as needed or have it hard mounted to the front? the winch is a 8274. And who did you go to for the front recever hitch? was it a coustom bumper? thank you for your response.
 
How bout both? You have many options. Check out diy4x.com. He can make anything you dream of. It depends on what your wanting to do
 
My 8274 is mounted to the front of the frame via a Warn winch plate.

I've never felt the need to have a winch in the back and I have used my winch many, many times (both for my own vehicle and for others). A snatch block will be quicker and easier than moving the winch to the rear 95% of the time unless there's nothing to attach it to (mud pits or something I guess).

Out west there is always a tree or rock to anchor a snatch block or strap to.

I've moved a winch from the front to the rear before (receiver mounted), it sucked.

I'd much rather move a 3 lb strap than a 100 lb. winch any day ;)
 
hard mount it to the front.

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thats not bad at all, my mount plate looks similer to the one on the blue blazer. i was thinking of makeing a bumper out of 1\4 inch metal the whole front of a blazer paintin in with rustolium. and putting heavy wall tubeing to go up to the top of the hood. thanks for the answers, i look forward to seeing more pictures of winch mounts on k5's.
 
the receiver winch is nice cause you can go from front to back and to any other vehicle you want. ive even taken mine back into the woods to pull someone out so i didnt have to go back there and get stuck too. one of the main things i liked about it was you can take it off the truck when your not using it. when i was using my winch on the reciever set up i left my truck at my parents house and sometimes didnt see it for a week at a time so i never had to worry about anyone steeling it

only real down fall is it sits kinda low. it will be about the same height as your bumper and stick out a foot more.
 
I've been running trails for 10 years and don't remember any situation where I said "damn, wish the winch was mounted on the rear" for either my vehicle or any other vehicle on the trail. There have been a few times when it would of been slightly more convenient versus turning the truck around in the trail to face the vehicle behind me, but it's never been that big of a deal.

Get stuck in a mud hole or on a side of a steep hill and then try to lug a winch out of the bed of the truck and mount it up.
 
im thinking about rear mounting because if i get stuck i can pull myself back out, and when im pulling someoone out im hook em up to the rear of the vehicle now, plus i dont wanna cut up my front
 
I have a multimount winch. Its great if you have nothing, but the best setup is a front hard mounted winch. The problem w/ the multimount is its really heavy to move so I only use it if I have to and it sticks out waaay to far to leave on the truck while wheeling. The only reason I went multimount is because at the time, I had 2 4x4's and only one winch. Plus it fit under my toolbox when I wasn't using it and can be stored inside the garage when not wheeling. Ive let friends borrow it, ive used it on my company work trucks, logging, loading trailers, recoveries, etc. I wired it for 2g and bigger so a standard set of jumper cables clamp right on the end of the disconnects. If its only going to be used on a 4x4 trail rig, then hard mount it to the front of the truck.
 
I'm going for both.. only cuz i got the second winch free...
 
wow, thanks for everyones input, the winch weighs 110 pounds by itself, so it would suck even for two people to try and carry it though the mud, but convienient front and rear mount.
 
I'd never do a multi-mount... hard mount front first... hard mount rear if ya got a second one at some point..
 
I understand the idea behind mounting a winch on the back so if you get stuck you can pull yourself out the way you came.......but for the type of wheelin' I do that's rarely the case. On the trails we run the winches are rarely ever used because the truck is actually stuck (i.e. can't move backwards or forwards), they are used because you can't get over an obstacle on a trail so you can continue on. So the choices are either use the winch you pull you 5' over the obstancle and continue down the trail, or back all the way to the beginning.

I'm sitting here thinking and honestly can't remember any time I used the winch on my truck where I was completely stuck (like a mud hole, ruts, etc...). Not saying I've never gotten stuck in a mudhole, but these are almost always on flat ground and we've found it far easier and quicker to hook up a strap and give it a quick tug (good tow hooks on both trucks, a good 30' strap, and about a 10' full throttle run will outdo a winch in a fraction of the time). Winches are used when you are half-way up a 100 yard long rocky hill and you simply can't get another truck to you to pull.
 
6.2Blazer said:
I understand the idea behind mounting a winch on the back so if you get stuck you can pull yourself out the way you came.......but for the type of wheelin' I do that's rarely the case. On the trails we run the winches are rarely ever used because the truck is actually stuck (i.e. can't move backwards or forwards), they are used because you can't get over an obstacle on a trail so you can continue on. So the choices are either use the winch you pull you 5' over the obstancle and continue down the trail, or back all the way to the beginning.

I'm sitting here thinking and honestly can't remember any time I used the winch on my truck where I was completely stuck (like a mud hole, ruts, etc...). Not saying I've never gotten stuck in a mudhole, but these are almost always on flat ground and we've found it far easier and quicker to hook up a strap and give it a quick tug (good tow hooks on both trucks, a good 30' strap, and about a 10' full throttle run will outdo a winch in a fraction of the time). Winches are used when you are half-way up a 100 yard long rocky hill and you simply can't get another truck to you to pull.
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i have to disagree...there are so many times when you just have to have a winch in the mud. what would you do when that other truck cant get traction to pull you out? now you would need a big winch if you are stuck that bad but still. thats just how it is here where i wheel, we dont have alot of rocks and all:D
 
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