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Do you mean that the houseing on that particular winch is the weak point? Why would a housing on a low mount winch be stronger as its only held on by 4 bolts?
Xtreme wrote: Do you mean that the houseing on that particular winch is the weak point? Why would a housing on a low mount winch be stronger as its only held on by 4 bolts?
Because it is not only the thread of the bolts that hold the winch, but the entire bolt itself, which is usually 4 x 12mm bolts. And also, that Gigglepin winch is far more powerful than any low mount winch available. Best thing is still foot forward mouting for any winch.
There's nothing wrong with the housing on an 8274 but it's designed to be bolted to a front or rear winch bumper/tray and then be pulled into that bumper/tray as it winches, so there is no strain on the thread of the steel bolts, bolted into an alloy housing.
The way this one is mounted, to winch forward it pulls on those threads and the risk is it could pull the threads out of the alloy housing where the steel bolts are a harder metal. It'd work fine and as intended when winching backwards. Do you see what we are saying.
However, our worry may not be justified as it has held up fine!
On a lowline winch it mounts to the bottom of the winch bumper/tray on four feet with threaded holes in an alloy housing. The pull is then sideways on all four bolts, so they are not being pulled against the threads. It doesn't matter which side you pull from then, front or back, it still pulls the bolt sideways in it's thread, not against the thread its self.
Kirkynut
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Was going to comment on the mounting :whistle: 8274s endplates really isn't that strong hence I guess why Gigglepin make a heavy duty one for some silly amount of money
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