janesy86 wrote:How easy is it going to be to switch between having the cable go to the front or rear? Just not sure if I can picture it well or the ease of it.
What happens tho when your say in mud (even tho you guys don't have much out there in Cali) and your only winching spot in in front of you? Your going to have to get out of the truck and try to get the cable fished up to the front of the truck, while laying/climbing in mud?
To me it seems like way more effort/money is going to be involved in not only initial setup but also every time you need to use the thing... Seems like it would be way more efficient to just get two winches (front and rear) and be done.
Either way, I'd like to see how you tackle this, if you go thru with it. Would be cool to see...
Actually, the fact that you can get an XRC8 for $260 means that he'll have more money in snatch blocks and hardware and stuff to get the winch coming out the front, than just buying another winch.
You make a good point, though, Nick... I was wondering how one would have 2 cables coming off the same winch, or 2 drums or something, and it dawned on me that maybe it's just 1 cable that you switch from front to back? You'll also want to invest in some SCUBA gear, to run the winch cable to the front, when you're door deep in water, and the only winch point is to the front.
I really do like the "behind the rear bumper" winch mounting, but my suggestion is to mount your rear winch there, and have your front winch mounted in the front...
Mike