rear winch in a 90

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I'm thinking of fitting a winch on the rear of my 90,
I have made a cradle out of 8mm steel which will be bolted through the chassis after i weld in anti crush tubes. I plan on accessing it through a flap in the rear floor. But the sticking point is what /where is it best to cut through the cross member.? obviously i will weld it up/seal it but wheres best to mount the fairlead
 
i looked into doin that but in the end opted for the easy option

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best to cut out the entire centre section between the chassis rails as there is a lot of voids in there. Then remake it with a decent bit of steel to allow it to be single skin and strengthen the back of the chassis joining to it while you are in there
 
pressbrake said:
best to cut out the entire centre section between the chassis rails as there is a lot of voids in there. Then remake it with a decent bit of steel to allow it to be single skin and strengthen the back of the chassis joining to it while you are in there
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Resurecting an old thread here, sorry, but pressbrake, i have one of your 6mm rear Xmembers and extended legs, should i be ok to fit a winch directly to that??
 
Was thinking of fitting a winch to the rear of my 110 too but would prefer to not have the permanent etra overhang to to a 110 being abit longer at the rear than a 90

Have a reciever hitch however so might just make a winch cradle to mount to it and also might fit a reciever mount at the front of the rear tub so when not on the rear, I could put it in there and would still be of use once I brace it to the chassis underneath in some way.

Handy too to be able to take it off and mount it on the front of a trailer for winching non-runners onto it rather than having a couple of winches permanently fixed to both the Defender and the trailers.
 
DaveM-sport said:
Was thinking of fitting a winch to the rear of my 110 too but would prefer to not have the permanent etra overhang to to a 110 being abit longer at the rear than a 90

Have a reciever hitch however so might just make a winch cradle to mount to it and also might fit a reciever mount at the front of the rear tub so when not on the rear, I could put it in there and would still be of use once I brace it to the chassis underneath in some way.

Handy too to be able to take it off and mount it on the front of a trailer for winching non-runners onto it rather than having a couple of winches permanently fixed to both the Defender and the trailers.
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something like these........Winch Mounting Plates + Brackets | Winch Parts + Winch Accessories | Winches | Northern Tool + Equipment
 
Haha, I know! :D

Mine is good and solid though. only has a tiny bit of surface rust at the bottom edges were the paint got rubbed off but that's it. I must give it a light sand and paint some day soon to prevent it actual proper rust setting in.
 
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