4x4 Help Need buying a winch and mounting options

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Vehiclce is a 98 4x4 Suburban with 4wd so we could see parts of the country that you cant see in 2wd....We will be everwhere from the pacific northwest logging roads, Muddy trails in Alalabma,sandy areas of florida, to the deserts of Utah and California. We will be traveling alone camping in secluded areas and tow trucks dont go to alot of bad spots if they might get stuck.

I want to use a winch recviever mounting plate and mount it to a 2" front and 2" rear receiver hitches, moving the winch from the front to back as the siutation dictates...

Have any of you guys here if this system is worth it or should I get it dedicated to the front of the truck..Like I see alot of people have..


Also If you get stuck say in a muddy field and have nohting to attach the winch to what are your options..A guy told me to drive a t-post as far down s you can then use that as your attachment point.

I am loooking at the harborfreight tools 10,000 winch ($450) and Mile marker 9500lb $650) winch (both electric)..Any advice on these winches or reveiws would be greatly aprreciated.[:)]
 
You nee to shop around bit more I have seen Mile Marker Electi 9500lbs. winch for about $549 etc.... It pays to shop around.I would not trust Harbor Freight Wnh ith my life. Seriously i a winch fails you cng hurt very badly and if it des walking a long way with whatever food andwar you can carry!
 
ARB bullbars and ARB winches are the favourite arrangement down here.

As to something to hook onto...burying your spare gives a pretty good anchor (apparently).
 
Mile Marker are not generally held in high regard.
I strongly reccommend Warn. You want a capacity 2 1/2 times your gross weight, for best results.
Do not go with a receiver mount. They are fine in a straight line pull, not good at all in an off-center pull. Straight line pulls are rare.
I have never seen anyone need to winch back out of a situation, but in the unlikely event that you do, you can pass the winch rope under your vehicle. You could also get a much smaller and cheaper winch on a receiver mount, and mount it on the back when/if you need it (rear pulls are usually trivial in intensity).
Also it would be wise to replace the steel winch rope with Amsteel Blue winch rope. This is much safer and stronger. It does not store energy in tension, so if something breaks, that something does not become a lethal projectile.

You can buy a special device for about $200-400 to attach to on open ground, but a Danforth folding boat anchor is much cheaper, and just as good.

Hope this helps.
 
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I've got a Warn M6000 on the front of my Wrangler. I can lift the whole thing in the air if I wanted to. It won't apply to your vehicle due to weight, but I pulled some shrubs out for my neighbor with mine and even a small shrub had enough of a grip to pull my Wrangler sideways a few inches before it gave up (front tires - tight angle pull). This was on dry pavement.
 
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