toubabokoomi said:
i got my tacoma now i want to put a winch on..but i cant decide what kind of setup i want..i was thinking of going with the ARB bull bar becaue i like how the winch is more "hidden"...but ive seen some pictures where the winch hooks into the rear tow reciever and i was wondering if you could set the front up for the same way so i could use the same winch to pull me out frontwards or backwards...i would also like any other mounting ideas you have..pictures would be appreciated...
I have a multi-mount on my Tundra, so that I can use the winch [front or rear] for utility purposes, but this is NOT my trail rig. I also have a receiver welded on the front of my car hauler to pull non-operational rigs aboard.....one only needs to use a high-lift to pull a truck onto a trailer to learn that it is ALOT of work.
For trail use, the likelihood of winching from the rear of the vehicle is almost non-existent. The folks I know with winches on the front and rear, NEVER use the rear one; I think it is mostly about bling.
A permanent mount tends to be simpler, and having the weight of the winch on the vehicle all the time means that the suspension can be tuned for that configuration vs. trying to compromise between two load cases.
Like Mike said, when you need a winch, the last thing you want to be doing is fishing it from the bed and trying to get 100#'s mounted into a receiver. Most of the more refined setups have the controls hardwired inside the cab, so you don't even have to fool with connecting a remote.