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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Discotel on January 14, 2007, 19:04:56

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: Discotel on January 14, 2007, 19:04:56

Hi peeps, I got a question for y'all...

I want to mount a winch on the rear of the new Disco offroader, Has anyone done this bofore and if so any pictures please. I have looked about and cant see anywhere this has been done, I still need the use of the back door so no good putting it on top of the rear cross member.

Regards, Terry

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: Dr Neil on January 14, 2007, 20:42:40

i think i read an article in the LRM where someone had fitted a rear winch to a disco and they cut out the existing rear crossmember and manufactured a combined crossmember/winch tray. Alot of work but looked great!!

good luck :)

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: hobbit on January 15, 2007, 13:41:38

Saw one on a disco, where he had moved his fuel tank and mounted it in the space

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: suggs on January 15, 2007, 16:49:39

Quote from: "hobbit"

Saw one on a disco, where he had moved his fuel tank and mounted it in the space

thats crossed my mind. to put it in the back as mines the van body.

Devon do a x-member with winch mount for about £500, not sure if it fits a Disco though

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: Discotel on January 15, 2007, 18:01:54

Hi again, thanks for the replys, to be honest the only real way I can see this is gonna work is to remove the rear cross member and fabricate a mount to go in there...I am an engineer by trade so should be able to think of a way, but not sure I can really be bothered to go that extreme...t is just a pay and play day motor after all...Maybe if I were competing then I would go to the effort....Will just make sure I have got good rear recovery eyes to get pulled out....Oh Errr :D


Terry

Title: rear winch bumper
Post by: pegleg66 on January 15, 2007, 20:51:31

:D  :D

just a thought try

rdsengineering.co.uk

they advertised in lrm that they fsbricte one.

pegleg66

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: Darren on January 15, 2007, 21:37:34

I realise that this probably isn't what you've got in mind but I'm so pleased with it that I couldn't pass up the chance to post a piccy :)

(http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stage1v8/Rear_Winch_1.JPG)

That was the first trial fitting. Hope to get it completed shortly and give it a test, er, pull. It'll eventually be mountable on the front too.

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: muddymart on January 15, 2007, 21:59:32

stratton 4x4 do a rear winch mount etc.. without removing the tank,01507524050 or its in this months LRM

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: Horness on January 15, 2007, 23:58:36

Quote from: "Darren"

I realise that this probably isn't what you've got in mind but I'm so pleased with it that I couldn't pass up the chance to post a piccy :)

Darren - that looks great, glad you got it all sorted out in the end, job well done. (as usual) :wink:

Horness

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: hobbit on January 16, 2007, 13:53:12

Unless you want to do a demountable unit, with plug ins for the electrics. depending on how often you are going to need it

Title: Rear Winch Mount On Disco
Post by: Range Rover Blues on January 16, 2007, 15:32:19

£60 for a back-rak mount from Dave Bowyer of Goodwich, all you need is a towball.