Always liked those banners when they are on a truck that obviously means it. My Toy on 38s could have used one also. Seen more of them though on trucks that never left the mall and they always look a little stunned when someone in a well used rig doesn't get out of their way LOL
Well, I'll likely settle for taking the hoe off maybe twice a year, mainly to push some snow around in winter. I don't think it's such a lighting fast proposition but I have seen it done on YouTube.
As far as knocking something together and yankee ingenuity, you should see my truck. I started by putting it on jack stands then gas axing the entire suspension off and started over with my own creation. It also has 20 forward gears and 4 reverse with on board air, a welder and a list as long as your arm of other stuff.
I don't have to move to yankee land, I'm a southern boy and we know a few things about how to do mechanical stuff too. How do you think NASCAR got started?
"you should see my truck."
I'd love to see your, 20 forward gears, didn't know that's possible. Is built for off road use, mission to Mar's maybe, must be something to see.
20 speeds are pretty common on 406 Unimogs, a little less so on the 416s. 16 out of the 20 gears are low speed, lower speed and "are you sure that thing is actually moving" speed. Then there are a few road gears that top out at about 60 mph. You can engage 4wd at any speed and also engage the air lockers with a little air switch. It's pretty cool stuff.
But back to the tractor and winch...I like the idea that was mentioned about putting a receiver type mount under the front bumper area. Remove when not in use. A bonus is that it is really close to the battery.
Sorry I didn't see this post before. Still getting used to this board.
I do have a grill guard but there is not enough space between it and the hood or it and a cross bar on the FEL to mount the winch. It's kinda early on to start with body mods but I've been known to take matters into my own hands before. Maybe down the road a bit. Maybe you can see how tight it is from this pic.
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I'm not too sure what good the grill guard is at this point so maybe removing it could be an option. There are four nice bolts holding it on that could be used for a winch mount. The frame looks to be beefy enough.
I saw this pic the day you posted it and thought, sure....factory grill guard, then focused on the (appropriately described) Mad Max roll cage. What I completely missed is the additions to the grill guard. I guess you don't work at night too much do you? Those rail road ties can't be good for air circulation at the rad.
Hitch Receiver Mount for Winches
Oops and sorry. I used a Titan 3 pt hitch and then mounted the winch on the attached mount from harbor freight.
One caveat though. My 5000 lb is probably a lot lighter than your 9500 lb to hoss around. I do cheat(read as being lazy) and lower the 3point and stick the winch but that isn't really necessary. Would have to put my beer down though if sticking it by hand though.
Hmmm, interesting. I have a 416 Unimog with 20 forward and 8 reverse gears, factory onboard air, factory hydraulics. You nearly have the same with that Toyota! Impressive for sure! I'm going to add front and rear hydraulic winches to the mog, just because the hydraulics are there already. Good for you that you design and build stuff, that is a ton of fun.
The backhoe can come off in about 2 minutes. It's easy. Takes a little longer to hook up as you got to get all lined up. Mahindra/KMW has done a great job with the backhoe mount system.
