Posted by Fred Coldwell [184.96.125.140] on Friday, April 11, 2014 at 14:34:08 :
In Reply to: new winch posted by jerryinidaho [64.234.49.226] on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at 23:04:58 :
Hi Jerry:
That's a great looking Braden capstan on your MU2 winch. For split bumper support, a few trucks I've seen with similar capstan winches add back the passenger side upper triangular support bracket (which went outside the frame extension to just under the top flange of the passenger side split front bumper) by repositioning it as follows.
When positioned correctly but unbolted, turn the bracket upside down and rotate it 90 degrees so the angled flange now rests against the inside of the split front bumper and points upward. The former front edge of the bracket now rests flush against the vertical surface of the frame rail extension.
Take the passenger side support bracket to your workbench. Cut a 9-1/2" long piece of 2" x 2" angle iron. Using the empty holes in the bracket flange as a template, mark and drill two holes in the vertical surface of the angle iron so it can be bolted to the frame extension where the bracket flange used to be, but now with its lower angle at the bottom extending outward away from the frame rail. Loosely install the angle iron on the truck.
Place the former front edge of the upside down support bracket on top of the lower horizontal surface of the angle iron, making sure the support bracket flange is tight against the inside of the split front bumper. Scribe or mark the support bracket's two holes into the angle iron horizontal surface.
Remove the angle iron from the truck and drill those 2 marked holes in the lower horizontal surface of the angle iron.
Reinstall the angle iron on the frame extension and place the upside down and rotated triangular support bracket on the angle iron and loosely bolt it in place.
This should put the top of the support bracket about 3" below the top of the passenger side front split bumper. This should now provide enough room for the rope to go down and around to the bottom of the capstan. It should also provide some weaker but nevertheless appreciated support to the passenger side split front bumper.
If all looks good, tighten all bolts on the angle iron and support bracket. If not, make another angle iron piece drilled to place it and the support bracket in a better position. Maybe a 2" x 3" angle iron would lower the support bracket to a better position.
You appear to be missing the second outer hole in the top of your passenger side split front bumper that originally was used to bolt on the triangular bracket. If you drill that hole again, you can use it and the inner hole to bolt onto the top of the bumper a sacrificial wood rub rail to protect the rope from the sharp rear edge of the bumper and from tearing itself against one of the two exposed bolt heads on top of the bumper when using the capstan.
This wood rub rail would have a round profile (front to back) to ease the rope over the front bumper. It's middle would be a taller than the 2 bolt heads on the top of the bumper and would have countersunk holes for those 2 bolts so they would each be below the surface of the wood as they up against countersunk flat washers hold the rub rail in place.
The wood rub rail would be as deep (front to back) as the top flange of the bumper. It would be as wide as necessary, going from the outer edge of the passenger side cable guide to a bit beyond the 2nd bolt (that seems to be missing from your passenger side split front bumper).
Sand the top surface of the wood rub rail to be round and smooth all over, then paint or finish (varnish?) it before bolting it onto the top of the passenger side split front bumper.
If my explanation is as clear as Idaho mud, tell me and I'll try to clarify it or maybe even post a sketch of two. Good luck and have fun! :)
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