I've got a hinged number plate sitting infront of my winch (i'll try and get some pics up for you). I've found that it does make the winch much less noticable but on the down side I have trouble securing it in the up position when I'm winching (leading to one quite bent number plate) and I find that it doesn't flip up enough to (only about 90 degrees, I'd prefer a full 180 but I haven't found hinges that will let me do that). Otherwise it's been great no undue attention and it suprises some people when they realise that I've got a winch.
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Originally posted by footoo View PostI'm with Pinko, just scrounged the bumpstop cut off bits back out of the bin, used a hole saw to make the hole big enough, works a treat. Have a couple of spare bits, probably enough for 2 maybe 3 if anyone wants a piece. I'm in Montrose (Vic) - Geoff
Your bumpstop solution looks really good and I'd love to releive you of a chunk of rubber if you still have any left and you'd post one to Sydney?
Happy to pay the postage...
cheers
MalcomMalcom
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Yeah, the one I saw simply dropped down onto the rope (steel) while running. He had a plastic strip glued to the edge of plate to stop rope/plate abrasion but I thought overall that was a stupid idea. Gotta get the plate well up and away from the rope as mines dyneema.
I was thinking of trying stainless piano hinge along the plates length. That should rotate nicely and keeps the plate flatter than a butt hing would. Maybe some velcro to stick it up... still dreaming at the moment.Malcom
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Originally posted by D4D View Post
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Originally posted by MalcomM View PostHi Geoff
Your bumpstop solution looks really good and I'd love to releive you of a chunk of rubber if you still have any left and you'd post one to Sydney?
Happy to pay the postage...
cheers
Malcom
GeoffBlue Storm 150 D4D GXL, Toyota Tow Bar, Cheepo floor mats, Tough Dog Springs & Shocks, Colour Coded TJM T13 steel bar, KingOne winch with rope, GME 3440 80 channel uhf. Not allowed to make hole for snorkel - yet..
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Originally posted by JKAF View PostI read so where to use a boat trailer rubber roller cut in half.
Like one of these?
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