Custom Front Bumper
and Warn 8274
There comes a point in a 4-wheeler's life when you decide that you just need to have a winch. Even though it may not be necessary, since you can almost always get into or out of a predicament with a hi-lift, shovel, and come-along, you realize that it would be a nice piece of equipment to have on your rig.
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With that said, we picked up a used Warn winch model 8274 for $350 Cdn. It came with everything we needed except for a roller-fairlead and with a little cleanup and a paintjob it looked good as new. |
In order to run the winch on the SPAMuri we needed to build a new front bumper. We purchased some 3/8 4x6" 'C' channel and some 1/2 inch flat stock and went to work.
We wanted to retain the push-bar so with some slicing and dicing were able to incorporate it into our new bumper as well. Also, since we didn't get a roller-fairlead with the winch and because a new one would cost around $180 we decided to make our own and incorporate it into the bumper itself. We used some 9/16 grade 8 bolts and some steel pipe with an inner diameter of 9/16. After the bumper was done we undercoated it, painted it black, and added some checkerplate to the top for some grip when standing on the bumper.
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