mounting winch upside down?

[Xzibit A]

has anyone done this or know if it will work or if its a good idea to try, im asking becaseu i want to make a tube bumper and moe it up so it fits with the 3" BL and ount the winch underneath it wi the mount welded on the frame.

 

[jasonb]

why do that? just mount it rightside up. if your making a bumper just make it so the winch works right. craddle it in the frame and build the bumper around it.
as far as would it work.. i'm not sure. i don't know of any reason the winch wouldn't work honestly but i've never seen someone do that!

 

[Xzibit A]

im just trying to create some options

 

[nissanboy]

only problem i could see would be lubrication.... im not sure how the interanls of a winch are lubricated but that might become an issue mounting upside down. Id check with Warn first.

Now that i think about it i think Mile Marker Hydraulic winches can be mounted upside down. I remember seeing an add about them still operating after a truck was rolled or something.

 

[Savage Wolf]

from what i know about the warn 9000xi (i think thats the right number) internal lube is grease... only worry i would have is the cooling on the electronics package thats in the winch.... (but this is all a guess pretty much)

 

[RockRanger]

why do that? just mount it rightside up. if your making a bumper just make it so the winch works right. craddle it in the frame and build the bumper around it.
as far as would it work.. i'm not sure. i don't know of any reason the winch wouldn't work honestly but i've never seen someone do that!

I have thought the same thing about mounting the winch upside down. The reason why is on my ranger with no AC i can take a warn m8000 or similar and completly mount it behind and under the grill. By putting it upsidedown I will have access to the knob to swithc from free spool to power. this way I dont have to add 6" to the front of ranger with a bumper and decress my approch angle. I am a little concerned about the extra stress from the type of bridge I would have to build if I mounted it upside down so I am still unsure of if I will try it or not.

 

[RangerX]

hehe, I too have been thinking about an upside down winch. It would make the design of my yet to be built new front bumper much simpler and cleaner.

 

[jasonb]

i mounted mine rightside up between the frame rails. it was easy and straightforward and didn't have to use a big bumper or anything. stock bumper.. cut a little, but that's it.
the clutch would be tougher to operate upside down. not a lot tougher, but annoying enough i would think.
give it a shot... i'd try to contact warn about lubrication issues doing it like mentioned above but i think they'll just say not to anyway. i really don't know of any reason why it wouldn't work upside down.. i just figure making it fit rightside up is not much harder.

 

[james t]

But if it were mounted upside down, wouldnt it spool backwards?








































J/K

 

[bnkrtstk]

It shoudl work without a problem as long as it's not the 8274 like I have on my Bronco. I've seen other models mounted upside down and used with no ill effects.

 

[Derrick C.]

But if it were mounted upside down, wouldnt it spool backwards?








































J/K

LMAO....Good one James!!!

 

[offroader_69_me]

hehe, I too have been thinking about an upside down winch. It would make the design of my yet to be built new front bumper much simpler and cleaner.

exactly!!