Bought a winch mount for the F150

[Jim Oaks]

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I have this grill guard that I bought off of Craigslist right after I got this truck. I was thinking about adding a winch mount to the front of it. I thought about a front receiver with a removable mount, but people complain that they hang low.

I was looking on Amazon and found a Westin winch plate that was listed as used and marked down to $90 with free shipping. For that price I bought it and figured I'd find a use.

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This thing is beefy. It came with beefy frame mounts that are impressive. The winch tray sits on top of the frame mounts.

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Now compare those mounting brackets to the flat plate bracket that my grill guard mounts to.

I wish I could incorporate one in to the other, but the winch plate is wider than the spacing of the grill guard. I could add a Westin grill guard to the Westin winch plate, but they're expensive.

So now I'm trying to figure out a direction.

 

[Snoranger]

They’ll work fine together... with a little cutting and welding v

 

[Jim Oaks]

Ya after looking at it I think I'd need to cut the ends off the winch plate, the bottom tube out of the grill guard, and then slide the grill guard over and weld them together.

I don't have the welder or the skill, but could probably find a shop that would weld them together after I cut and prepped them.

 

[sgtsandman]

That is one beefy plate!

 

[dvdswan]

That plate just might be stronger than your frame. LOL

 

[truckfan]

Great find. That winch plate looks very solid.

 

[onequerl]

Nice score. I was just checking out a similar looking winch mount earlier on 4wheelonline.