I looked at those but they almost seem like they'd hold moisture

 

small aluminum tool box....just put the winch in it and cut a hole in the front for the cable

 

Now I never thought of that! Lol

 

seen it up in maine on a 75 chevy 3/4ton...maine is so far north it's like the super south for redneck ideas...that one i liked. he drilled holes around the bottom to let water back out and had the winch on 1'' solid stock spacing it up off the bottom.he said the winch as on it 3rd cable, it looked brand new

 

Which part of Maine?
OT: Id love to see what you come up with, because if (when) i spend that much cash for my winch, I want it protected.

 

If I woulda made a hitch style with the winch on a mounting plate then hell yeah I woulda done this!!!

 

Can y'all tell me what size and length bolts y'all used for the extra bolts on a winch bumper? I'm going with 7 bolts per side and I'm thinking 3/8" grade 8 minimum but I'm just trying to get a heads up on length. Haven't measured yet so if u don't remember it's cool. I'll figure it out. Should be starting on it this week. I've been itching to get a head start but life has been crazy.

 

BAM!!! Starting tomorrow!

 

Started cutting and welding today! Didn't get all that far though...

 

looks pretty good so far
interested in the end

 

Looks good so far to me too!!!

 

Thanks! I worked on it all day. Definitely a slow process!

 

any more pics?

 

what are the dimensions of the main box?

 

Sorry...none yet. Worked all weekend. I'm jumping on it tomorrow and should make a lot of headway on it. I think the hardest part is done. The frame brackets and that front plate involved the most cutting/drilling and those are done so I should have plenty pics tomorrow.