Winch security

ive mounted my winch, with a warn winch plate,
now ive a question, how does one secure the winch and plate from
thieves?
do i grind a spot on a set of bolts and tack-weld?
how are any of you guys doing it?
hate to go hicking and come back with my front bumber empty,
johnp

This SEEMS like it may work

http://www.4wheelerssupply.com/catal...ducts_id/70731

LOL!

Ya right. I doubt that would take a hit from a rubber mallet and
survive, let alone a rock or steel hammer.....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Troy wrote:
>
> This SEEMS like it may work
>
> http://www.4wheelerssupply.com/catal...ducts_id/70731

Give it a weld. And make sure is covered by insurance and documented so it
can be replaced.


> wrote in message
oups.com...
> ive mounted my winch, with a warn winch plate,
> now ive a question, how does one secure the winch and plate from
> thieves?
> do i grind a spot on a set of bolts and tack-weld?
> how are any of you guys doing it?
> hate to go hicking and come back with my front bumber empty,
> johnp
>

Welding a mounting bolt is a quick way to ruin the Grade 5 rating of the
bolt.

Jerry

Rusted wrote:
> Give it a weld. And make sure is covered by insurance and documented so it
> can be replaced.
>
>
> > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
>>ive mounted my winch, with a warn winch plate,
>>now ive a question, how does one secure the winch and plate from
>>thieves?
>>do i grind a spot on a set of bolts and tack-weld?
>>how are any of you guys doing it?
>>hate to go hicking and come back with my front bumber empty,
>>johnp
>>
>
>
>
>

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If it were a strong winch that is likely to break something before
it cooks, like an hydraulic powered, in this litigious society, I would
build something like a scatter-shield to cover the bolted areas and weld
that on.
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Rusted wrote:
>
> True. But I would not loose too much sleep over a tack that holds the nut
> to the bolt to prevent it from turning. I would not heat the entire bolt
> up. Plus you only need to tack one bolt to make it secure, the others would
> be untouched, this is just to keep a thief from pulling it off with a set of
> wrenches one night.

The scatter shield idea. Just take some 1/4" or 5/16' stock and put 2
90 degree bends in it and tack it down over the bolts. Thats what I am
going to do. That or. hehe, this is kinda neck, but weld a chain to the
plate and back to the frame, or just loop a chain around it and lock
it.

good thing at least you will know the cause of one of the rattle in the jeep
cause by the chain... LOL
"1BADYJ" > a écrit dans le message de news:
...
> The scatter shield idea. Just take some 1/4" or 5/16' stock and put 2
> 90 degree bends in it and tack it down over the bolts. Thats what I am
> going to do. That or. hehe, this is kinda neck, but weld a chain to the
> plate and back to the frame, or just loop a chain around it and lock
> it.
>

The nice way to do it is to weld a 2" long stub piece of 1" (ID) pipe
over one or more of the bolt holes. Drill a 3/8' cross hole then install
the winch as normal, using a deep socket to tighten the bolts up.
Install a 3/8" bolt through the cross hole, weld the nut tight. If you
want to remove the mounting bolt, hacksaw or torch off the 3/8" cross bolt.

wrote:

> ive mounted my winch, with a warn winch plate,
> now ive a question, how does one secure the winch and plate from
> thieves?
> do i grind a spot on a set of bolts and tack-weld?
> how are any of you guys doing it?
> hate to go hicking and come back with my front bumber empty,
> johnp
>

Dave Milne wrote:
> I guess you could put two nuts on, and tack weld the nuts together.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland

OW!!

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