Been working on this portable winch mout during the last few weekends and late nights - she's about done:
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This the the stock Warn 12XP-S and since this winch is mounted up right and not on its side as the standard bumper mounting method, I'm thinking I need to flip the rope on the drum to drag versus a pull over the top as seen.
I'm super stoked on how this project has come along and very satisfied on how this has turned out.
She is heavy but bulletproof. She's definitely weighting 100 lbs as is.
The mounting bracket/cradle was bought from Harbor Cheap and modified to this specific unit along with the handles and control box mounting plate.
I used a 2" inch receiver for the tube to make it readily available for most hitch receivers.
I have to modify the mounting plate where the control box is sitting and I may need to trim up and around the rope above the fairlead some more to allow more clearance once the rope is totally wrapped around the drum.
Will have an anderson plug to connect to the bed mount and/or an anderson plug with alligator clips should no anderson plug be found (on other vehicles).