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BABHUMV
06-18-2006, 07:12 AM
At 10 this morning :) I started to install the Hummer Solutions Winch Kit. 1 person, a lot of water and iced tea, a couple of breaks in the A/C. By 7:30 I was putting the tools away and on my way to get dinner. Can't wait to try it out!
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10:00 am

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Mid afternoon

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All Done!:eek:
Sewie
06-18-2006, 09:45 AM
Looking good. :cool: Now let's see if we can put it to use next weekend. ;)
DarthKarl
06-18-2006, 10:48 AM
Total Sweetness :)
Mike E
06-18-2006, 02:33 PM
Just plain AWESOME!!! Nice job!!
NEOCON1
06-18-2006, 02:43 PM
awsome man :D disregard request for more pix in other thread ;) just found what i was lookin for :cool: very nice :D
The Green Lantern
06-18-2006, 03:45 PM
Looking good. :cool: Now let's see if we can put it to use next weekend. ;)


X2 Sweeeett!! :D
MarK M
06-19-2006, 05:13 AM
aweeeeeeee snap!

lookin sweet! props on the solo install!
Bully13
06-19-2006, 05:26 AM
wow... that's awesome that you installed that. :D Looks great.
westhillsat
06-19-2006, 06:31 AM
Great Job!!! :D

Looks great!!! :cool:
StarsnBars
06-19-2006, 05:07 PM
Most excellant, :D
DDWH
06-19-2006, 06:38 PM
looks good!:cool:
usetosellhummer
06-19-2006, 06:46 PM
how much to install? great job! youuusss gotta ballssssss to do yourself (me wimp)
hmrlvr
06-19-2006, 11:21 PM
Looks great, get some pics up when it's in use.
Sewie
06-19-2006, 11:27 PM
Looks great, get some pics up when it's in use.

Maybe we can find some heeps in Pismo. :D
BABHUMV
06-20-2006, 02:43 AM
Maybe we can find some heeps in Pismo. :D


:D :D Heep Recovery!!
BABHUMV
06-20-2006, 02:49 AM
how much to install? great job! youuusss gotta ballssssss to do yourself (me wimp)

Took me about 6 hours total. It was nice working on a non greasy vehicle. Just some mud transfer to wash off when I was done :D. . My guess is a shop will charge anywhere from $300 to $600 for the install. It really is not that difficult, just heavy.

The best part is knowing it is there just in case.


:D
CrisB
06-20-2006, 04:39 AM
Just got mine in today, too! Designed it myself, my buddy made it for me at his machine shop.

Now I just gotta test it!!!!

I'm thinkin' this one's high enough to keep it out of our Michigan mud, but I love the clean install on the bumper mount!
HummBebe
06-20-2006, 05:19 AM
BAB,

I KNEW I should have called you this weekend! I was down in SB for the weekend. Next time I will listen to my still small voice:D

Looks Awesome!
Racer-X
06-20-2006, 06:07 AM
Bebe, when are you doing this mod? I know you will. :p

I'm willing to help - just say the word. I have this ultimate set of tools. :D
BABHUMV
06-20-2006, 07:19 AM
Just got mine in today, too! Designed it myself, my buddy made it for me at his machine shop.

Now I just gotta test it!!!!

I'm thinkin' this one's high enough to keep it out of our Michigan mud, but I love the clean install on the bumper mount!

Is that the 9k? Looks solid and high enough. Nice Job!
BABHUMV
06-20-2006, 07:23 AM
BAB,

I KNEW I should have called you this weekend! I was down in SB for the weekend. Next time I will listen to my still small voice:D

Looks Awesome!

:eek: How dare you girl! I was only here Saturday though. Had to go to Sacramento on Sunday. Thank goodness for my pilot's license, 2.5 hours up and 2.5 back. ;)
HummBebe
06-20-2006, 03:53 PM
We left Sunday AM. We wll see you this weekend!
HummBebe
06-20-2006, 03:55 PM
Bebe, when are you doing this mod? I know you will. :p

I'm willing to help - just say the word. I have this ultimate set of tools. :D

You know I'll take you up on that!! Bring the family. The kids can go swimming while we sweat our arses off in the garage:D
KenP
06-20-2006, 06:46 PM
Looks great, get some pics up when it's in use.Pulling a Heep!!!

Nice truck.:D
BABHUMV
06-20-2006, 09:39 PM
Forgot. Here is a picture of the winch in the bumper before installation.
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Sewie
06-20-2006, 09:43 PM
So do you have to remove the whole bumper to get access to the winch? :confused: What a PITA.
evldave
06-20-2006, 11:38 PM
A question, that looks to be a 3-sided box - are there heat issues?

Seems like wenches build up a lot of heat when you are running them hard, so you want to have an wide open box design to facilitate better wenching without heat buildup.

Also, I remember over on the NAXJA forums that using a synthetic line on a winch designed for cable could cause heat dissipation issues. I don't know if that's true, but I'd love to hear what the temps are like with a synthetic line, installed in the bumper, pulling an H3 out of the mud.
Beastmaster
06-21-2006, 12:10 AM
A question, that looks to be a 3-sided box - are there heat issues?

Seems like wenches build up a lot of heat when you are running them hard, so you want to have an wide open box design to facilitate better wenching without heat buildup.

Also, I remember over on the NAXJA forums that using a synthetic line on a winch designed for cable could cause heat dissipation issues. I don't know if that's true, but I'd love to hear what the temps are like with a synthetic line, installed in the bumper, pulling an H3 out of the mud.

Most synthetic line that is designed to be used with electric winches will have at least one to two wraps with a special heat shielded coating or some such added to it.
evldave
06-21-2006, 01:34 AM
Most synthetic line that is designed to be used with electric winches will have at least one to two wraps with a special heat shielded coating or some such added to it.

Thanks! I'm not all that familiar w/winches (wenches, yes). What's the benefit of synthetic line over cable other than weight?
Racer-X
06-21-2006, 11:13 PM
You know I'll take you up on that!! Bring the family. The kids can go swimming while we sweat our arses off in the garage:D

God I hope the wife doesn't read that! :eek: :D :D ;)