First Off,
Dry Heat did it FIRST. I just took his idea and adapted it a bit to my own aftermarket brush guard.
I did not want the hi lift inside the truck and I did not want it on top. Dry Heat's idea of solid mounting the hi lift worked out great for me.
Just had to drill a couple of holes as my guard did not have the same mount points. It is extremely solid.
I used aircraft style locking nuts as well to give me some added security. I also used stainless steel wingnuts as I think it makes the wingnuts easier to turn under hard pressure.
Also, the one part of Dry Heat's setup that I could not replicate is the rubber bushings, so we bought a $5 rubber mallet and hacked the ends off of it. Worked out great.