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Made a mean winch bumper


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I didn't say it was for a Comanche, or even a truck for that matter. At the end of last summer, I picked up a bumper for my tractor, but never installed it. Then, a couple months ago my wife got me an ATV winch for my birthday. I don't have an ATV, so it wasn't until this weekend that I thought of the perfect use for these two components.

 

I picked up some angle iron and plate at home depot, and welded a winch platform onto the bottom of the bumper. I think it came out pretty clean!

 

Here are some pictures of my new Comanche recovery vehicle:

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if you need a bumper on a puny lil mower like that...hire someone to mow, cause you should NOT need to resort to that.

 

interesting, but not too practical...you'll tow the mower before you pull anything with it

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if you need a bumper on a puny lil mower like that...hire someone to mow, cause you should NOT need to resort to that.

 

interesting, but not too practical...you'll tow the mower before you pull anything with it

 

Its just for fun, not supposed to be practical. I wasn't like "Jeez, I really need a winch on my lawn mower - I don't know how I've gotten along without one."

 

It has no problem pulling my MJ across my driveway and into my garage though. Of course, I could have pushed it just as easily - but that is waaaayyy less fun.

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With an open diff on my tractor, and the slope some parts of my yard has, I could have used a winch a time or ten in the past. I ended up breaking both rear wheels trying to bounce the rear end to get traction (wayyy off camber) and had to get them rewelded.

 

Good idea!

 

Jeff

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doesn't anyone push a mower anymore?

I do, but I've only got maybe 500 sq ft of actual grass.

takes 20 minutes to mow and trim.

 

I suppose the biggest question is, Why did she buy you an ATV winch if you don't have an ATV?

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doesn't anyone push a mower anymore?

I do, but I've only got maybe 500 sq ft of actual grass.

takes 20 minutes to mow and trim.

 

I suppose the biggest question is, Why did she buy you an ATV winch if you don't have an ATV?

 

 

So he could use it to cinch down his 4 link :smart:

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