Where do you secure your winch hook?

[Darren253* Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darren253*]

Where abouts do you store your winch hook on a aftermarket bar with synthetic rope? I have a Tigerz11 12000lb in an ARB winch bar and have tried two options:
1) Have about 18" of rope exposed and have it hooked to the recovery point, but there are several edges of the bar touching the rope that could cause issues over time.
2) hooked to the high lift entry point which eliminates any of the rubbing issues but concerns me that it's not actually hooked to anything. It's only the tension holding it in place.

I know I could get a sleeve to protect the exposed rope but even then I thing the tension on the rope against the bar edges could cause some damage.

What do you do?

[Toy Pradopetty Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toy Pradopetty]

I have the same winch with synthetic rope in sovereign bar andni have it fully spooled in where the hook sits sideways against the hawse fairlead.

Cheers
Frank

[gxllouie Member Find all posts View Profile Close gxllouie]

mate the winch sometimes comes with a strap to connect the hook to the fairlead. failing that, i'd look at getting a strap.

louie

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

You've seen ours Darren.. It goes onto the recovery point. Don't really have many options with the billet fairlead as there is no recess.

Mitch

P.S. You didn't muck around fitting that up did you!! LOL

[Darren253* Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darren253*]

Nope... Fitted that evening! all be it upside down so i had to wait until i got back from Queensland to refit it and rotate the gearbox again. He's a photo of what i'm on about!

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

I wouldn't be worried about it being held in via tension only. That should be plenty good enough

[Darren253* Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darren253*]

updated photos...

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

Hmm, that doesn't the best after all...

You don't have aftermarket recovery points do you Darren?

[Darren253* Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darren253*]

No... I'm still waiting for Outback idea ones with the cutout for the ARB/TJM bar to come into TJM Perth. They've told me it'll be another 3-4 weeks. I normally use an equalizer strap across the two factory points at the moment.

[Brains Find all posts View Profile Close Brains]

No... I'm still waiting for Outback idea ones with the cutout for the ARB/TJM bar to come into TJM Perth. They've told me it'll be another 3-4 weeks. I normally use an equalizer strap across the two factory points at the moment.

Is that when you have to reverse to recover some other vehicle?

[Darren253* Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darren253*]

But of course... Normally a Nissan or Jeep!

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

Legally, the hook must be hard pressed against the fairlead.

[MUMSRIG Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close MUMSRIG]

Legally, the hook must be hard pressed against the fairlead.

Well there you go. Learn something new everyday...

[croozza Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close croozza]

Well there you go. Learn something new everyday...

Apparently it is so the hook doesn't hurt a pedestrian..... Personally, I think the bullbar rapidly approching would be more of a concern for them. But we can never figure out why they make these rules.

[Toy Pradopetty Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Toy Pradopetty]

Legally, the hook must be hard pressed against the fairlead.

This is what I meant to say about mine. The hooknis hard up against the fairlead.
Thanks for wording it better crooza
Cheers

Frank