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June 2nd, 2009, 12:55 PM

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i am having some trouble finding the a winch that is right for my vechicle and a mounting bracket for a 79 K5. any ideas from anyone would be a big help. thank you in advance

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August 10th, 2009, 5:36 PM

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i am having some trouble finding the a winch that is right for my vechicle and a mounting bracket for a 79 K5. any ideas from anyone would be a big help. thank you in advance

any luck on that yet?

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August 11th, 2009, 9:07 AM

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not yet but i made a bumper for it. and left a spot, i think i am going to go with a 12000 lb winch

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August 11th, 2009, 9:28 AM

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not yet but i made a bumper for it. and left a spot, i think i am going to go with a 12000 lb winch

a good heavy duty winch mounted properly is priceless....have any pics of your bumper?

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August 11th, 2009, 9:39 AM

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here is a decent pic of it from the side.

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August 11th, 2009, 9:59 AM

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here is a decent pic of it from the side.

that looks killer...looks real heavy like you could pull a house off it's foundation....are you going with a warn or mile marker or??

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August 11th, 2009, 10:06 AM

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not sure yet, will get it once i finish my move from tenn to kansas

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August 11th, 2009, 10:20 AM

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not sure yet, will get it once i finish my move from tenn to kansas

how is it out there in those states?any work ....im over in northern california...

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August 11th, 2009, 1:12 PM

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it is hard labor for cheap pay .....same as most places. not aot of new job openings though.. but when i get to kansas i am going to try to find a off road shop to try to get a job there. if not i may open one.. just got to wait and see what the eastern corner of kansas has to offer.

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