H3 Front Receiver Hitch

Hi everyone i know i am new here but i thought i would share what i have been doing recently in case someone else would want to do this too. I wanted a way i could attach my winch so i could take it on and off and also wouldnt mess with the approach angle, so this is what i came up with. ive only seen one other one on an H3 and that was the white MOAB H3 the only problem was it stuck out pretty far and i didnt like the looks of it so i Fabed my own! it wasnt as hard as i expexted, i did it in a tiny military garage. I used 1/4in plates and 2 1/2 Square steel tubing and welded it to what you see here, i also used 4 1/2in bolts to attach it to the frame. I hope this helps!


I used a 5/8in Drill bitView attachment 3649

thats super clean! Nice install and modifications I really like it

Looks good! Do you know what the tow capacity of it is?

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Thanks! similar ones that bolt to the same point are rated to 9-10K but i was worried about that as well witch is why i went with the 1/4 plates andd higher grade steel.

nice.......this is the same thing I plan on doing to mine

Very clean. Nice job.


"Ex Umbris Venimus"

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Thanks Everyone, i hope it helps with other people trying to do the same thing.:cheers:

If I ever pull the trigger on getting a winch, this is how I want to do it. I do not like the idea of hauling all the weight around unless I am wheeling. It also gives you an easier opportunity to relocate the winch to the rear provided you put a power plug back there.

Thanks for sharing!

I also like how it braces the frame and gives it some added strength

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Looks like a very nice looking installation, however it isn't the right solution for me.

I considered getting a receiver winch initially. I liked the idea of being able to move it from the front to the rear, but the winch and winch carrier weighs 104 lbs (see Warn XD9000i Mulit-mount :link: , although you could reduce the weight by about ~17 lbs by switching to synthetic winch line, it would still be ~86 lbs). What worried me the most, was if I ever needed the winch when it was just my wife and I out in desert! I don't think she would be much help and carrying 86 lbs over rough terrain and inserting it into the receiver by myself seemed like the formula for a hernia (I'm not as young, strong or stupid as I used to be – well 2 out of 3 isn’t bad). On top of that I'd need find a place to stow and secure the winch/carrier when not in use.

Nice job, it reminds me of the one JRuss had on his 08 and the one on the white SOA Rancho lifted H3.

You should go into production!

PRC

Thanks 08solarflareh3, do you have any pics of the other ones i would be interested in seeing how they did theirs.