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Shadetree Mechanic
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Funny you mention a Harbor Freight angle grinder, I actually have one. I bought the "higher end" one and it's really solid. For the most part, I stay from Harbor Freight.
My issue would be the welding. I'm not even sure where I could take it here to town to get welded up. I do however have some vehicle maintenance guys in my squadron that can weld. I can probably have them weld it up for a 12 pack. Hell, I may even be able to get some grade 8 hardware from them as well.
I'll start my craigslist search for a hitch and see what I can find.
I was looking towards a Smittybuilt winch. They're much cheaper than Warn and seem to have a good following and good reviews. I can get a 9500lb winch for around $300. They also have a kit that comes with a bunch of stuff for like $349.
They're not bad for what they are. I usually buy the cheapest one they have, get a couple projects out of it, and then buy another. Having a harbor freight 5 min from my house is both a blessing and a curse. Haha.
I wish people would give me beer to weld stuff. Lol. I actually didn't have the equipment to weld 1/4†when I built my front hitch, so I had to borrow some time on my grandads welder.
I doubt you guys have this problem down there, but make sure the one you settle on is solid. Up here in the rust belt, trailer hitches are prone to rotting.
Smittybuilt is a good brand (In fact, I think I'll be looking at their 9,000lb model when my Current winch gives up). There's a few guys I wheel with that run their winches and they seem pretty solid. I've been happy with my HF winch, but it's heavy and the line speed is painfully slow.
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2002 XLT 4x4, 4.0l V6, Silver Frost Metalic, Superlifted and stuff