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See the way this Warn 9.5 XP is mounted? The feet of the winch are pointed out towards the direction of pull. This is the strongest way to mount a winch since it puts no sheer stress on the mounting bolts. Notice that the winch drum was able to be rotated so the free spool handle is still on top.

See the way this Warn 9.5 XP is mounted? The feet of the winch are pointed out towards the direction of pull. This is the strongest way to mount a winch since it puts no sheer stress on the mounting bolts. Notice that the winch drum was able to be rotated so the free spool handle is still on top.

Front winches are for going forward. Rear winches are for recovery.

See the way this Warn 9.5 XP is mounted? The feet of the winch are pointed out towards the direction of pull. This is the strongest way to mount a winch since it puts no sheer stress on the mounting bolts. Notice that the winch drum was able to be rotated so the free spool handle is still on top.

A rear tow point or shackle point like the one on this Smittybilt rear bumper is always a great accessory to have. If you’re tugging out another truck from the rear (or another truck is pulling you backwards), you should never hook up to the winch cable and always to a shackle (or tow) point. Winch cables are for winching, and tow points are for tugging.

If you can’t justify the cost of two winches, or insist that you’ll need one on the front more than the rear, then why not have both options with one winch? This Warn Multi-Mount holds a 9,500-pound winch and can be put in either a front or rear-mounted hitch.

Rear lighting like these Rigid Industries Dually LED lights are perfect for backing up and for hooking up recovery equipment in the dark. The Dually’s four LEDs provide a lot of brilliance from each light. If you get really trick, you’ll hook LED lights like these up to an “on/on” switch, with one of the “ons” leading to your reverse lights. That way they’ll automatically come on when you throw your truck in “reverse.” Since LED lights have such a low amperage draw, there is the possibility of connecting them straight into your stock back-up light wiring and not having to run relays and switches.