Interesting winch concept......

Huh. Admittedly intrigued. Seems you'd have some more issues with rubbing on rocks or finding a good line than a winch higher up and center mounted on bumper, but this is much cheaper. Any idea how many pounds of force you could get from one using a 3.6L JK?
 
Seems like a good way to break a control arm or something else. Pulling the vehicle by the frame seems like a better way to go.
 
LOL!! Oh yeah, this idea has been around for a while.

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I wonder why it never caught on LOL
 
Looks to me like the thing is made for pretty light duty needs. More like traction control than winching. I looked up their specs and the rope is the weak spot by design, 4.4K lbs or 7K lbs. I can't see this being a replacement for a frame mounted winch.
 
Listen, if I had nothing else, I'd love to have this, but I prefer a Zeon. If I was offroading across africa, seems like its a pretty good backup to have in case the winch fails.
 
It'll work, in a pinch. My Dad has done it before, but it would not be a good substitute for a winch.
 
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