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Rhino winch

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Any info and/or insight into my new barn find is appreciated.

Rhino 8K winch. Please see photos.

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Re: Rhino winch

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No image, try again?
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Re: Rhino winch

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'41 WC18
'52 PW
'52 M37
'58 Chevy 6400
'69 C20 Longhorn
'69 GMC 5500 AWD
'76 C60
'77 K20 Burb
'77 M886 Camo
'77 M886 Red
'77 M886 Blue
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Re: Rhino winch

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Looks more like the Braden MU-2 from a civilian Power Wagon, not an LU-4 from a G-741 series truck. If you're thinking about mounting this to an M37, you'll have some work to do, since the MU-2 mounts on crossmembers, instead of directly to the frame rails per the LU-4. My M37 had an MU-2 grafted on to it when I bought it, and the frame was considerably modified to make it (sort of) work. Both the winch mounting and PTO-to-winch driveshaft will require frame alterations and customization.
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Re: Rhino winch

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Elwood wrote:Looks more like the Braden MU-2 from a civilian Power Wagon, not an LU-4 from a G-741 series truck. If you're thinking about mounting this to an M37, you'll have some work to do, since the MU-2 mounts on crossmembers, instead of directly to the frame rails per the LU-4. My M37 had an MU-2 grafted on to it when I bought it, and the frame was considerably modified to make it (sort of) work. Both the winch mounting and PTO-to-winch driveshaft will require frame alterations and customization.
I THOUGHT that looked a lot like an MU-2! I am probably going to refurbish it and mount on my '52 Civilian. I don't know if it will hurt the value being that its NOT a Braden, by name anyways.
My M37 is being "resto-modded" so no PTO winch there.
'41 WC18
'52 PW
'52 M37
'58 Chevy 6400
'69 C20 Longhorn
'69 GMC 5500 AWD
'76 C60
'77 K20 Burb
'77 M886 Camo
'77 M886 Red
'77 M886 Blue
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Re: Rhino winch

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rhinos winches are Asian knock offs of MU2. the castings are no good and they break. I have ended up with 2 over the years and both were cracked. I have read other threads on PW forums saying the same.
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Re: Rhino winch

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Good to know.... Decorative use only, then?
'41 WC18
'52 PW
'52 M37
'58 Chevy 6400
'69 C20 Longhorn
'69 GMC 5500 AWD
'76 C60
'77 K20 Burb
'77 M886 Camo
'77 M886 Red
'77 M886 Blue
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