Rough Country Hidden Winch - Free Spooling

[604Bronco]

If you currently own a Rough Country hidden winch for the Bronco, you know that turning the lever to allow for free-spooling is a pain.

I’m just curious if anyones found a simple tool or modification to make it easier to engage/disengage this?

Thank you.

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[Herbie]

If you currently own a Rough Country hidden winch for the Bronco, you know that turning the lever to allow for free-spooling is a pain.

I’m just curious if anyones found a simple tool or modification to make it easier to engage/disengage this?

Thank you.

 

[PWillette]

There's an old thread showing a DIY under the hood extension rod, damned if I can find it. If I remember correctly it was just a simply metal rod extended up in front of the battery. It was pretty simple design.

 

[j_marinelli]

There's an old thread showing a DIY under the hood extension rod, damned if I can find it. If I remember correctly it was just a simply metal rod extended up in front of the battery. It was pretty simple design.

This might be what you are talking about:
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/warn-hidden-winch-rough-country-mount.42113/#post-1379301

 

[Boreal]

@604Bronco

I’ll take a video of mine later today to show you in better detail. But I machined up an adapter that dropped onto the freespool flange. Cut and welded some rod together that notched around the crossmember and timed the position of the rotation so that it just works. Luckily freespool release needs less than 180° of rotation to engage

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/the-boreal-badlands.48235/post-1542040

 

[dgorsett]

I built this removable handle and store on the radiator support. It works with my Rugged Ridge which has a T handle clutch that is lifted and rotated 90 degrees to engage may not work with all.

 

[Bellime]

I have a thread/post of a DIY solution for remoting the engage/disengage lever. You don’t need to raise the hood.

 

[604Bronco]

I have a thread/post of a DIY solution for remoting the engage/disengage lever. You don’t need to raise the hood.

Thanks for sharing the link…

lol

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...ngage-rough-country-hidden-winch-lever.75675/

 

[Boreal]

Heres a Demo

 

[604Bronco]

Heres a Demo

Is that a golf putter?

Love it - Looks like a good home-made solution! Thanks for sharing the video.

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