Re: open tailgate.4x4 $$ solution

[Paul Fox <pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 > I should perhaps clarify, the winch plate was welded to the front of the
 > bed under the cabs window.

my wife and i use a winch to get the bikes into our van.  no remote
switch, so it's a two person job.  but for pulling bikes you don't
really need _that_ strong an anchor -- our winch is mounted on a small
board which has some big eyebolts through it.  the eyes of the bolts
in turn slip over a piece of pipe that lies behind the front seats of
the van, and is strapped to the seat bases with nylon straps.  very
easy to install/remove.  i'm sure something similar could be rigged in
a truck, if you didn't want to weld to it.

paul
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  paul fox, pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (arlington, ma, where it's 26.4 degrees)
  'oh-oh Sprint RS, '91 VX800, DoD #1462, AMA #545601

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