Hydraulic accessories

Hydraulic accessories:Silicon-filled pressure gauge ,Quick connector, Hydraulic hose.

The winch bumper attaches to rails that are fastened to the F-350 frame using the former tow hook mounts. I can't think of a stronger or more accessible point to attach to the chassis. Now, I'm are pretty "anal" about details and I wanted to make sure that the installation was perfect. So, I puckered up and proceeded with the details. 

1. Attach each rail and put a light but, not "tight" torque on the fasteners. This allows for easy yet, small and accurate movements for alignment, care of  my favorite nylon mallet.
2. Once the "eyeball" was comfortable, I used a Carpenter's Square to insure that the rails were perfectly aligned to the truck chassis.
3. With the help of Stormin' Norm, we raised the winch bumper into place for the "test fits" to insure that we had a sure fit on final assembly.
4. Looking good, we then attached all fasteners and lightly torque'd them as described in step #1.
5. We double checked the clearances across the winch bumper and then removed it.
6. After re-attaching the stock bumper we then raised the winch bumper into place and torque'd the fasteners to spec. Not a hair could pass between the mounting rails and the vertical bulkhead of the bumper. Call that "AR Satisfaction".
7. The same winch bumper rails provide "perfect fit" accommodations for the stock tow hooks.