New member here. I got a 2009 a week ago, a dealer demo. We've had plenty of snow as of late so I haven't done much with it yet. I was looking at mounting a 2" receiver where the winch would go. I find the Big Red really could use a hook or something on the front of it for pulling. I figure I can make a drawbar with a 7/8" shackel I have, maybe one with a hook.
It looks like the front bumper is also the front skid plate. It looks like I could modify the skid plate just a little bit (if a 2" tube can't slide in the hole for the winch cable). I would like the receiver to be flush (or even recessed) to the front bumper.
I'll put a winch on a receiver plate and wire it so I can put it on both front and back. I know me and I know I'll drive into something I shouldn't and need to pull myself backwards out if it
. I even think I could make a spot on the driverside under the hood that could hold the winch when not in use (same place the battery is located on the pass side). While I'm at it I'll make my own battery tray and use a small car battery, those atv/ motorcycle batteries are just too expensive to replace when they die.