[Bob Carriere]

Hi Keith

There is no doubt in my mind that my wich was a later add on....

I now understand how the cable ALWAYS comes out the rear part of the winch..... my winch does not have the shrouding seen in the B&W factory photos.....although the extended bolts to hold the shrouds are there..... I beleive that Jeff in Chatworth my have a spare winch and the shrouding is still present ...... Jeff I will be bugging you come CC3..... be ware!!!!

If you go back to the rear fairlead of my truck it has an additional roller and the left hand side is offset from the frame allowing the cable to run around tha left hand side pulley and snake its way to the front. I have serious doubts.... having sighted throught he front fair lead that the truck could pull from the front witht he fairlead centered without serious damage to the exhaust system... the oil pan...etc..... You see the trcuk came with a full set of "gin poles"...... a military issue set of A-frame poles which when installed inthe back converted the truck into a country bumpkin towtruck....... and the second horizontal roller at the back redirected the cable to the overhead 9 or 10 inch pulley...

Pretty ingenious when you think of it.......

The rear fairleads of my truck is massive compared to the earlier CGT..... the plate holding the pulleys and rollers is half inch thick.... it is all disassembled right now...blasted and ready for paint... will take some close up pictures and post for future reference.

Thanks for your help and enlightenment.....