2025 BSBL Sasquatch Winch?

[stcornish]

I have a 2025 BSBL Sasquatch. I want to install a winch. With the addition of the front recovery hooks I am hoping there is structure to hook up a winch. Does anyone have experience installing a winch?

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[Putter Boy]

I have a 2025 BSBL Sasquatch. I want to install a winch. With the addition of the front recovery hooks I am hoping there is structure to hook up a winch. Does anyone have experience installing a winch?

I can't find one for mine so far anywhere. Let me know idi you do.....

 

[jkernitzki]

I have a 2025 BSBL Sasquatch. I want to install a winch. With the addition of the front recovery hooks I am hoping there is structure to hook up a winch. Does anyone have experience installing a winch?

An alternative solution is a hitch mount winch on the rear for as needed. It may be a long while before there’s a proper front mount for a limited interest item like that.

 

[kenmitch]

You guys need to hunt down MacGyver and see what he comes up with.

The adaptive cruise control, forward-facing camera, and parking sensors would probably need to be relocated if the mount were permanent.

Maybe something Similar to this one, but on a smaller scale, could be doable if you can find a company willing to fab it. If the 2025+ Badlands, Badlands Sasquatch, BB Black Diamond OB Sasquatch all have the same structural integrity, it would open up a bigger market.

 

[jofer]

If you have the badlands, you'll have at least the capable bumper. The factory winch mount is meant to work with the modular bumper, but it can work with some very minor modifications to the capable bumper as well.

There are a variety of aftermarket options, but honestly, the Ford performance winch mount is ridiculously well made and very well priced. It doesn't actually interfere with adaptive cruise control in practice, and you can easily find various ways of relocating the camera and parking sensors onto the winch mount.

 

[fstlan3]

If you have the badlands, you'll have at least the capable bumper. The factory winch mount is meant to work with the modular bumper, but it can work with some very minor modifications to the capable bumper as well.

There are a variety of aftermarket options, but honestly, the Ford performance winch mount is ridiculously well made and very well priced. It doesn't actually interfere with adaptive cruise control in practice, and you can easily find various ways of relocating the camera and parking sensors onto the winch mount.

Love the enthusiasm but I believe all your references are for the U725 Bronco which is the full size model. The C430 Bronco Sport does not offer any of those options.

 

[jofer]

Love the enthusiasm but I believe all your references are for the U725 Bronco which is the full size model. The C430 Bronco Sport does not offer any of those options.

Yeah, sorry. Forgot what forum I was in (I have both and tend to be active in both forums). Indeed, there are no realistic winch options for the sport.

 

[kenmitch]

Yeah, sorry. Forgot what forum I was in (I have both and tend to be active in both forums). Indeed, there are no realistic winch options for the sport.

Not yet, at least, but the 2025 refresh does make it look like it could be doable on certain trims without requiring excessive modifications.

 

[fsjdw2]

The ford ranger lifts bar could be used to mount a solid plate to it, but forward camera would be useless, as would crash braking. Remove-able rear mounted is a viable option, particularly since the vehicle only weighs 3700 lbs a 5000 lb winch is plenty.(1.3x vehicle weight).

 

[Unicorn]

The ford ranger lifts bar could be used to mount a solid plate to it, but forward camera would be useless, as would crash braking. Remove-able rear mounted is a viable option, particularly since the vehicle only weighs 3700 lbs a 5000 lb winch is plenty.(1.3x vehicle weight).

3849lbs curb weight for the Badlands with Sasquatch package and another 914 in max cargo for a GVWR of 4763.

 

[Curtsbronco]

The ford ranger lifts bar could be used to mount a solid plate to it, but forward camera would be useless, as would crash braking. Remove-able rear mounted is a viable option, particularly since the vehicle only weighs 3700 lbs a 5000 lb winch is plenty.(1.3x vehicle weight).

The Ford Ranger Lifts bar really isn't much more than a light mount. I wouldn't trust it for more than a bump - at least on the '21-'24 models.

Now if somebody comes up with a mount that also extends to the recovery hook points on the Badlands, we might have a contender.

My personal experience with this is limited to the '21-'24, both BB and BL. We did update my wife's '21 BB to a '25 w/ Black Diamond package which is much more stout, but I've not investigated what's behind the bumper on it yet (for some reason, she's not interested in me trying to swap that front bumper to my '22 Badlands.)

 

[kenmitch]

The Ford Ranger Lifts bar really isn't much more than a light mount. I wouldn't trust it for more than a bump - at least on the '21-'24 models.

I don't think I'd even trust the push bars on the Sasquatch or Black Diamond packages. The recovery mounting brackets look like they might be useable?

Best photo I could find, but the angle isn't the greatest. I'd imagine the bolt pattern is the same on all the similar offerings.

Now if somebody comes up with a mount that also extends to the recovery hook points on the Badlands, we might have a contender.

I'm not willing to rip off my bumper to investigate further, but it looks like the recovery points are just bolted on. They could most likely be swapped out without too much trouble. It looks like 4 bolts in the corners, but possibly more out of view?

Maybe someone with the Sasquatch package can snap a photo of his/hers for comparison. The cutout area in the bumper looks the same.

 

[fsjdw2]

The Ford Ranger Lifts bar really isn't much more than a light mount. I wouldn't trust it for more than a bump - at least on the '21-'24 models.

Now if somebody comes up with a mount that also extends to the recovery hook points on the Badlands, we might have a contender.

My personal experience with this is limited to the '21-'24, both BB and BL. We did update my wife's '21 BB to a '25 w/ Black Diamond package which is much more stout, but I've not investigated what's behind the bumper on it yet (for some reason, she's not interested in me trying to swap that front bumper to my '22 Badlands.)

The ford ranger lift is actually quite solid on my badlands., it uses The factory badlands (the lower trims don’t have the subframe attachments, so yes it is ONLY cosmetic on non BL trims) attachment has plenty of strength. It uses the recovery point as a Bolt mounting point and the actual steel is sufficient to Hold say a 275 lbs man standing on it and bouncing, in a straight vertical position with no issues. The front shocks depress , but the bar doesn’t move. The recovery points are sufficient to pull a 10 inch by 35 foot pine tree when the BS is in reverse. I mounted my FRL bar using grade 8 , 3/4 inch all thread. It arguably is one of the strongest part of the vehicle, though I likely increased vehicle weight about 60 lbs.

As for winch pull capacity.

Few things about winches
A “5000 lbs winch “ is only 5000 lbs on first drum wrap, goes down about 5% per wrap.

Mire factor is “how stuck you are” up to
Mid point of wheel is 1x vehicle weight, top of rubber is 2x, top of hood is 3x.

Since the BS has an ECU computer located behind the middle of the front Fender(28 inches high iirc I’m sure data is on here) basically You ain’t getting mire factor 3 in anything liquid ish and keeping a long running vehicle.

You can EASILY recover a 4000 lbs vehicle Mire factor 2 vehicle(effectively a 8000 lb vehicle, though BS is unlikely to get a true 2x due to skid
Plates), with a 5000 lb winch . Simple use mechanical advantage and a good Anchor point. Winch leaves the bumper, goes to recovery tree , through a pully, then back to bumper. (If front I’d recommend a bridal to reduce load). Recovery is 1/2 speed and twice power. Add a second pully near vehicle and you can get 1:3 sped and 3:1 power,

Now I’m Fairly certain my Tow points (front, rear, ANY), are NOT sufficient to withstand 12000 lb of pull, but also what did I do to get there??? I could legitimately go straight up and only need 4500 lbs of pull… there is a reason tow trucks exist.

 

[Curtsbronco]

The ford ranger lift is actually quite solid on my badlands., it uses The factory badlands (the lower trims don’t have the subframe attachments, so yes it is ONLY cosmetic on non BL trims) attachment has plenty of strength. It uses the recovery point as a Bolt mounting point and the actual steel is sufficient to Hold say a 275 lbs man standing on it and bouncing, in a straight vertical position with no issues. The front shocks depress , but the bar doesn’t move.

That is interesting - I've not looked at the two mount points on the BL vs. the Big Bend - but yeah, it would never have supported my weight standing on it like that on hers. Glad to see it.

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