One major complaint I had with a pickup I had was that I had a receiver type mount for my winch front and rear. Unless I put the winch in the front and left it there before wheeling, there were times I'd drop off into a hole or other obstacle, and then couldn't access the front receiver to insert the winch without some digging, or in rocks, jacking with the hi-lift.
Likewise on the rear in some situations. Hefting a full size winch was never much fun either. With the plate, receiver and a full spool of wire rope it was heavy. Oh, and unless you use a double receiver system, side pulls are out of the question.
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