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In case anyone else out there is looking for a winch mount, but can't seem to find anything for the 20's yet.

We went ahead and ordered the Rough Country EXO winch mount specified for the '11-'19 GM and it ended up mounting with very little modifications to the brackets.

The frame spacing was nearly the same as the '18 that we have so we figured it was worth a shot.

The hole which has to align with the tow hook mounting bolt had to be slotted to match up, and we used a 1/2" SS extension plate to bolt to the bottom of the bracket and into the bottom of the frame rail since the frame is not boxed all the way to the end.

The Warn winch install was a breeze as to be expected.

We are very pleased with how it turned out for the most part, but would have liked to be able to order the mount without all the light openings as we already have a Whelen work light package.

(Don't mind the poor picture quality, I'll get some good photos uploaded after it's cleaned up)

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Hi  Im looking for  winch system and yah  Im frustrated.  really limited options on the market.   Do you have any pics of the modifications you made to retro fit this to your 2020 2500 HD?

"The hole which has to align with the tow hook mounting bolt had to be slotted to match up, and we used a 1/2" SS extension plate to bolt to the bottom of the bracket and into the bottom of the frame rail since the frame is not boxed all the way to the end."

This is the part I would love to have a picture of. Would really appreciate it.  Oh  and for what its worth  Im also a fire fighter. Lt and technical recue team manager. Very fun

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And like every good fire fighter I can get 10 gallons of ****** into any 5 gallon bucket there is.   Never enough room in the truck

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