ARB Bumper & Smittybilt Winch Issue

This is a repost to hopefully get some help.

To start off this is my first bumper/winch installation which hopefully explains my confusion. So I'm trying to mount the 98495(9500lbs) smittybilt winch onto an ARB bull bar and I'm having trouble figuring out how it should sit so everything is accessible once it's on the truck. I clocked the clutch so that I could get to it through the hole provided in the bumper. Unfortunately once I mounted it to the bumper the clutch handle sits right along the mounting point for the winch, so when it's on the truck I don't think I'll even be able to get my fingers around it. Also, I'm having trouble deciding where the solenoid should go. If anyone has experience with the smittybilt 9500 winch on an ARB bull bar or has seen another thread with this combo please share.

I'll add some pictures to help show what I'm talking about. Any other suggestions or tips are welcome also.

Thanks

 

Maybe clock it again and turn it slight more clockwise. Looks like a bit further and it would be in the center of the access hole.

About the control box, if the leads are too short to mount in Engine bay, buy some longer cables at a parts store or order online. That was the box is out of the elements and tucked inside the engine bay. No need to mount on bumper. Plus gives you more space for lights

 

How'd this turn out? Got any pictures of the final install?

Think Im going to end up going with the same winch here pretty soon

 

@SR-71A It turned out better then I expected, I kept the clutch clocked where it is in the picture and it’s not that challenging to get to. I didn’t touch the side with the battery terminals and had no problem wiring it. As for the solenoid I mounted on the outside of the bumper above the winch with a bushing that came with it. Fortunately I haven’t gotten stuck yet so I haven’t had to use it yet. Just a heads up though I think the Warn brand winches are what were designed to fit this arb bumper maybe it’s different for newer models, but I’ve seen pictures of the same size Warn winch and it looks like it fits much better. Hope this helps.