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Mate have you thought about one of these http://www.tigerz11.com.au/detachable_winch_hitch.html
Only used it once, it is heavy and you have to man-handle in awkward places, don't need it on the driveway LOL.
Will be giving it a workout this weekend so can report on how hard it is to use next week.
Plus you can leave it at home when not going bush.
Used big anderson plugs to connect to battery and have cables running to the rear so can recover from that end as well.
Macca