Warn 2.5ci wench problem

[5030]

Which Badlands do you have a like, the 2500 lb, 5000 lb or the 12,000 lb one? Where are they made?

Sam

5000 and the 12. 5 on my side by side and the 12 on my trailer. All made in some far way place, I suspect the Warn is as well.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I'm betting it depends on what model Warn you are talking about, some are made cheaper than others.

I have Warn, HF, Ramsey and a few others, and they aren't all from china.

SR

 

[5030]

Id say it all depends on how new it is actually.

 

[Big Blue Florida]

Should you buy a little more winch than your task calls for, then the winch may work a little less in the world of straining.

Regardless of where it may or not be manufactured.

 

[ovrszd]

The range of winches on the market is very broad. The bottom end isn't worth bolting on. The top end is hard to justify.

My uses of a winch are offroad. I only buy top end.

With winches, you get what you pay for.

I burned up a Warn 2,500 lb winch on a side by side. It was under warranty. Shipped it to Warn and they rebuilt it. No charge. The side by side now has a Warn 4,500 lb winch.

Good luck with your repair.

 

[LittleBill21]

The biggest cause of failure for a winch is getting it wet or muddy and never running it in and out. I have the cheapest winch you could buy at HF, put on my atv over 10 years ago. that winch has been underwater at least 100 times. I make sure to run it in and out a couple times a season. Still works flawless.

 

[ovrszd]

The biggest cause of failure for a winch is getting it wet or muddy and never running it in and out. I have the cheapest winch you could buy at HF, put on my atv over 10 years ago. that winch has been underwater at least 100 times. I make sure to run it in and out a couple times a season. Still works flawless.

Wow, how does your ATV handle that?

 

[LittleBill21]

Wow, how does your ATV handle that?

fine, weighs 500, rated 1500, snatch block if needed, but haven't. prolly 30-40 hard pulls. doesn't get a ton of use, but it goes underwater a whole lot back in the day.

 

[ovrszd]

fine, weighs 500, rated 1500, snatch block if needed, but haven't. prolly 30-40 hard pulls. doesn't get a ton of use, but it goes underwater a whole lot back in the day.

The under water part was what I wondered about.

 

[LittleBill21]

The under water part was what I wondered about.

atv or winch?

 

[ovrszd]

atv or winch?

Well to get the winch under water don't you have to get the lower half of the ATV under water?

 

[LittleBill21]

Well to get the winch under water don't you have to get the lower half of the ATV under water?

I have floated my atv multiple times. right up to the air snorkels. some of the trails I did, required it.

3 bearings, couple seals, drum to disk brake conversion, was about it.

2002 Honda Rancher ES. 7k miles on it.

 

[ovrszd]

I have floated my atv multiple times. right up to the air snorkels. some of the trails I did, required it.

3 bearings, couple seals, drum to disk brake conversion, was about it.

2002 Honda Rancher ES. 7k miles on it.

Cool. I've never had an ATV that would float.

 

[LittleBill21]

Cool. I've never had an ATV that would float.

Cool. I've never had an ATV that would float.

did you actually try? they get very tippy, but almost all of them would. the only atv's with issues was generally belt cvt, as the vents for the belt were too low. you pretty much only have a foot above water. exhaust etc was about a foot under, and if you let off the throttle. you were done.

 

[ovrszd]

did you actually try? they get very tippy, but almost all of them would. the only atv's with issues was generally belt cvt, as the vents for the belt were too low. you pretty much only have a foot above water. exhaust etc was about a foot under, and if you let off the throttle. you were done.

I can honestly say I've never tried to "float" any of my ATVs. I have witnessed a few enter deep water without knowing it was coming. None of them "floated" without the operator trying desperately to hold them up. First thing they want to do is roll over on their back since the flotation is the tires.

But if you have successfully floated your ATV 100 times and it's survived, kudos.

 

[LittleBill21]

I can honestly say I've never tried to "float" any of my ATVs. I have witnessed a few enter deep water without knowing it was coming. None of them "floated" without the operator trying desperately to hold them up. First thing they want to do is roll over on their back since the flotation is the tires.

But if you have successfully floated your ATV 100 times and it's survived, kudos.

no maybe about 10 times I floated it, but the atv winch routinely goes underwater for river crossings/ ditches etc, we live in rivers and forest up here.

 

[ovrszd]

no maybe about 10 times I floated it, but the atv winch routinely goes underwater for river crossings/ ditches etc, we live in rivers and forest up here.

Cool.

 

[LittleBill21]

 

[LittleBill21]

Cool.

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that flipped quad is a scary photo, I almost lost my feet in water like that. and we were up in new york, where a guy veeried off the road wrong, landed like that, and was dead before the wheels stopped spinning.

I have been a part of 3 air lifts, multiple ambulance scenes, and several active recoveries over the years. people get hurt very very easy.

 

[LittleBill21]