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ATV Winches


An ATV winch can save the day if you are alone in the woods alone or have a buddy stuck and your miles away from a four wheel drive truck.

Imagine trying to cross a creek bed or a trail after several days of rain and you get half way through and your ATV comes to a screeching halt.  What are you going to do?  Try to dig it our yourself, or better yet try to push it if you have had an engine stall.  Maybe your halfway up a hill and you accidentally go off the trail.  If you have a winch you can either pull yourself the rest of the way up or let yourself back down.

If your ATV does not have a winch installed from the factory you can easily add an after market winch.  Some important things to consider when purchasing a winch are the size and weight of your ATV, and what other uses you might have for your winch. 

There are many different uses for a winch other than the obvious one.  You may want to pull that trophy buck out of the woods which is at the bottom of a valley or deep in the back country.  Maybe you are going to plow snow with your ATV and you will be using the winch to operate the snow plow.  Perhaps you have a stubborn fence post or tree stump that needs removed.

Whatever your use make sure that you get a winch that has enough pulling power for the weight of your ATV and the utility jobs that you will be performing.  ATV winches range in pulling power from fifteen hundred pounds up to four thousand pounds.  If you are getting an after market winch you may want to consider letting a professional install your winch.  Improper installations can cause permanent damage to your ATV.  Considering the investment you have in your ATV paying for a proper installation may be a very good investment.

Make sure that your ATV  battery is sufficiently sized to the winch that you are installing.  To small of a battery can cause damage to the winch motor and couse premature battery life. 

Other ATV accessories you can add on to your winch are a fairlead.  This piece of equipment will guide your winch cable and protect and guide your winch cable as it is wrapped on the spool.  You can also add a winch kit to your equipment.  This kit will allow you to attach a pulley to an anchor point and give you more pulling power.

Don’t get stuck in a bad situation.  Add a winch to your ATV and never stay stuck again.

Some good resources for ATV winches are Warn Winches, and Gorilla Winches