Ok all you folks using winches,

 

Im looking at possibly purchasing a winch for my 86 brat.

 

Now I figure my brat cant even be close to 3,000 LBS on the average day,

and I see all these ATV winches out there with all the goodies

(for $250.00-ish) rated at 4,000 LBS!

 

Now I know the old adage..... overbuilt = under-used = longer life

 

But has anybody run an ATV winch? Or do I need something beefier?

 

I also dont want to weigh down the front end of my brat, or lighten my wallet too much

 

Opinions?

 

Thanks!

Ok all you folks using winches,

 

Im looking at possibly purchasing a winch for my 86 brat.

 

Now I figure my brat cant even be close to 3,000 LBS on the average day,

and I see all these ATV winches out there with all the goodies

(for $250.00-ish) rated at 4,000 LBS!

 

Now I know the old adage..... overbuilt = under-used = longer life

 

But has anybody run an ATV winch? Or do I need something beefier?

 

I also dont want to weigh down the front end of my brat, or lighten my wallet too much

 

Opinions?

 

Thanks!

 

I'm using a SuperWinch S4500. has worked well.....

im using an atv and snomobile winch for my gl wagon iv never had to pull myself out but i pulled my girlfriends pickup and her moms van both out of a ditch last winter its rated at 2000 pounds its a champion 2000 lb they sell at schucks hope it helps.oh it was a full size van and a mazda truck

I've heard from many sources that you should get a winch rated at twice the weight of the rig it's on....

if you get a small winch also get a pulley (or block) so you can double the strength, also so you can pull around corners, I used my 8000 lb ramsey last time out, it wasnt for me but the guy with the brocken hub in the Isuzu trooper, I set up with bumper against a tree and used the pulley to get inline with him, we used all 80 ft of the cable, go bigger if you can, there will come a time when you will be glad you got the bigger one SJR

Mmmmm, yup.

 

Sounds like a plan to me!

if you get a small winch also get a pulley (or block) so you can double the strength, also so you can pull around corners, I used my 8000 lb ramsey last time out, it wasnt for me but the guy with the brocken hub in the Isuzu trooper, I set up with bumper against a tree and used the pulley to get inline with him, we used all 80 ft of the cable, go bigger if you can, there will come a time when you will be glad you got the bigger one SJR

 

and here's the pic. (there was a big ol trooper on the other end)

 

warn (I think it was) had this nifty thing with chains and a channel so you could hook the winch around a tree then put the hook on the cable on you're car... lazy mans come-along.