I am going to buy a waren winch and Im not sure which one I sould get. I weigh 235. Is the 2000 pounder enough? Or should I go with the 2500. Also who makes a good mounting bracket for it?

What the heck is a ****** block???

Thanks

 

Outdoorsouth makes the mount for the Rubicon. It looks really nice from what I've seen. No ugly bumper is needed. it fits under the plastic and looks stock. Check out http://www.outdoorsouthinc.com/ I don't think it's on their site but you should be able to call them and get a part # to order it. I believe it's $40.00 or under.

As for the winch I would go for the A2500. Just a little extra security in an otherwise insecure world. I believe the 2500 come with the roller fairlead and remote where the A2000 does not. I could be wrong though. As for pulling power either one would be more than Adequate.

 

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I'm considerably larger than you and I ride a RancherES 4x4 and I feel that the 2000# WARN on my quad is sufficient, but I would suggest that you use a ****** block with either winch. Also, WARN makes a good mount for their winches. I have also been told that the WARN A2000 and the WARN A2500 have the same motors, with the only difference being that the A2500 has a roller fairlead and a 6ft plug in remote controler. The biggest difference is that the A2500 is appx $125.00 more that the A2000. I hope my rambling helped some

 

Both the A2000 and A2500 Warn winches have identical motors and geartrains (as do the Superwinch T1500 and ATV2000 models). The A2500 is controlled by a remote swtich on a 12-foot cable connected to a solenoid relay (or "contactor," as I believe Warn refers to the device), the A2000 is controlled by a fixed manual rotary switch.

I believe the main question is whether you consider the remote switch worth the extra money for your application.

Regardless, I'd advise you to purchase a ****** block to carry with whatever winch you buy.

Tree Farmer

 

Tough choice, but as Tree Farmer suggests, get the ****** block.

The Warn 2500 has a remote switch where the 2000 has a switch you mount on the racks. We have two Rubi's in our club & one has the 2000 Warn & the other 2500. I guess it about how much you want to spend.

 

I think the only difference between the 2000 and 2500 is the wiring. The 2500 uses heavier gauge wire to allow it pull more amps, thus producing more power. Might have a heavier duty solenoid and switch too. Either way, 2000 lbs. is plenty for an ATV.

 

Rubeman, I agree with you; either the A2500 or A2000 (both with ****** blocks) are adequate for ATVing. The A2500 uses solenoid relays, controlled by a remote switch, to power the winch and control its direction of rotation (these solenoids are in addition to the in-line solenoid common to the A2000). I've heard of "heavier wiring" used with the A2500; however I doubt heavier wiring alone could account for 25 % more pulling power; I think "A2500" and "A2000" are largely arbitrary model designation numbers; I'd expect the winches to pull about the same.

But, boots11234, DO get a ****** block!

Tree Farmer

 

www.atvpartsdepot sells the A2000 for $279.95 and the A2500 for $339.95, go with the A2500 it's only $50.00 dollars more and you get the rolled fairlead, which is $39-$40 if bought separately.
Ranch0rider
00 Rancher ES

 

If the wire has a 25% more cross-sectional area(like going from 10gauge to 8gauge, roughly), you would theoretically cut the voltage drop by the same amount (V=IR, where R is the resistance of the wire, I is the current passing through, and V is the voltage drop across the wire). This would allow the winch to pull probably near 25% more. Of course, this is assuming you have an infinite current souce at a given voltage, which is not the case when using an ATV battery/charging system... but I don't think they rate these winches hooked to a battery, they would go for the highest number possible, which would be with the 'ideal' power supply.

Haha, anyways, my point was that it's possible for the 2500 to pull that much more with bigger wiring, but it will also put a larger drain on your battery, so maybe you'd be better off with the 2000 (since it will have more than enough pulling power to lift your quad straight up a cliff).

 

I got mine from atvpartsdepot.com just like ranch0rider did. I was going to get a roller fairlead anyway so for the price difference I got a larger winch. Get the 2500 and get a free roller fairlead for a whooping $50 more.....without a doubt.