Right now my dealer will sale the winch or a two year extended warranty for $69. I can't say that I would always be on good trails. during the hunting season we went down on some new trails. some of the sections were pretty muddy, and rocky. I know that 4X4 would get my back up those trails if I had too. Thats why I am getting the 4X4. I will probably get a winch. I sure I can find several uses for it and it would be nice to have incase I do get stuck. How many feet of cable come on a winch? Do You have to carry extra rope along with the winch?

 

TTaylor:
I would highly recommend a winch on any 4x4 quad, be it a 'Cat, or anything else on the market. Anybody that does any kind of riding up in the hills, sticks, mud whatever it may be, will eventually be thankful they had it. I think I've only used my winch to pull me out only once or twice, but I've pulled more full sized rigs (with aid of a ****** block), moved more trees, stumps, you name it, than I can count. They also come in handy for things such as hoisting game up meat poles, as previously mentioned, as well as mending fences, other various chores. Hell, I even used my winch to hoist my 'Cat up a tree far enough that I could install my spring spacers. This was up in the mountains on a ride, and kind of a spur of the moment decision, but without the winch, I'd have never been able to do it. For a utility machine, I believe they are a necessary tool for the job.

As for the length of wire, the Warn A2000, 2500 both come standard with 50' of line on the drum. Keep in mind, with a ****** block, you'll be cutting that in half, to 25', so it might be necessary in some circumstances to carry additional cable, or straps, whatever you think you'll need. To give you an idea, my "spare rigging" consists of the following off the top of my head: 100' extra winch cable, 16' heavy choker cable, 30',20',6' nylon straps, roughly 50' or so of extra rope, two 3/4"x3" strait clevis's, one twisted of the same size, extra ****** block, and I can't remember what else right now. All of this, as well as a first aid kit, extra leather gloves, axe, ka-bar, few other things are all kept in the mortar box up on the front rack. Probably more than you cared to hear about, but there might be something in there you could use, who knows. One thing though, with any winch, always be sure to carry at least one nylong strap, 2" wide of any length, no less than 6' though, for a good "tree saver". This is just good practice so we don't "hurt nature" and **** off the eco-*****, shows we as atvers care about the environment as well, and will protect our sport. Though, it also saves the life of your winch line at the same time.

Anyway, hope that helps a little at least.

Best of luck,

Mike

 

Go with the 2001. The larger fuel tank alone is worth the extra $300

 

The only changes that I can tell you for sure between the 2000 and 2001 are:
1: 2000 has fuel gauge on the filler cap
2001 has fuel guage on the left part of the
tank

2: 2001 has longer front boot guards

3: 2001 has a slightly bigger tank

other than that, I cant think of any differences. I was in your situation and went with the 2000. I shaved off $600 and they threw in a free winch. I love my quad by the way. Its my stress reliever...

Jason
http://www.kingsnake.com/hudspeth

 

I wouldn't mind going with the 2000 model its just that the dealer that had one didn't want to deal on it. He was only $100 less than another dealer was going to give me a 2001 for. For a Hundred dollars I chose the 2001 model. Now I am just waiting for uncle sam to pay me back on the interest free loan I gave him last year!!!!