The instructions for my new Ramsey winch say to mount the solenoid within 2 ft. of the winch, and to get the point across the cables are exactly 2ft long. Where have the rest of you mounted your solenoid, regardless of brand ? Does the solenoid get too hot to mount to a plastic surface ?

 

i just goot a 04 and got a warn installed by the dealer .They made a metal plate about 4 in. by 6 in and put in under the right rear fender were a little black box with wires.They removed the box and put the plate behind it and bolted the box and plate back to the original hole there was about 4 in. left below and that is were the solenoid is. if you want a pic. i can email it to you. good luck

p.s. mine is more than 2 ft.

 

I purchased a new 04 Honda Foreman 4x4 a couple of months ago..First thing i did was to order a ramsey winch and full body armour. I ended up mounting my solenoid on the frame underneath the right side, when sitting on the atv, tank panel. I removed the panel and found a mount hole already there that worked great for one mounting point and used a plastic tie-strap on the other to mount it to the frame. the plastic bows just a little when re-installed, but if you didnt know it, you would never guess. The solenoind doesnt get hot when used as instructed. If using the winch for a long distance, run the winch in a few second pulses instead of a steady pull. This location is high up on the atv in case of deep water as well..Hope this helps.

 

I dont think itmatters mine is more than 2 feet