Anyone have any knowledge about the quality of the Viper winches?

 

see this post

http://forums.atvconnection.com/mess...hreadid=485202

 

JUNK, JUNK, JUNK.....................I bought one on ebay, used it twice in one year,,,,,the first time I thought man, what a great deal,,,,,,,,,,worked like a champ and had everybody raving,,,,,,,,,,the next time,,,,,,,,,pulled an arctic cat from a small ditch from 48 feet, and the dang thing exploded at 6 feet under preassure, there were 16 pieces............. but at least i got to pull out a borken arctic cat....................lol

 

I've got the 2500. Used it maybe 6 times with no problems. No heavy duty pulling and nothing from long distance. I just have it for security. I couldn't see dropping $400 or more on something I would use sparingly. Just my $.02.

 

i have the 3500 extreme and the 2nd time i used it the free wheel clutch dail thing on the side broke , i would buy the warn if you have the money!

 

Was hoping that there would be a less expensive winch comparable to the WARN. Sounds like the VIPER may not be a good deal. But it does look like maybe the Gorilla winches might be a good deal. Thanks for your input.

 

Look at milemarker, I have use mine for work and play and never had a problem, you can get them for like $189.

 

They are absolute garbage. Slow, no HP, and will leave you stranded. A Warn is in my opinion worth it, especially a 3000 lb Warn.

 

i bought a gorilla 3000lb winch and mount from ebay for my 500efi polaris and have used it a couple of times. so far i like it. and the mount and instructions are great! perfect fit and brand specific instructions made it very easy install.
i have also heard good about the viper too i just decided the gorilla no reason really.