I herd that warn makes a good winch. But I talked to some people i ride with and there having problems with there Warn winch. So I decided to vist there site i went uder atv winchs. And clicked on FAQ (frequent asked questions) And a lot of people asked questions like my warn winch 2000 makes a noise but the drum does not move. They also asked questions like my 2000lb winch clicks and burns out when im pulling a load!!! So this made me kind of scared there were a lot of questions asked like that. What do you guys no about warn winches do they hold up good. Because i ride in a lot of water will that effect my winch What about mud can they handle that???
I may consider a rule winch what about those any info

please any info

HAVE A NICE DAY

 

the warn winches are without a doubt the best there is. they are the standard by which others are judged. mount them properly and take care of them and they will outlast your atv

 

My Warn 2000 spends most of it's time either underwater, or getting water, sand, and mud splashed on it. I do A LOT of river/creek/mud ridin' and it's held up just fine for 20 months now.

Sorry, don't know anything about the other brand winches, never considered them.

Mike

 

Thanks for the info the warn web site scared me all these questions about why there wunch breaks down. The rule winch is water proof as said on high lifter, and has 3,300 pound pulling rate. Any info on Rule winches???????

 

Xpedtion4254x4, A Warn winch will do fine with proper maintenance. You will need to take it apart and clean and re-lube it every once and a while. I dont know much about the Rule. I have been reading conversations on here that say an ATV battery cant put out enough juice to pull 2000 pounds let alone 3300 pounds. Not sure the validity of this, but if that is the case, then why would anyone buy the Rule? You may want to try some searching on this topic on this forum.

 

TEXMud, your Warn A2500 draws 188 amps at 2500 # pull.

Your Rubicon battery is probably rated at 14 amp-hours.

I think when a small-capacity battery gets hit with a heavy current load, the battery voltage decays quickly, and the current available heads downward on a pretty steep slope.

While an ATV battery may be able to supply the high amperage of a winch at full pull, it can't do it very long; the battery will have to be recharged (for example, from the ATV alternator) to repeat the feat, I think.

A voltmeter on an ATV battery with a winch at full pull should show how fast the voltage, and consequently the available current, decays.

Diogenes

 

I have had a Warn 2000 on my 93 350L for 7 years and it has been flawless. They are the best. You wont be disappointed with one.

 

So you guys think I should not get the rule because it well mess up my battery. You guys say warn is the best and will not kill my battery as bad. So i will get the warn!!!!

 

Xpedtion4254x4, Please do not let my comment steer you away from the Rule winch. Like I stated I have ZERO experience with it. I had meerly read on here that ATV batteries cant pull as much as we would like them to.

Diogenes, I have a multimeter and will give that a shot sometime just so I can see first hand. So how long could it handle that load? Are we talking minutes, seconds, what? How long would the recharge take?

 

Another comment to consider, Warn uses a plastic finnel drive on the out board side of the freewheeling engage / disengage end. This key- way is prone to break off. It is not hard to fix but is a hassel non the less. The superwinch used an alum. key-way and I have not seen one break. (I have seen the Warn break) The surerwinch can also be made water proof by adding 1 grease zerk, if you drill and tap a zerk between the moter and planitary gears, give it a shot or two every now and again you will keep the gears and moter sealed from contamanation of water and drit. My winch has been in service for 4 years and is used often.