Ok so I thought I'd try a cheap gorilla winch, I got he best 3,000 pounder they had
1st they free wheel ****/gears went to pot they sent me a new one in 2 days thought it was ok but now I got everything together right I tried to pull about a 100lb limb
it moved about 2 feet an it began to grind and it slipped

So i'm going to try to get my money back and buy a warn which I should have done to start with

first off would a 2,500 warn be plenty for an 07 700
and next does the polaris plastic "grille" fit on with the 2500 xt and the 73680 mounting plate

any thoughts or suggestions would be apprieciated
Thanks

sorry its a little long

 

the warn and gorilla mount on the same bracket i do beleave. as far as the plastic grill not sure which one you mean there as the XT is a center roll drum vs a more side mount like on my 3.0. i think they will still fit though. maybe someone that has one can tell you more. yea a 2500 might be enough but i went w/ a 3.0 and bought a snach block to double its pulling as ive needed more then a 2500 lb. personally i would pay the more and get the 3,000 lb. imo.

 

Hmmm...personally I have had very good luck with the Gorilla winches, but I guess you never know!

 

The front grill plate with the cut out will not fit the new xt/rt winches. As stendori stated...they are a center drum. You will need to cut out a little more on the left of the plastic cover.

 

well i got the mount plate on ebay it is for the older sportsmans, which i didnt know when i bought it, so it fits but itsticks out and looks a little cheesy, s0 im just gunna do it right

 

I used the mount made by Warn for mine. Fits nicely.

 

thats what I figured so im just gettin a new one

 

are these mount plates any good??
anybody used one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

 

also are ramsey winches as good as warn
any personal experiences are welcome
thanks

 

Yes, I put one on my 08 PoPo 800 .Well made,priced right,fast ship!! I compared to a Warn Mount and could not tell any difference!(had a warn mount on a 04 PoPo 700)

****I also put a 3000 lb VIPER winch on a POPO from Moto-Alliance. Great winch and the company stands behind them. I had one Viper that was self-induced damage (slack on drum, cable outside of drum then winched in!ALWAYS CHECK WINCH CABLE B4 WINCHING IN UNDER LOAD AND JUST WINCHING CABLE IN.)Moto fixed and shipped back fast. The CEO called me & e-mailed me to make sure I was happy! Never heard of that B4!!!!!!!!!!!!

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>Originally posted by: 700 sportsman

are these mount plates any good??

anybody used one

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...QrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW</end quote></div>