i'm gonna pull off that heavy front winch mount bumper and winch its a warn 2000 pound...i just wanna lose some weight off the front of my sporstman500..i'm gonna put a clutch kit and 28's so i'm goin lite as i can...but what is all of it worth..or should i just e-bay it??

 

You might want to keep it installed you never know when your need it . Mine's saved me a few times those mud holes can be deep [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]

 

i got plenny of buddies with winches 2 get me out..just needn a little extra cash 2 get my tires

 

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

i got plenny of buddies with winches 2 get me out..just needn a little extra cash 2 get my tires</end quote></div>


What if your riding alone every time I've winched out I was by myself .

 

i'll just say outta the nasty stuff..when i'm alone..thanks bud

 

Personally a winch is something I'd probably never buy used. Yes, it may have been well taken care of and as utterly pristine as a vestal virgin but then again most aren't. Most have been submerged in mud and water, rarely serviced, abused and overworked.

It'd have to look nearly new and be insanely cheap before I'd touch one.

 

With copies of older warn winches like yours going for like $125 on Ebay, I don't think that I'd pay more than $50 to $75 for a used older model winch. As has been said, a lot of people are skeptical about buying certain things used, particularly things that are basically safety equipment like a winch. If you're definitely going to sell the winch, good luck but I don't think that you will generate much money by selling it. Good luck though.

 

Don't forget about shipping charges too, if it's not a local sale. Not a lightweight item.

 

Come on GH. Even if you need some change don't sell your winch. There are guys on here that are pinching pennies to buy one and you have a perfectly good one and wanting to sell it. That things weight isnt gonna make a difference to your Sportsman and after you buy your tires and have them a couple months you'll be wishing you still had your winch. Keep it on there and keep saving. You'll prob. be happier in the long run.

Or sell it if you want. Cant help you on prices though. Do like the others and check ebay, or I've been selling a ton of stuff on CraigsList lately. Was finally able to get the 800 and give my wife my 500. What an awesome time in a guy's life when you can get on your 800 and hand the key to the 500 over to your wife. I've been dreaming of that day for a while.