I have the 3500 Polaris winch. I don't use it alot, but haven't had any problems. Yes, some people are hard on stuff and nothing will last for them. I'd recommend one. The best part is the over the counter warranty. The others you have to send in for warranty.

I would also recommend the Warn 3.0XT. Had one on my Brute and it was very powerful and never any trouble. If you want to spend a little less, look at Viper.

Definitely get the synthetic rope. If it breaks, you just tie a new knot. They are also very inexpensive to replace now. Cables work well, but are much more trouble with kinks and frays.

 

I have the Polaris winch that came with my '08 500HO. It works good but sounds like a cement mixer. I want to get a Warn 3K when the funds permit. Will these work with the Polaris mount?

 

Whats wrong with the Polaris 2500 winch? I have one on my 07 500 sportsman. I added a remote control for it and everything works good.

 

i have a polaris 2500lb winch w/remote and it works well the cable was sh*t so it now has a rope but otherwise no issues!!
i plow with mine and i seem to get stuck quite often!haha
if i ever bought again it would be a warn xt30 W/remote just because eveyone speaks so highly of em'

JMO!

 

Have two warn 25's with steel cable and have abused them, still working great. Have one milemaker 25 its broke again, this is made in china like the gorilla. Had one superwinch no good. Have buddies with the rope instead of wire have not seen one broke yet, but wear spots from the trailer ect. the jury is still out on if the rope is worth the xtra coin.

 

I'm a Warn guy myself. I have one on my Jeep and it has performed flawlessly for nearly 15 years now. Based on that, I bought the RT25 for my 850xp and have no doubts it'll perform well. The polaris winches got a bad name because at some point they went to chinese crap. But prior, they were Warn manufactured, polaris branded. Don't know if they've gone back to the Warn or not. As for synthetic or steel, I have steel on my ATV and Jeep. Often thought about going to synthetic but haven't. If you do, be sure to take care of it as it can be relatively "fragile" relative to steel.
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Thanks Guys for all of your advice and input. Has anyone ever had any dealings with KFI Winches or and KFI Products? Thanks...