I've actually done it once when I owned my 700. I just ran the synthetic winch line over the bumper and across the hood. I had to remove my windshield, but I still ran the line over the middle bar. The little pulley system just allows you to keep from rubbing on the bumper and removing the windshield. My wife still has an elk tag in her pocket, so hopefully I get to try it again. Like I said, good luck to you and hope you get to try it out. Keep us posted.