New winch/kfi mount installed

[zrxrob]

Man I can't stop adding stuff to this thing

 

[Admin]

 

[Hondasxs]

Looks good.

 

[zrxrob]

Thank you

 

[Realtreegrizzly]

I just put a 2500lbs winch on my 700 that I had off my atv I traded in and was wondering if I decide to put on a 4500lbs winch if I'll have to change the wiring and contactor. From looking on the winch manufacturers websites they only sell one set of wires and contactor.

 

[Hondasxs]

Realtree,
Generally, no. It should be fine.
But take a look at the wires. If the 45 wires are larger, then I would have to recommend changing them. Most likely the will be the same. The contactor will be fine. Save the new one for a backup.

 

[Tflynn]

Realtreegrizzly, I went from a warn 2000 to a warn 4000 and the wires and contactor were NOT the same. Wires for the 4000 were heavier gauge and contactor was bigger. What I would recommend, and what I will do eventually, is mount the big winch on the front and the little one on the rear, assuming you do have to change out wires and contactor like I did.

 

[Hondasxs]

Been thinking of a rear winch me self..

 

[Hondasxs]

Yep.. change them.
Old and newer warn 2000 uses 8g wire.
4500 uses 6g.

 

[ohanacreek]

KFI sells the exact same wire for all their kits.

You don't want to put a undersized wire if it overheats and burns through, there is no fuse to blow and it could burn the whole thing to the ground. There is a lot of power stored in that little battery.

 

[Realtreegrizzly]

Just got a email back from my winch manufacturer and the wiring and contactor is standard with all thier atv utv winches

 

[Tflynn]

Hopefully it's because they use the heavier wire on the small ones not lighter wire on the big ones!

 

[ohanacreek]

Not sure about others but the KFI wire is 6ga for all winches. So far I've had no issues out of it.

 

[Squank]

Been thinking of a rear winch me self..

Been thinking of wench rears, meself