P500 Which Winch

[100Acre]

Like windshields and other accessories, there seems to be many winches offered for the Pioneer 500. KFI, Superwinch & Warn among others I'm sure.
So, what brand should I get?
I saw that superwinch is made in China but is it still quality?
I'm not sure what #lb pull I should buy either.
Does it need a separate battery?
I'm pretty sure I want to get one with a synthetic line for safety and weight. Is that something I should upgrade later and just get a steel cable for now?
Does the wiring and control switch come included?
Will I need to get a specific mount made for each company's winch?
Thanks

 

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[rocmar]

Depends..wat your using it for....
my Warn 2500..mounted in lower
slot...I felt lower to the ground...
better pull.....p5...little over 1k..
up to you...alot of examples
here...that's for sure.

 

[Jshell3]

A sandwinch

 

[100Acre]

A sandwinch

I must be a fool. I looked it up just to make sure....

 

[Jshell3]

I just bought a SuperWarn KFI by Viper. "Champion Series" from Harbor Freight. 50,000lbs.

And what I do know...
(I have asked this same question recently)

• Winch pull sb 1.5x your vehicle weight.
• Rope spools will generally be "wider" to accommodate the same length of rope as wire. (And not all Aftermarket Bumpers will fit the extra width.
• Dual Battery is better if you can.
• Clockable winch gives you more mounting options. / locations.
• "Something about longer bolts"

Hope that helps!

 

[rocmar]

Those who ride in alot of
water/mud...higher location
has been prefered...Not alot
of that here..few options
of placement...& a s*** load
of....sandwinches...to choose
from...
don't f--king ask for mayo....

 

[swsebek]

3500 lb pull
Any winch you mentioned there
Most company's have there own mount
I use a Viper Max ,Works well and I like the company

 

[Bad_bowtie]

After doing a lot of searching and researching on this site, I ordered a KFI mount and Superwinch Terra 35 from Amazon. The KFI mount is the tits, bolts on easy and rock solid. Really think I will like the Terra 35 as well from all the reviews I've seen.

Amazon.com: Superwinch 1135220 Terra 35 3500lbs/1591kg single line pull with roller fairlead, handlebar mnt toggle, handheld remote: Automotive

 

[rocmar]

Actually I feel mine is just a weighted
...ordament. ..cause only used it. .
..once in 2 1/2 years...
but..if I do...it's there...

 

[100Acre]

Actually I feel mine is just a weighted
...ordament. ..cause only used it. .
..once in 2 1/2 years...
but..if I do...it's there...

Totally understand. I actually have a Warn VL 10,000 on my truck. Only used it a small number of times but when I did, it was great to have it. No better way to pull a dead tractor from a ditch. I just don't know squat about UTV applications or products. This forum is a blessing and a curse. Blessing for the help, ideas and inspiration and a curse because I just keep seeing more things I want to do. Lol.

My daily driver...

 

[rocmar]

Totally understand. I actually have a Warn VL 10,000 on my truck. Only used it a small number of times but when I did, it was great to have it. No better way to pull a dead tractor from a ditch. I just don't know squat about UTV applications or products. This forum is a blessing and a curse. Blessing for the help, ideas and inspiration and a curse because I just keep seeing more things I want to do. Lol.

My daily driver...

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There's enough guys here...
that will share there knowledge. .
ideas...

 

[bigbore]

After doing a lot of searching and researching on this site, I ordered a KFI mount and Superwinch Terra 35 from Amazon. The KFI mount is the tits, bolts on easy and rock solid. Really think I will like the Terra 35 as well from all the reviews I've seen.

Amazon.com: Superwinch 1135220 Terra 35 3500lbs/1591kg single line pull with roller fairlead, handlebar mnt toggle, handheld remote: Automotive

+1. Super value. I got the 4500 but the only difference that I've been able to ascertain is the winch gearing, all other specs seem to be the same.

 

[trigger]

I have the whole KFI set up. Plate, bracket, plow and the 3500lb Stealth synthetic. I'm happy with it.

 

[AlR]

I bought the Superwinch Terra 3500 synthetic rope. It's on a KFI mount in the upper position. I've used that winch alot in 6 months and it has performed very well. I will NEVER go back to wire rope. The synthetic line is light, easy to handle and doesn't cut your hands. 3,500 lbs has been entirely adequate for the pulls I've done. I do carry a snatch block incase I need to double up. Alot of my pulls have been at the end of my 50 foot reach and beyond so I carry and have used 75 feet of 5/16" marine braid. I haven't felt the winch heat up even when we used it on 6 consecutive full-reel pulls. This week I used the winch to pull an atv up a steep rocky hill after it rolled. Again, the distance was around 75 feet so used the winch extender.
So... go 3,500 lbs minimum and get the synthetic!
Al

 

[100Acre]

Sometimes I can be a utter ding dong I forgot we had a Warn 3700 winch installed on the Kubota RTV. I possibly forgot because it never got used in 8 years. Today I took it off the RTV and I'll need to call Warn I guess to see if the current mount for my P5 is compatible with the winch. This would be awesome if it'll work. I'll most likely replace the steel cable with synthetic if it'll work together. The current cable is a bit rusty. SCORE!
PS What looks funny about the kubota rtv?