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My '21 BRP winch (2500 lbs.) has been very reliable over the 15 months it has been in use. It has been used on a regular basis for recoveries. The only mod was a switch to a synthetic cable out of curiosity.

 

Hey Tozguy, thanks for the feedback. That sounds like a +1 for the Can-Am winch!

Did you find the upgrade to synthetic worth it? Personally, I run synthetic on my truck winch, I never plan to go back to wire cable!

 

So far so good on mine, took us almost three hours to go about 120 yrds with two machines and one wench it was in the snow not mud. Good times 😂

 

Sounds like you put it to the test and it survived! One of those days you'll remember forever! Those are the best!

 

Also running synthetic rope I won’t go back to cable !!!

 

Yup I'm sold on synthetic cable. All my riding buddies converted to synthetic as well.
My BRP roller style fairlead was kept until recently. Now I am trying the slotted plate style because it is recommended (although I don't understand why it would be better than rollers).

 

I have a 2500 Can am winch on my 19' 570 and its worked every time. Pulled stumps, logs, other quads, it has not failed and I too went with synth, my steel cable got pretty bad pretty quick.

 

My faith is growing in this winch brand, if it holds up the beating of a Dirty Red Neck!

 

I'm no authority but it's held up just fine and I don't pay particular attention to it other than winding out my rope and washing it after it gets used. If it makes you feel any better I plow with it every year as well and I've snapped the rope a few times and the winch seems to not miss a beat. So far I'm really happy with whatever brand it really is.

 

I installed a 3500 lb Super winch on my 2016 650. It mainly gets used to lift a heavy steel plow that I use a lot in the winter. It came with a steel cable that I switched out for the $25 Harbor Freight synthetic. Kept the steel one in case the HF one broke. It's been 3 years and it's still going strong!!

All the inexpensive winches for quads and trucks are made in China including Warn. To bump up to Warn's US manufactured line, you generally add a "1" in front of the price tag. At least that's the joke we always say.

 

Yep..just like he said above. They're all coming out of about 2 or 3 different factories...with varying quality internals. They're all pretty close to the same with different cases and sometimes different features or gearing. Just pick a color and a name of a company that you know you'll get support from if needed....like us!!