Yeah, I guess mine is grey.Can Am used two different versions of the same winch, one was sealed and the other one wasn't. One was black and the other was grey (as I recall the grey one was the sealed version).
As I recall the complaints were that (1) they weren't sealed and (2) they didn't have a brake.What are the reported problems?
Ive not had any direct experience with Warns due to their prices, with that being said you generally get what you pay for. My last 2 ATV winches have been Vipers. My oldest winch is over 7 years old and other than frying a relay the only failure Ive had is the plastic knob for the freespool/lock up. Im on my 3rd knob but fortunately they are only a few bucks to replace.
The 3000 is the first Warn I've not been completely satisfied with. It just didn't/wouldn't free spool worth a hoot, (like a tug of war). Waited for months to find the Superwinch T3500 to come on sale locally and snapped one up.It was hard free spooling.
They dont have a brake at all? That's plain nuts! Even cheap low end winches have brakes, that would be completely unacceptable to me.As I recall the complaints were that (1) they weren't sealed and (2) they didn't have a brake.What are the reported problems?
Ive not had any direct experience with Warns due to their prices, with that being said you generally get what you pay for. My last 2 ATV winches have been Vipers. My oldest winch is over 7 years old and other than frying a relay the only failure Ive had is the plastic knob for the freespool/lock up. Im on my 3rd knob but fortunately they are only a few bucks to replace.
It has a brake.. just not the top line dynamic brake.They dont have a brake at all? That's plain nuts! Even cheap low end winches have brakes, that would be completely unacceptable to me.As I recall the complaints were that (1) they weren't sealed and (2) they didn't have a brake.What are the reported problems?
Ive not had any direct experience with Warns due to their prices, with that being said you generally get what you pay for. My last 2 ATV winches have been Vipers. My oldest winch is over 7 years old and other than frying a relay the only failure Ive had is the plastic knob for the freespool/lock up. Im on my 3rd knob but fortunately they are only a few bucks to replace.
Actually, my research showed that it did not have a brake. A couple years ago I contacted Warn and requested a parts break down for both the black and grey warn XL3000 winches that they made for BRP. I no longer have the those parts list or I would post them here, but here is what I found:It has a brake.. just not the top line dynamic brake.They dont have a brake at all? That's plain nuts! Even cheap low end winches have brakes, that would be completely unacceptable to me.As I recall the complaints were that (1) they weren't sealed and (2) they didn't have a brake.
A winch is useless/dangerous without a brake.
