ATV winch reviews, sizing guides and mounting tutorials for four-wheelers and quads.
This Badlands 2500 winch review reaches a simple verdict: the Badland ZXR 2500 is a fair budget winch for a light ATV, a trailer, or yard work. It pulls 2,500 lb, includes a wireless remote, and sells only at Harbor Freight. Its limits are a strict 5% duty cycle, a basic steel cable, and IP65
How cheap can an ATV winch get before it stops being a tool and starts being a gamble? That is the only question this guide answers. It covers the budget tier of the 2,500–4,500 lb ATV class and nothing else: seven winches researched against their makers’ own spec sheets, with the corners each brand cuts
The best WARN winch for ATV riders is the WARN VRX 45-S if your quad is a big-bore or utility machine. It pulls 4,500 lb, seals to IP68, and runs synthetic rope. However, smaller quads do not need that much winch. The VRX 35-S suits midsize utility quads, and the VRX 25-S suits small and
This page collects this site’s ATV winch reviews in one place — the short, scored verdict on each winch we have researched in depth, with the full evidence one click away in the guides that rank them. How to use it: find your size first (the calculator below; our sizing rule is GVW × 1.5,
The Badland ZXR 3500 is the ATV winch I recommend to riders who want real recovery insurance without paying name-brand money. For roughly $140 at typical street pricing you get 3,500 lb of pull, IP67 sealing, a mounting plate in the box, and two controllers. The compromises are a short 5% duty cycle, a permanent-magnet