For those who have a winch.

Although I do not have my RZR yet I actually just ordered all my accessories today. I really wanted to get the XT30 (http://www.warn.com/atv/winches/XT30.shtml) instead of the RT30 (http://www.warn.com/atv/winches/RT30.shtml) that's listed in the RZR "Go To Market Guide" because the XT30 has the synthetic cable and the wireless remote. All the sizing specs are exactly the same for both: 13.12" L x 4.51" D x 4.69" H (33.3cm L x 11.5cm D x 11.9cm H)

When I asked my dealer to order the XT30 I was told that Polaris is only offering the RT30 with the mounting hardware for the RZR. In other words I could buy the XT30 elsewhere if I wanted but the only way to get the mounting hardware was to buy the Polaris branded RT30 (the XT30 is not offered).

Anyone have any feedback on this? Sounds a little odd that Polaris wouldn't have a separate part number for the mounting hardware.

I think it's true that Polaris only sells the mount with the winch itself. I am trying to see if anyone has bought a winch kit from Polaris, as I would like to pay them to use the mount for less than a week to have an aftermarket one fabricated that could be sold as a stand alone kit (this would likely make the price of the same kit (Warn RT3.0 with mount) down to about $450 or possibly even less, plus it would allow people to use other winches that are even less (in some cases hundreds less). If anyone has a kit that they have not installed and wants a $70 refund on the price of it for being without the mount for a few days let me know. Also, the question about the mount for the 4.0 is I think it's unlikely the 4.0 mounting holes will be in the Polaris mount, based on what I have seen. The aftermarket one we are trying to design would (if possible) accomodate that winch also (but not the Ramsey 5000, which is too large to fit I am certain.

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by CWT

i just buy 2500 it should do the job
because i'm not a mud freek lool

it's not install yet because i'm still waiting
if i'm lucky it should be here june 6-10 []


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Were you able to buy the mounting brackets from polaris without the winch, or are you going to make your own?

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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by guy48065

I'm lost...someone explain to me what the RZR already has for mounting a winch. What are the brackets for? What I'm picturing from the discussion is there is a platform to mount the winch and it's predrilled for the 2500-3000 winch. Brackets are for mounting the fairlead then?
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There is not a platform currently on the RZR to mount the winch to. Hence the need for a mount.
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Thanks for clearing that up. So it's the official MOUNT that has the bolt pattern for the 2500 & 3000 winches...

I've installed 3 winches in the past and always saved a bunch by buying used & adapting the mount to my needs. That approach doesn't look like an option this time. []