It should be noted, today they currently have 2 models of the 2500. This one, and the badlands 2500 ZXR. It's probably worth getting the ZXR (and oddly often the same price). The ZXR has a robust knob for free pulling (the original was cheap), comes with 2 remotes (manual and wireless), and the winch hook is removeable and comes with a removeable shackle too so you can easily swap out the hook or shackle, and don't need to take apart the bracket like the original. After getting the ZXR, some things I wasn't aware until reading the manual. The lbs it can safely handle varies on how many layers of wire are on the spool. That's to say, if you pull the entire wire completely out you can winch 2500 lbs for the first 6 feet. Then when you start to get 2 layers of wire you can tow 2045 lbs for 13.3', 3 layers 1731lbs for 21.9', 4 layers 1500 lbs for 31.8', 5 layers 1324 lbs for 43.1' and 6 layers 1184 lbs for 50'. So if you want to tow something all the way the winch can only handle 1184 lbs for the last 7 feet. Also, under full load you can only run it for 45 seconds then needs over a 14 minute wait to cool off. Again that's under full load. One last thing I wasn't aware, you can winch things up to 45 degree angles left and right, but only 15 degrees up or down so the winch should be pretty close to the same level as what you're winching, but what you're winching can be pretty far off to the sides.
So far this little guy has not let me down, pulled down that shed, hoisted an engine, pulled my tool box on a trailer which is the 2nd from largest Harbor Freight makes. Winched a motor cycle onto the trailer also. Both would make a great choice but if ZXR is the same price I would jump on it as well. Thanks for the heads up.
Great video you saved me a lot of work I was going to mount my winch in the back of my truck once I saw that bracket I knew it was the way to go the best part is you just take it off and stored in the bed of the truck in the toolbox, the only thing I did notice was the part about removing the pins out of the guide to fit your hook through I didn't have the proper tool to take off the c clips so I just took off the hook and threaded the cable through and then put the hook back on. Anyway thanks for the video you saved alot of time and money
I got the ZXR on an open box markdown, plus Parking Lot sale discount. It came with both remotes etc but the wiring doesn't have the disconnect - which I already ordered for a inverter install. "Unboxing" means first time opening, not a day later when modifications are already done. Moot point, I'm covered, and it's a good option to keep all the wiring from tangling up in storage. Yes, all winches have a "variable" rate of pull power, with the max exerted on the first wrap of the drum. For the most part once something is moving the worst part of the friction sticking it in place is overcome. If dragging logs etc across open ground, tho, you could find a crossover point where it's not doing as well. Still, it beats snapping a drag strap and losing the back window of your Jeep.
Dude great idea for pulling trailers up to your hitch. Man I been looking for a solution for a while. I park my boat on the side yard but I can only get my truck back so far before I have to detach and roll the boat by hand. Now it’s a 21 foot skeeter bass boat with a 300 on it so it ain’t light. Specially for being on a Rock pad
Thank you for such a detailed video and for providing the links. I'm still not convinced how you made the 10ft extension cord with alligator clips. I have no auto mechanic skills whatsoever
Excellent video, thanks for posting. Appreciate all the links to the parts used, but I didn’t see a link for the quick release clip that you attached to the end of the battery connection cables... could you please post that link as well? Thanks again
I was very impressed with the setup. Do you have a link that I can find the setup minus the Harbor freight winch. I'm very familiar with harbor freight already. TY in advance. Great job.
Thanks for the video... Does this winch have an auto stop? In other words does it stop automatically when you wind the cable in fully so as not to over retract and damage your equipment? My best, Ray
It connects to the mounting plate sold to install it. The winch attaches to the mounting plate, the plate attaches to either a hitch tube or trailer, frame etc.
@@tirod3 I was putting it on my tractor and it already had a mounting plate but this winch wouldn't line up with the holes. Found one that did and fairlead was built in
Do you have to have your motor on. I have a mini kota trolling motor. It works great. No motor just a battery. My question is. If I have a marine deep cell battery hooked to this winch without a vehicle near by, will it work at all.
@@fxzzurita4220 If your marine battery is charged up it will work. A lot of trailer installations do exactly that, battery in a box and then when parked either a trickle charger or solar charger.
Only issue is that 7pin plug doesn’t have large enough wires to send big current that the winch will be using. The 7 pin power is used for charging batterys
@@FishFind3000 One and only one wire on the 7 pin provides 12VDC for electric brakes etc and it's usually too small a gauge to handle the amps this winch will pull. While it comes with 10 ga many replace it with 6 ga.
How to make it a wired remote? The Wireless relay stopped working and there is no replacement part. The winch cost $60 after tax and I do not want to waste more than half the money on repairing it.
@@fxzzurita4220 I found a remote wired that's universal. Make sure there are 2 positive and 2 negative wires to attach to the battery and winch. No need for a solenoid relay. It cost me $35 for 3 days of Prime shipping. Apparently, something is wrong with the starter brush itself maybe not making contact. I decided to just buy another winch rather than attempt repairs because repairing cost nearly half of what I paid for it.
I don't think you can still use it. You may need to by a new one, or maybe contact the manufacture and see what they can do for you. There is no manual operation that I see on this thing.
The ZXR model comes with a wired remote as well. It does cost a little more but the extra remote and shackle kind of evens out the cost in the long run. I just picked up the ZXR model the other day cause they had it on sell as well. My plan is to install mine on a tow dolly. Bought a wiring kit for a amp that had 4 gauge battery wire. Going to run the wire back to a fused distribution block. Then the wire will tucked through the panels to hide the connector like you have here. Only enough wire exposed out the back to cover the lenght to connect it to the tow dolly. Sounds like a over kill but I was going to install a aftermarket amp in my expedition anyway. Great video, keep up the great work.
It should be noted, today they currently have 2 models of the 2500. This one, and the badlands 2500 ZXR. It's probably worth getting the ZXR (and oddly often the same price). The ZXR has a robust knob for free pulling (the original was cheap), comes with 2 remotes (manual and wireless), and the winch hook is removeable and comes with a removeable shackle too so you can easily swap out the hook or shackle, and don't need to take apart the bracket like the original.
After getting the ZXR, some things I wasn't aware until reading the manual. The lbs it can safely handle varies on how many layers of wire are on the spool. That's to say, if you pull the entire wire completely out you can winch 2500 lbs for the first 6 feet. Then when you start to get 2 layers of wire you can tow 2045 lbs for 13.3', 3 layers 1731lbs for 21.9', 4 layers 1500 lbs for 31.8', 5 layers 1324 lbs for 43.1' and 6 layers 1184 lbs for 50'. So if you want to tow something all the way the winch can only handle 1184 lbs for the last 7 feet. Also, under full load you can only run it for 45 seconds then needs over a 14 minute wait to cool off. Again that's under full load. One last thing I wasn't aware, you can winch things up to 45 degree angles left and right, but only 15 degrees up or down so the winch should be pretty close to the same level as what you're winching, but what you're winching can be pretty far off to the sides.
So far this little guy has not let me down, pulled down that shed, hoisted an engine, pulled my tool box on a trailer which is the 2nd from largest Harbor Freight makes. Winched a motor cycle onto the trailer also. Both would make a great choice but if ZXR is the same price I would jump on it as well. Thanks for the heads up.
Best Video On The Internet of Badland 2500 !!!
I have this same winch on my atv for over a year and haven't had any problems with it.
Came in handy for directing trees when cutting in tight spots with no space available for truck winches.
Nice setup bro, and nice ride...
Great video you saved me a lot of work I was going to mount my winch in the back of my truck once I saw that bracket I knew it was the way to go the best part is you just take it off and stored in the bed of the truck in the toolbox, the only thing I did notice was the part about removing the pins out of the guide to fit your hook through I didn't have the proper tool to take off the c clips so I just took off the hook and threaded the cable through and then put the hook back on. Anyway thanks for the video you saved alot of time and money
I got the ZXR on an open box markdown, plus Parking Lot sale discount. It came with both remotes etc but the wiring doesn't have the disconnect - which I already ordered for a inverter install. "Unboxing" means first time opening, not a day later when modifications are already done. Moot point, I'm covered, and it's a good option to keep all the wiring from tangling up in storage.
Yes, all winches have a "variable" rate of pull power, with the max exerted on the first wrap of the drum. For the most part once something is moving the worst part of the friction sticking it in place is overcome. If dragging logs etc across open ground, tho, you could find a crossover point where it's not doing as well. Still, it beats snapping a drag strap and losing the back window of your Jeep.
GREAT job on the custom winch build and the video. Have A Great Day! 👍🏼
Great setup- thanks for sharing this video
It's great for loading my pond boat.
Nice Video man! Just what I needed!
Thank you, glad it helped.
Dude great idea for pulling trailers up to your hitch. Man I been looking for a solution for a while. I park my boat on the side yard but I can only get my truck back so far before I have to detach and roll the boat by hand. Now it’s a 21 foot skeeter bass boat with a 300 on it so it ain’t light. Specially for being on a Rock pad
Good grief, have your wife pull it to the truck.
Thank you for such a detailed video and for providing the links. I'm still not convinced how you made the 10ft extension cord with alligator clips. I have no auto mechanic skills whatsoever
Connecters : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01KHQQY7E/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wires : www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0756TDXJ9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Alligator Clips:
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000AZ7Y1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Where would be the best place to find some extra wiring for the winch to the battery (cheapest place) lol
Appreciate the details and links
Can you supply a link to that cool wiring connector (mentioned about timestamp 1:30)?
Great video. What's the distance between the two mounting holes?
Great video,thank you!
Nice, I was thinking about the exact same setup
Excellent video, thanks for posting. Appreciate all the links to the parts used, but I didn’t see a link for the quick release clip that you attached to the end of the battery connection cables... could you please post that link as well? Thanks again
www.amazon.com/HYCLAT-Battery-Connect-Disconnect-Connector/dp/B01KHQQY7E/ref=pd_nav_hcs_rp_2?pd_rd_w=dRHj8&pf_rd_p=d9899928-5e81-4649-b745-3e12c8242f4c&pf_rd_r=KZVEF7EYGF160GTSTRP8&pd_rd_r=de8c52bb-f72d-42d0-8104-b554a5500a6e&pd_rd_wg=eSGyV&pd_rd_i=B01KHQQY7E&psc=1
instablaster
thanks for showing how to get the hook thru the guide it never says in the directions to remove the snap pins
That red strap is supposed to go on the hook so you can pull out the line easier
Nice vid dude !!
Thanks
Hi, I would like to ask what is the distance between the round holes of this winch mounting plate? I'm working on this product now, thanks a lot!
The mounting plate already came Wirth predrilled holes I was able to use. There was no need to drill new ones.
I was very impressed with the setup. Do you have a link that I can find the setup minus the Harbor freight winch. I'm very familiar with harbor freight already. TY in advance. Great job.
So, if you lose/break the fob you're out of commission? Got it
no you can buy a remote that is reprogrammable, it shows how to reprogram the remote in the manual. or just buy a lanyard
Good video thanks 👍
Thanks for not showing 1 thing about hooking up wiring damn
Thanks for the video...
Does this winch have an auto stop? In other words does it stop automatically when you wind the cable in fully so as not to over retract and damage your equipment?
My best,
Ray
Where did you buy the quick connectors?
Amazon
@@fxzzurita4220 Same here, much less expensive than the auto parts store I used to work for. Less than $10 vs $35.
Bought this exact winch but there is no way to connect the roller fairlead to the winch. Took it back and got my money back.
It connects to the mounting plate sold to install it. The winch attaches to the mounting plate, the plate attaches to either a hitch tube or trailer, frame etc.
@@tirod3 I was putting it on my tractor and it already had a mounting plate but this winch wouldn't line up with the holes. Found one that did and fairlead was built in
Do you have to have your motor on. I have a mini kota trolling motor. It works great. No motor just a battery. My question is. If I have a marine deep cell battery hooked to this winch without a vehicle near by, will it work at all.
No, I am not running a 2nd battery so I just turn it on as to not kill the battery. Never sure how long I will be running the winch.
@@fxzzurita4220 If your marine battery is charged up it will work. A lot of trailer installations do exactly that, battery in a box and then when parked either a trickle charger or solar charger.
Nice video..
Why not have a 7 way plug so just plug in at the rear of the vehicle
That's a great idea! Just decided to use what was provided and adapted the same gauge wiring for the hole system.
Thats a great idea 7way plug
Only issue is that 7pin plug doesn’t have large enough wires to send big current that the winch will be using. The 7 pin power is used for charging batterys
@@FishFind3000 One and only one wire on the 7 pin provides 12VDC for electric brakes etc and it's usually too small a gauge to handle the amps this winch will pull. While it comes with 10 ga many replace it with 6 ga.
How to make it a wired remote? The Wireless relay stopped working and there is no replacement part. The winch cost $60 after tax and I do not want to waste more than half the money on repairing it.
Sorry, I do not know how to do this. But if my remote dies and I end up in the situation I'll try and figure it out and update.
@@fxzzurita4220 I found a remote wired that's universal. Make sure there are 2 positive and 2 negative wires to attach to the battery and winch. No need for a solenoid relay. It cost me $35 for 3 days of Prime shipping. Apparently, something is wrong with the starter brush itself maybe not making contact. I decided to just buy another winch rather than attempt repairs because repairing cost nearly half of what I paid for it.
What happens if you lose the remote or the remote battery dies? Can the witch still be used?
I don't think you can still use it. You may need to by a new one, or maybe contact the manufacture and see what they can do for you. There is no manual operation that I see on this thing.
The ZXR model comes with a wired remote as well. It does cost a little more but the extra remote and shackle kind of evens out the cost in the long run. I just picked up the ZXR model the other day cause they had it on sell as well. My plan is to install mine on a tow dolly. Bought a wiring kit for a amp that had 4 gauge battery wire. Going to run the wire back to a fused distribution block. Then the wire will tucked through the panels to hide the connector like you have here. Only enough wire exposed out the back to cover the lenght to connect it to the tow dolly.
Sounds like a over kill but I was going to install a aftermarket amp in my expedition anyway. Great video, keep up the great work.
Amp wiring kits can be cheaper than just bulk per foot. Good choice.
When I try to use mine the remote flashes a blue light it was working yesterday but not today do you know what that means
The blue light should signal it turning on and off. If it is not working you may want to check the manual for troubleshooting or return it.
@@fxzzurita4220 when I press out ir in it flashes on and off
@@hunnerhall841 Is the cable extended? It may be stalling against the fair lead, and it won't pull itself out.
I was in HF and saw this winch and the Badland ZXR, both 2500 lbs - do you know what the difference is?
No sorry I did not research the difference. Just had a coupon for this one was the reason why I bought it.
Is the ZXR remote controlled and this one isn’t?
Cool thanks
Hi what wire gauge
I used 10 gauge.
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0756TDXJ9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@fxzzurita4220 Many step up to 6 ga to reduce voltage loss.
Hey if I were to use this to pull me up a hill on a sled, would it go fast??
lol, it would pull you up but not fast. If you see how fast it pulls the shed down or pulls my trailer in the video, that is all you're going to get.
Mines killing my battery to my ATV no clue why
I do not have mine connected full tim, but if I did, and had your issue I would install an in-line on off switch.
@@fxzzurita4220 It's always on, just like if you wired a radio or headlights on directly.
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