I am purchasing a 2018 Grizzly 700 EPS. I have ordered the provantage 2500lb winch, the dealer wants $500 to install,i thought I would save some money by installing it myself. Does anyone have any info or install videos for me? Thank you for your time!!!
Holy $&@#!!!! 500 bucks for a winch install... on a Grizzly (possibly the easiest ATV to install a winch on)?!!!? I gotta get into the Grizzly winch install business! lol. I don't blame you for doing it yourself. And that comes with another added benefit... It'll be done right the way you want it done.
There's not much to the install. Do go get some terminal connectors like what come on the winch wires. You'll also need the ability to crimp these onto the stripped winch wire or have a local parts shop do it for you. Why, you ask? The winch will most likely come with a whole lot more wire than you need or want to have to hide. Cutting the wires to length makes for a cleaner install and you're not hiding a mile of wire under the hood.
So first things first- set your plate and winch. Figure out where you want your contactor to be. The directions may direct you to mount it to the winch plate. I'll tell you this is a really bad idea and I'll prove it here-
http://www.grizzlycentral.com/forum...70-check-your-warn-yamaha-winch-solenoid.html
High and dry is the preferred method. My understanding is the 2016+ machines are a bit tight on space under the hood. Look under the plastics around the shifter. Some guys have used this area and you should be able to make a bracket out of aluminum fairly easy. Once you have all that figured out, you can get to wiring. Leave yourself a little slack when shortening wires. You want them long enough to get the job done and just short enough to be tidy.
You'll need a keyed power source for your winch switch. Most guys use the hot for the accessory outlet. The kit will probably come with a wire tap. Those work fine for awhile but in the conditions our machines are operated in, I prefer to solder all my connections. Ask questions if you get stuck but I'd bet there's a thousand winch threads here. Good luck and let us see the final product when you're done.