Winches Reviews

This unit is very user friendly, well designed. When disassembled the components are light and easy to carry, and assembly is very simple and quick, all the pieces just slip together, without tools, in about a minute. The top is quickly adjustable to acommodate different lengths of drywall, and with the tilting top and fold away hooks it makes it a one man job loading the drywall and raising it to the ceiling. The casters roll very well making for easy alignment of the panels. My only regret is that I didn't buy one years ago.

I purchased this product after renting one from the local rental store. I was very pleased with the rental unit and even happier with the new one I purchased on Amazon. I shopped locally for the same unit and found the best price on Amazon. Great Product!

I'd agree with all these reviews and just add one caveat: Make sure you get the real thing. There are a lot of cheap Chinese knock-offs of this lift around. I've seen several of them and, while they LOOK similar, they are NOT the same thing. The Chinese knock-offs are very poorly constructed and not worth the "savings." Make sure you buy a genuine "Panellift" brand from Telpro which is made in the US. Those guys have been building lifts since the early 70's and they know what they are doing.

First of all, its a great product. Definately a time saver and a great value, especially for the Amazon discount price.

Now, it's not perfect, which is why I gave it 4 stars. Granted, the shortcomings are mostly related to the model ATV you are using.

Amazon advertises 1-2 week shipping, it may take longer. There was a snafu with my first shipment, and it was never shipped. It had to go through the reorder process. 5 weeks later I had my bucket. Amazon did upgrade the 2nd shipment to 2nd day FedEx. But that is Amazon, not the product, and not why I gave it a less than perfect rating.

The universal mount that is ordered seperately, does not come with the mounting brackets for the Bombardier Outlander. You have to order them directly from Swisher for about $50 bucks. You may have to convince the customer service rep that she can acutally sell this item directly to you but that is another story.

If you have a Traxter, you will need an additional extender bar for the universal mount. If in doubt, call swisher, and get more details about your ATV.

Once I had the parts I needed, installation went smoothly. The front leaf springs are in two pieces and attached to the main frame running the lenght of the ATV. The springs are squeezed to bracket between two plates. I had concern these springs w ould slip, and they did during use. The bucket also slanted to one side about 2-3 inches. I did get 4 hours of use out of it though. I brought the ATV back into the shop and jacked up the mounting bracket after loosening the spring plates. Once the bracket was to an almost level position, I tack welded the springs together and re-tightened. Still a slant in the bucket, so I loosened one more time, shimmed one side and retightened. Now it is straight, secure and performing beautifully. I have had to adjust the spring mechanism on the drop arm, it doesn't always want to re-grab the bucket at times.

Anyway, this has been my experience, I would order this product if I had to do it over again. It definately beats a shovel and wheelbarrow.

This is a heavy duty piece of equipment that can take whatever you throw at it. Its large capacity is great for all back yard landscaping projects. Amazons price is $100.00 lower then all other sites on the internet and the super saver shipping cost keeps the overall cost well within reach. Definitly recommended.

The dump bucket has made our lives easier. We have a wooded lot and are able to move gravel, mulch and other items with ease. I also purchased the universal mount and snow plow through amazon.com, were I found it to have the best price and value. Highly recommend this item

I compared this to the super winch 1500 and 1800 and this one seems to have it beat. Looks and acts just like the Super Winch 1800 for a lot less money. I bought it for my Polaris 600 ATV and I purchased a Super Winch mount, but anybodys mount will work because the winch has a universal platfrom which allowes it to work on anymounting kit. You could weld it or u-bolt it up if you wanted with out a kit.

I liked the smaller size rocker switch, which by the way is removable inside the remote handle which is slimmer than most . The freewheeling feature is a must along with power in and out feature it provides.

Just a point I wanted to share which I learned from the battery store. Any winch you buy is only a powerful as the battery. Example a 16amp hr battery which is in my 4 wheeler wont provide any more pull for a 3000# winch than a 1500# winch!
So I went with the right winch for the job based on my battery size.

Where could I order the following spare parts:
a) A Power Cord.
b) Adapter Plate.
Regards,
Yuval Sharony

Locking mechanism works sporatically at best. Cable frequently pulls out of drum.
Not only will I not recommend this product, but I will go out of my way not to by another product from this company.

Where is the free shipping on this Amazon item?

I found it for the same price, 0% Interest! 6 EZ Payments of... $150 and less expensive shipping at Northern tool.

Would be great if Amazon picked up the shipping on this one.

Rich