Good evening to all. Just got my Kodiak last week and I decided to take the free winch deal with the bike. It normally comes with a Warn 2000
pounder, but for 52 dollars more I upgraded to the 3000. After some head scratching I now realize the 2000 comes with a mounting plate for the contactor. It mounts to the back side of the winch mounting plate. My 3000 kit didn't come with that adapter plate. I'm glad it didn't. It just seems like a bad place to mount an electrical black box. Eventually its going to fail. I decided to find an alternate place on the bike and still get the cables to reach. The only place I can see that is big enough for the contactor is under the left side front fender sandwiched between it and the battery box. I've got everything stripped down and starting to mock up now. This location should be far better for water and mud isolation. I will post a few pics as I go. It will be a few days before its done. I want to find some thicker cabling. The winch didn't come with cables. Only the adapter kit and those are for a 2000 pounder. Jay.
pounder, but for 52 dollars more I upgraded to the 3000. After some head scratching I now realize the 2000 comes with a mounting plate for the contactor. It mounts to the back side of the winch mounting plate. My 3000 kit didn't come with that adapter plate. I'm glad it didn't. It just seems like a bad place to mount an electrical black box. Eventually its going to fail. I decided to find an alternate place on the bike and still get the cables to reach. The only place I can see that is big enough for the contactor is under the left side front fender sandwiched between it and the battery box. I've got everything stripped down and starting to mock up now. This location should be far better for water and mud isolation. I will post a few pics as I go. It will be a few days before its done. I want to find some thicker cabling. The winch didn't come with cables. Only the adapter kit and those are for a 2000 pounder. Jay.
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