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Quad Crazy Tests ProMark 4500 lb Outback Winch

Written By: Esther
January 17th, 2012 | Filed under Customer Testimonials, Offroad Winch Stories, Video, Winch Reviews | No Comments »Tags: , ,
Winch Installed

Outback 4500 lb winch installed

The folks over at Quad Crazy tested out one of our biggest, baddest winches: the ProMark 4500 lb Outback Series ATV / UTV winch with synthetic winch rope.

Best known for its bragging rights and grunt power, the 4500 Outback winch is “a beast for my Yamaha Grizzly, or any ATV out there,” says Alex Malichek of Quad Crazy. “I’ve had my older 1500 lb winch on for a few years now and it was time to upgrade it after having the steel cable snap on it recently. I also wanted to try out a synthetic line instead of a steel line.”

Winching the quad uphill

Winching the quad uphill

Installation was quick and easy. Alex used the winch plate already mounted on his quad, which matched up perfectly with the 4-bolt ProMark winch. The winch kit also came with updated electrical wiring. But what excited Alex most about the winch upgrade? “The new thing I have now though…is a remote! A 10′ corded remote came with this package.

“The outlet for the remote can be mounted anywhere on the ATV; I opted to mount it in the rear plastic, behind the seat, under the rack. It comes with a waterproof rubber cover, for when not in use (In the video I shot, I use the remote to control the winch up the hill). The switch mounts on the handlebar and in my opinion is a nice rocker style switch vs. some of the other ones on the market. The solenoid, I mounted under the seat, in the rear compartment.”

Winched to top of hill

ATV quad winched to top of hill

After installing his new winch setup, Alex said, “Very impressive winch, once finally on. With no winter snow here and all mud spots are low or frozen, I really didn’t have many options to test this out these past few weeks. Although I was able to test the sheer pulling strength by yanking some smaller trees out of the ground that my older winch just couldn’t do…that was pretty fun. I also wanted to see how it would pull my quad up a hill, that I couldn’t ride up, without flipping. My quad is only 650lbs, so this was cake for this winch.

“The geartrain and ratio on this winch are impressively felt over my older winch as you can see from the video. You can just hear and feel its strength! Pulling is no problem, I’ll post some more videos once we get some snow and I can get her stuck or help pull some people out! So far, I’m in love with this winch.”

We’re looking forward to some real-world testing of this ProMark Outback winch, once the snow hits! You can see Alex’s full review on the Quad Crazy website.

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ProMark Winch Performs to the Extreme

Written By: Esther
October 5th, 2010 | Filed under Customer Testimonials, Offroad Winch Stories, ProMark Garage, Winch Reviews | 1 Comment »Tags: , , ,

How well do ProMark winches work in extreme situations? One of our customers, Tim Mayville, took his 4000 lb XT winch to the extreme by pulling out a Chevy Blazer buried in mud. His reaction to the ATV winch’s performance? “Really strong winch!!!”

Here is more of what Tim had to say about his dual winch and wireless setup:

“I am making some changes to my setup… Using the rear setup a lot more.

The rear of my Arctic Cat ATV (ProMark 4000 XT) gets a good workout from time to time.

I have a set of pictures here of me pulling a car out of a mud hole… a Chevy Blazer.

My ATV has pretty good traction but, we had to use block and strap around a tree to get enough support as well as back my ATV into another tree… The 4000 XT pulled the vehicle up no problem – I feared it would break the cable so, we just raised it enough for us to keep putting logs under it so it would empty the water out of the cab of the SUV, which was full of water.

Took a little while, letting the battery and all rest, but we got the guy out.

Really strong winch!!!”

Blazer stuck

Chevy Blazer stuck in a mud hole

Blazer ready to be winched out by an Arctic Cat 700

Blazer ready to be winched out by an Arctic Cat 700

ProMark 4000 XT winch hooked up to the Blazer

ProMark 4000 XT winch hooked up to the Blazer

Blazer winched out by a 4000 lb XT winch on an Arctic Cat ATV

Blazer winched out by a 4000 lb XT winch on an Arctic Cat ATV

Tim also sent these pictures of his Arctic Cat 700, just for fun:

Arctic Cat 700 with dual ProMark winches and wireless setup

Arctic Cat 700 with dual ProMark winches and wireless setup

Riding through a mud hole with the Arctic Cat 700

Riding through a mud hole with the Arctic Cat 700

Enough work for one day. Time to play around!

Enough work for one day. Time to play around!

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Can Your ATV Winch Pull an SUV?

Written By: Esther
August 2nd, 2010 | Filed under Offroad Winch Stories | No Comments »Tags: ,

“I Winched My SUV!”
Customer Testimonial by Todd S.

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3000 lb Waterproof Winch“When I got my 3,000lb Waterproof Winch from the guys at www.gorillawinches.com [now ProMarkOffroad.com], I wasn’t sure what to expect. I’ve used their winches on other ATV’s before, but this was the first go at using their new waterproof line. My first experience with it only reassured me that my decision to get a Gorilla [now ProMark] was the right one.

My SUV would not start. It was in the inclined driveway and I needed to get it into the garage and out of the subzero elements. There was no way I could push the vehicle up the incline and into the garage without risking injury. So I opted to put the new winch to the test right out of the gate.

Having the ATV inside the garage already, I hooked the winch directly to the SUV (no snatch block was used) and proceeded to winch it right on in. That was impressive, but what impressed me even more is that the winch didn’t even have to work. It sounded like it was freespooling! It was quiet, efficient, and got the job without so much as one hiccup.

Since then, I’ve used the Gorilla winch many times to raise and lower my 62” steel plow when clearing the snowfalls we’ve had this winter. I also use it to draw down the front end of my ATV when I trailer it. That helps secure the ATV better for hauling, and is something I could not do by just using my body weight. I’m looking forward to the upcoming riding season here in Minnesota so that I can further prove myself (and others) why my decision to get a winch from the great guys at www.gorillawinches.com was the right one! I’m going to get another Gorilla winch for the rear of my ATV as well!

A huge facet of any purchase (be it an automobile, ATV, television, etc.) is the post sale support. When I’ve ever had any questions, they have not only been willing to help me out but they responded in lightning quick fashion. Partner that level of service with their superior quality and affordable price point and it makes the Gorilla winch the ONLY logical choice for me, bar none.”

- Todd S.

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ProMark 3000 lb Winch Pulls Out Two ATVs at the Same Time

Written By: Esther
July 12th, 2010 | Filed under Offroad Winch Stories | No Comments »Tags: ,

“I winched 2 ATV’s out of the mud at the same time!”
Customer Testimonial from Rick S. (New Port Richey, Florida)

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3000 lb ProMark Winch“I bought a Gorilla [now ProMark] 3000 lb. winch for my 400 4×4 ATV. My friends have 700′s with 27″ mud tires. One of them had a winch made by a different manufacturer and it stripped the gear on the drum. I was concerned that I might be in trouble because I bought a less expensive winch.

We were mudding in a hole near my house and one of our buddies got stuck in a hole that has no bottom. Another friend went in to pull him out and he sunk too. I pulled around to get a good pulling angle on the second four wheeler and stretched out my winch cable. We had a 20 foot strap hooked to my 35 foot cable to reach him and another 20 foot strap to the first guy. Both of these four wheelers are 700′s and weigh a lot more then my 400.

I buried my four wheeler, but the winch just pulled me out of my holes. So we hooked another four wheeler to mine and buried both of them. I started winching the two bikes out (at the same time), and when they started moving I realized the power of my little winch, so I stopped and took a picture of the scene with my phone’s camera.

Fortunately, my friends have a good sense of humor. (I will send a copy of the pictures when I get a cable to download them). Then I started winching again. I was truly amazed at the power of my ProMark winch as I pulled two very large bikes, bulldozing through some thick mud at the same time. Of course, when I was done I had to rub in the fact that my cheap little winch pulled their butts out of the mud.

Yesterday we went mudding again and I spent most of the time pulling people out. When I finally went out to do some mudding myself, it was an awesome feeling to be able to get myself “unstuck” with my winch. If you haven’t bought a ProMark winch because you think that paying more is getting more, you are mistaken. I will tell you that my experience has been great!”

- Rick S.
New Port Richey, Florida

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Just How Bulletproof is the Outback 3500 lb Winch by ProMark?

Written By: Esther
May 17th, 2010 | Filed under Offroad Winch Stories, Winch Reviews | 1 Comment »Tags: ,

Ask someone who knows! Adam Harvey is a proud ProMark winch owner with plenty of stories to tell. In this episode, posted on ArcticChat.com, Adam shows just how tough a ProMark winch can be. With a tree blocking the trail and no way around it, this trailblazer dug his ATV into the sand and put his Outback 3500 lb ProMark winch to work:

Winching a tree limb off the trail

Winching a tree limb off the trail
with the Outback 3500 lb winch

“You can see how each limb was snapped off the tree, and eventually after de-limbing the tree, I was able to move the trunk of the tree as well so we could proceed thru the creek. My bike pulled non-stop for over an hour, and NEVER burnt up. My battery survived, my winch survived, and the PROMARK saved the day. We were not done yet…after I got that tree out of the way we ran into another one and decided to just get out of the creek, so again I had to put the ole PROMARK to the test. I winched myself up out of the creek bank, and winched almost all of the other bikes up out of the creek. So for almost 2 straight hours, the winch never got a break except when free spooling out to hook to another limb/tree or bike.”

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After describing his off road escapades in detail, Adam then goes on to brag about just how well the ProMark winch held up during the entire ordeal:

“The winch is made by PROMARK which some of you know makes the Gorilla winches. Some people have dislikes about their products from the past experiences but this winch is a new product and I can tell you it is BULLETPROOF. I put it thru its paces last night and I would recommend it to ANYONE.”

Later on in the post, Adam continues to rave about his winch:

“I have been STUPID impressed with this winch. Tom McCullough gave me this winch to test out and I told him I was rough on a winch and don’t be mad if I broke it. He told me to see if I could; he needed to know if it had any weaknesses. I can tell you I have been dumbfounded that I can’t tear this winch up. I don’t abuse my equipment by any means, I use it just how you are supposed to and take care of it, but I have gotten so used in the past to my Warn breaking every time I use it, or it not even working at all after you free-spool it. I’m 100% against Warn because I’ve had 10 and have not gotten a good one YET! This is my first ever ProMark and I can tell you I am sold for life! This 3500 Outback Series is undoubtedly the toughest thing I’ve ever used. It pulled for two hours non-stop last night. I went to lunch and ate lunch with all my friends earlier and all of them were all constantly talking about how awesome this thing pulled and worked all nite. … As long as they sell them, they’ve got a customer for life! I won’t ever buy another.”

Want more? Read the full 3500lb winch review with pictures on ArcticChat.com. Or check out the specs for the Outback 3500 from ProMark.

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3500 lb Outback Winch Refuses to Break | ATV Winch Review

Written By: Esther
May 11th, 2010 | Filed under Offroad Winch Stories, Winch Reviews | 1 Comment »Tags: ,

The Winch: 3500 Outback ATV / UTV Winch from ProMark Offroad
The Assignment: Put it through the ringer

What happens when you put the ProMark 3500 lb Outback winch to the test, where other winches have failed? Adam Harvey knows. In his own words: “I can tell you this, I give my Warn a 2 out of a possible 10. And I give this Outback Series 3500 from ProMark a 9.5 out of a 10. It is daylight and dark difference better than my Warn.” Adam relies on his winch for his job and for some pretty intense riding.

3500 lb Outback winch pulling an ATV and rig (1400+ pounds) up the hill

3500 lb Outback winch pulling an ATV
and rig (1400+ pounds) up the hill

Here are a few excerpts from Adam’s review on the High Lifter forum:

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“I ended up in touch with the head guy at ProMark and asked him a few questions about their winches. I told him I needed a winch that was indestructible, was fully sealed, and had no plastic gears. I also threw in the stipulation that I needed more than a normal 50ft of rope. I built radiused spacer sleeves for my Warn that allowed me to run almost 80ft of rope and sometimes I needed every inch of it. When you are WAY out in the wilderness or in a bind and nothing is around, sometimes you gotta have more than 50ft of rope. He told me that their ProMark 3500 Outback Series winch was what I needed—indestructible, geared super low to pull anything, fully watertight, and no plastic internals, AND could fit more than 50ft of rope.

I told him to get one coming, got it in and oohh’d and ahhh’d at it. It’s built like a German tank. I put it on and have been running it since. This winch came with all sorts of goodies like a handheld remote and a handlebar rocker switch. The fully sealed solenoid has two inputs for the wired 20ft remote or the optional wireless remote. I don’t normally put my winch under water, but I do wash it religiously every day. I wash my bike at the end of every day, so the bike definitely sees it fair share of water. I recall taking my Warn apart before to do regular maintenance and had rusted gears and a case full of water. As far as I can tell after a month and a half of having this ProMark, no issues from water yet.

Working off my bike like I do, and having equipment that you know is going to work and you can trust gives you an assurance that you can do whatever you set out to do. I feel certain that this winch and all the others they make will do their job. As long as you get the right winch for your application, I am sure you will have safe and happy outings. I know when I go on big rides and you come to a mudhole and there is one guy buried up to his racks in mud and 50 people standing around looking and everybody hollers out ‘who’s gotta winch’ and you look around and 80% of the bikes have a winch and 90% of them are Warn but everybody claims theirs is broken, well I too was one of those guys once and was always without a winch or was always scared it was going to break. Now I don’t have to worry about that. … For the price and the performance so far, this winch is holding up 1000 times better than my Warn.”

Read more of Adam’s winch review at the High Lifter forum, and see the Outback winch in action with these pictures and videos.

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