I'm double posting this in both this thread and the First time ATV Buyer so readers can find it easier in future. If you plan on doing a lot of winching, or even just to be "well equipped" for winching, get a couple of "tree saver" straps and a choker cable.- The straps protect trees from damage by the winch cable and are handy for connecting to all sorts of things in a pull. You can use the choker as a short extension when a longer reach is needed or use it to tie the rear of the quad to something when the quad is being dragged by the pull rather than the object you want to move. The "snatch block" on the winch line can be used as you did to change direction the winch pulls, or to double the pulling power of the winch.. By the way, winches are usually rated pulling with a single wrap on the drum, not by whether the snatch block is used.. As each wrap loads on the drum the pulling power reduces.. A winch rated 3500 # at one wrap may only pull 500# on the last wrap of a full drum. One last thin I can think of is for those that may need to winch when there is nothing to pull against. 2 or preferably 3, 3ft. iron stakes either solid or pipe can be driven into the ground at an angle and tied together in series top to bottom. The winch line is connected to the bottom of the first stake to pull against. The other 2 stakes are used to keep the first from being pulled forward and out while the in ground part of the first stake provides the anchor for the pull. RT%he firmer the ground , the heavier load the stake will handle.

If you plan on doing a lot of winching, or even just to be "well equipped" for winching, get a couple of "tree saver" straps and a choker cable.- The straps protect trees from damage by the winch cable and are handy for connecting to all sorts of things in a pull. You can use the choker as a short extension when a longer reach is needed or use it to tie the rear of the quad to something when the quad is being dragged by the pull rather than the object you want to move. The "snatch block" on the winch line can be used as you did to change direction the winch pulls, or to double the pulling power of the winch.. By the way, winches are usually rated pulling with a single wrap on the drum, not by whether the snatch block is used.. As each wrap loads on the drum the pulling power reduces.. A winch rated 3500 # at one wrap may only pull 500# on the last wrap of a full drum. One last thin I can think of is for those that may need to winch when there is nothing to pull against. 2 or preferably 3, 3ft. iron stakes either solid or pipe can be driven into the ground at an angle and tied together in series top to bottom. The winch line is connected to the bottom of the first stake to pull against. The other 2 stakes are used to keep the first from being pulled forward and out while the in ground part of the first stake provides the anchor for the pull. RT%he firmer the ground , the heavier load the stake will handle.

Anything ,floor mat , Jacket , etc. you put over the Steel Cable will help reduce the "Recoil' of a broken line!

BTW that 16 ft trailer has a standard 2 inch fiber belt boat loading winch on the tongue. .No rating on it. But the boat it was used for was probably 3500 lb inboard / outboard. That is interesting about winch capacity and spool diameter....good info!

The SXS is easy too load as I can engage the 4X4. Its my VW sand rail that wants to go crazy. When loading from the front . I back him up on the trailer and when the front wheels are on the ramp the rear wheels want to spin and slide sideways OMG 😵‍💫! the grip paint should help and now I have a portable electric winch I can hook on at back of trailer and pull his as* on! The SxS and the ATV will both fit on the 16 ft trailer ..Barely! I have not tried it yet...here is a pic of th e SXS on the trailer... You can see he takes up a lot of space. Tried to load a picture of me on the trailer Triedt to show a picture of me on trailer but it did not load Dammnn i worked hard to get that picture,,,LOL