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Testing the new portable winch
Written: February 02, 2011
by Andy Lilienthal


Director of New Product Development, Ian Wendler, and Sales Manager, Jason Smith, just returned from the final round of field testing the new portable winch that will be officially launched at the Dealer Expo in Indianapolis next month. We have spent over a year developing this product with extensive field testing and feedback from industry professionals including motorcycle self-recovery pioneer Bret Tkacs of PSSOR, Craig Johnson of CJ Designs and the crew at RawHyde Adventures BMW Offroad Academy. A special thanks goes out to RawHyde for letting Ian and Jason utilize their amazing facility, staff and BMW motorcycles!

WARN Portable Winch


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#1
says
March 08, 2011 at 07:34 PM
Amazing! Nice job.

#2
Randy Popp
says
March 15, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Hello! When and where will we be able to see and puchase the Portable?

#3
cliff
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April 27, 2011 at 04:36 AM
when can i buy?

#4
Jim May
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May 16, 2011 at 04:34 AM
I am very interested. When will this be available, and did you come up with a carry location for GS Adventures?

#5
Randy Popp
says
June 04, 2011 at 07:07 AM
You folks aren't much for responding to requests for info are you?

#6
Andy Lilienthal
says
June 06, 2011 at 10:25 AM
We have the XT17s in stock, and they are shipping right now. So I'd say it's fair to say they're available now. We're working on getting them on warn.com as we speak.

#7
Chris
says
June 20, 2011 at 10:46 PM
Can't wait for this product to hit the markets. Saw it at Jim Hyde's (RawHyde) and it looks awesome! It's the final missing tool for the expedition rides.

#8
Chris
says
June 20, 2011 at 10:48 PM
Ooops, shoulda read the above posts first. How do we order one, or do we just wait til it gets onto the website?

#9
Andy Lilienthal
says
June 21, 2011 at 07:14 AM
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#10
Andy Lilienthal
says
June 21, 2011 at 07:16 AM
Chris, you can buy these now. You can buy directly from us here http://www.warn.com/atv/winches/XT17_portable.shtml, or you can find another retailer by visiting our "where to buy" link here: http://www.warn.com/where-to-buy.shtml.

#11
says
July 26, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Saw this on CJ's 2WD KTM at Dust 2 Dawson this past June - looked GREAT!!