KFI Products ATV-Cont Replacement Winch Contactor

Easy to install

I purchased the KFI contactor to replace a Warn contactor on a Arctic Cat.... the KFI contactor has 2 wires coming off of it that connects to the winch switch harness, the 3rd wire is grounded to the KFI connector.... as can be seen in photos below my Arctic Cat had 3 wires.No problem for anyone wanting to replace a 3 wire contactor with the KFI contactor for less than half the price.In pic # 1 you can see where I cut the 3 wires from my Warn contactor so I could splice into the KFI contactor and keep my original winch switch harness connecter in case I need to replace my winch switch in the future - easy plug and play...In the 2nd pic, I cut the ground wire from the harness as it is not needed as mentioned earlier because the KFI contactor is grounded to itself. I cut the KFI wire connectors off and spliced wires together, soldered and applied heat shrink as can be seen in pic # 3... best if you use the waterproof heat shrinkIn my case, green to green wires connected together and black to blue, if your winch pays in while depressing out on switch, you can correct by either swapping the green to black and blue to green or switching the yellow and gray cables at the motor connectors...Basically, I twisted wires together while letting contactor hang as seen in photos , then tested for proper operation before soldering wires. Make sure you disconnect negative terminal of battery after testing for proper operation to prevent damaging the contractor during installation..One last note, the KFI mounting holes did not match up to the Warn hole configuration, so I installed one bolt to hold contactor in place on mounting bracket and drilled a new hole in bracket through the other contactor mounting holeNot sure how to tell if your contactor is bad? If you're not hearing an audible click whenever you press both in and out on winch switch you have an issue... first ensure all your connectors are tight and free of corrosion.... if you hear an audible click on both the in and out - the contactor is working and you have issue with winch.No audible click - check switch by disconnecting or back probe with a volt ohm meter and check for 12vdc on both wires while key is on and switch depressed to on and out. If you have voltage the switch and harness are good.. To check motor, search for video on Youtube using jumper cables..Saved like $50 going with the KFI contactor instead of Warn...

I purchased this product for use with the winch on my Polaris Ranger, which is used mostly for plowing snow. From the beginning, the Polaris contactor would work intermittently when plowing, which resulted in much frustration due to being unable to either raise or lower the plow. Since I am an electrical engineer, I assumed that the problem was electrical, but every time I pulled out the multimeter to check the contactor it would start working. After discussing the problem with my Polaris dealer, they suggested a new contactor, but much to my dismay this did not fix the problem.During the second winter of use I continued to have problems and continued to search for solutions. Since I could not find anything wrong electrically, I figured maybe there is a mechanical problem with the contactor. Turns out I was right and the OEM contactor would actually get jammed in the open position and could be freed by giving it a good whack. Since it was still rather frustrating to have to get out and hammer on the contactor when trying to plow snow, I decided to look for a replacement and found this product.I can happily report that I have been using this new contactor for over a year and have not experienced any of the issues I had with the OEM version. This model is also less than 1/3 the cost of what I paid for the OEM replacement. If you are looking for a winch contactor, I can definitely recommend this model.

I put a harbor freight 3000lbs winch on the front of my garden tractor. After 2 years the F/R contactor failed. It was a cheap winch, and I accepted that when I bought it. I bought this to replace the faulty contactor. The rocker switch plugged right in. No issue. The +/- to the winch was reversed from what I though it was, but it was trivial to flip the wires. After hooking it up I pulled about a dozen 10 to 15 foot long sections of downed black locus out of the edge of our woods so I could cut it up. 500lbs to 1000lbs depending on the thickness of the section. It worked flawlessly.The only 'con' I have with the part is the sound it makes. When I was testing after installation, the sound the contactor made when closing made me jump a foot. The SNAP sound it made when closing is about triple the sound of the original part. Being bolted to the inside of the sheet metal fender that sound made quite a boom from the inside of the tractor. I thought I shorted the battery, or the world was coming to an end. I pulled the contactor, and put thick double sided tape on the bottom and reinstalled it. That helped with the sound quite a bit.

just picked this up last week since my Polaris winch contactor died. shipping was as described and came on time.as far as the contactor goes, it is absolutely identical to the Polaris 2500 winch contactor. although the pig tails have the quick connects. I decided to solder and shrink tube them onto the Polaris extender harness. the colors of the pig tails were the same as Polaris so I figured I would match the green with the green and black with black. when I went to go winch out it actually winched in. so the wire colors were backwards.no big deal for me, I just swapped the bigger gauge wires going to the winch. so the yellow went on the blue lug and the blue wire went on the yellow lug. now it is running how it should.great product and lets hope it lasts longer than the Polaris one did.

Well built physically and half the price of the top names. I would reccomend siliconing the holes where the wires come out if you plan on going into deeper water. Definitely worth the buy and would buy it again. KFI makes killer products period.

Suitable replacement for original