i never ride alone so there is no need for a winch, although my cousin who i ride with mostly has a winch but it is not working rite now for some reason, i dont think he has ever used to at all, we both just went and bought some "tow ropes" from walmart, 1500lb limit and hooks on each side and its 15' long, so if one of us get stuck to where we cant move it at all and cant push it out we just hook a rope up to it and yank on it without being in a bad mud hole ourself, works alot easier and is alot quicker then spooling ur winch out 15'