LOL
Good Story!
Lucky you ran into those other guys.
Where I ride, I would be lucky to EVER run into other riders, if I got into a jam that I couldn't take care of myself. This being the reason that I always have my machines half loaded with spare parts, tools, and gear.
One question......Why don't you have a winch on the Max?

I can honestly say that I have NEVER seen an Argo without one. (We don't have Max's, Attexes, Hoot's, Coot's, ect, ect, around here just Argo's and quads). It's also not uncommon to see machines with dual batteries and more than one winch (JUST IN CASE)
RD