Just got a 2005 Response!!!

[Southarkrob]

My Dad just picked up our new to us 2005 Response with 100 hours on it... we found it from an individual and it has been garage kept and it shows... it is like new...tires even look new... the only option is a trolling motor mount and a skid plate. Goes tomorrow to my buddy to fab a winch mount and brush guard, we are also going to have him make a rack that bolts on the front over the motor, he is also going to make us a rack to keep the brush off us and to be able to haul stuff on top. I cant wait to get home and be able to play with it!!! We are very new to the AATV world!!

[Rusty-Gunn]

Post pics dude.

[foxvalley]

My Dad just picked up our new to us 2005 Response with 100 hours on it... we found it from an individual and it has been garage kept and it shows... it is like new...tires even look new... the only option is a trolling motor mount and a skid plate. Goes tomorrow to my buddy to fab a winch mount and brush guard, we are also going to have him make a rack that bolts on the front over the motor, he is also going to make us a rack to keep the brush off us and to be able to haul stuff on top. I cant wait to get home and be able to play with it!!! We are very new to the AATV world!!

Southarkrob, Congrats on your new ride!! Sounds awsome,with only 100 hours to boot.Yes, we need to see pics!

[thebuggyman1]

You might want to consider buying the winch mount from an Argo dealer. There was just a Conquest on Ebay that had the nose on it ripped through one of the headlights.....I'd bet money that was from a mount that wasn't properly made. With the hood opening so close to the winch, the plastic just isn't strong enough to hold up.

[Southarkrob]

I am not smart enough to post pics... Mu buddy is a master fabricator (what he does for a living) and has made several winch mounts for argos. I am going to look at the mount tho. where is a good place to buy it??

[JoeMeg]

See if this link works and check out this kit. The hoop goes down to attachment points on the frame. The bkt w/the gussets goes inside the machine and connects to the hoop. The simple angle bkt goes outside. Hope this helps you out.

Argo 6x6 8x8 Winch Mounting Plate Kit Fits Response Bigfoot Vanguards New | eBay

Also,the holes in the "gussets" on the hoop are to mount the relay,etc.


Joe.

[ARGOJIM]

The factory kit works well but hard downward pulls can tear body, we just tore the other side at Busco so I looked into it. We had put a new kit in it after the first tear was there at the time of rebuild with new frame, found the problem to be the round tube on the frame let's the winch mount pivot downward causing the tear so that will be addressed before a body change,
The Response frame may be the same but can't recall, if so make a wedge so it can't teeter.