X-BULLWinch-13500 lb. Load Capacity Electric Winch Kit 12V Synthetic Rope,Waterproof IP67 Electric Winch with Hawse Fairlead, with Wireless Handheld Remote and Corded Control Recovery

Don't let yourself get caught up in the "name brand" shaming cycle. Sure, you can spend four times the amount for a name brand. But this unit will do anything a warn or smittybuilt can. AT LESS THAN HALF THE COST.Build quality was fantastic. The winch operates flawlessly. It's a 216:1 ratio, so isn't going to blow the doors off in a race, but it will get there without overheating.Weighing 59lbs with synthetic rope, it fits perfectly into my Proline bumper on my 2007.5 Dodge Ram 3500.I'm not one for looks of a winch. I more care about how they perform. But this winch looks excellent on the front end of my truck, and pulls like a champ.I wanted to test the unit, so I hooked up to my camper after receiving the winch. Between the truck and trailer, the scale says I'm 16,500 lbs. The winch handled the weight fine up a roughly 10 degree grade.Overall I am pleased with my purchase. Should come in handy l late season elk hunting.

The X-Bull 10,000 lb winch arrived on time. The rubber piece which fits over the wired remote was ripped in half so that is the only damage I can see. The winch works and is very easy to install. The winch also looks very good. *Installed on 95 jeep wrangler.

Overall build seems to be decent, though without extensive use it won't be clear what's inside. However, one obvious shortcut they took to lower the cost is the wire - it's about 4AWG equivalent. The manual says it will pull 300A in some conditions, and 4AWG seems like an extreme way to push it even considering intermittent nature of the load. Competition (HF) uses 2AWG for example.

I have had this winch on my FJ Cruiser with a SmittyBilt M1 front bumper.Perfect fit and 2 hour install.Only had to use it once to pull a Forklift(6,000 lb) out of a planter at a job site. No problems.

Bought this winch for my 1997 Jeep TJ. Installation took about an hour but only because it was my first time installing a winch (I'm rather mechanical/handy). If I had to do it again I probably could do in 1/3 the time knowing now where to route my wires to battery. BTW the battery lead extensions are just long enough to rout to battery safely with a few inches to spare. The remote control works flawlessly and the remote cord is long enough to operate the which sitting in driver seat or at a distance from the vehicle. Installed it and immediately went to my local mud/sand hole and "got stuck" intentionally to see how it would hold up. Tied around a tree and the thing yanked it out with relative ease from about +/- 60 feet out. Motor didn't overheat in the time I used it. The engage/disengage worked as it should. The hook with the magnet is also pretty clutch. After one use i'm very happy with how it yanked my tj out of the sand/muk in south florida. I'll come back to edit my reiview after a few months of use. Overall first impressions are that I'm very happy with price/value/effectiveness of this 13.5k winch. Would recommend.

Bought this winch to replace an old Warn winch that finally gave up. Needed a winch for a trail ride pretty quick and decided to give this one a try. Been extremely happy with it. The unit feels and looks built well. The hook fits nice in the fair lead and really looks good on the front of my Jeep. The synthetic rope is holding up well after several uses. The remote control works great, I use it inside the Jeep without issue. I was going to replace the motor on my Warn and put it back on, but after using this one, I am going to keep it on my Jeep.

The winch arrived as promised. It arrived with all the items to make a fast installation, all the hardware was included. I wished that the battery disconnect switch was included, I had to wait to the following weekend to hook up the winch. I tested the winch with a battery pack and it worked really fast. It is very comparable with the Harbor Freight winch, but for a lot less money. The winch is made in China, but don’t think it is cheaply made, it very comparable to the more expensive units made in our Country. The housing is made of strong material, the winch has some items that can be improved for example the square nuts that attach the winch to the winch plate, I wish they would be stronger, it’s 13,500 pounds and I believe that would be the weak point. I purchased separately the cut off switch and I also purchased separately the online 300 amp fuse which I installed close to the battery for protection. The online fuse was from Amazon Sigandg in line 300 amp fuse.