Price: $400.00
Pros: Solid and reliable
Cons: Slow
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I bought this about six months before warn came out with their less expensive line. But I am happy with it. It's gotten wet and still works. Installation was easy. A bit slow, but safe recovery should be. I painted the rusting knob black and that worked just fine. Good product for the price.

Price: $499.00
Pros: WAterproof hook w/ retainer magnetic control
Cons: none
Recommended? Yes

Comments: this is the X2O waterproof version. getting ready to take it out this week. initial look is great. reeling it in under tension winch looked good. will report back with first testing.

Price: $489.00
Pros: big looking XRC12!!! not 10
Cons: wiring was faulty. even after they sent a replacement solenoid. had pro install and still didnt help. have to talk to them again to send me a full wiring kit
Recommended? No

Comments: if youre going to buy a winch, spend the extra money on the good brands. i wish i would have

Price: $399.99
Pros: Pulls Great, Great Construction
Cons: Could be better solenoid mount
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Strong Pull, Never Failed me, Got an anything Warranty on it through 4wd center

Price: $399.99
Pros: Reliable and Not Real Expensive
Cons: None Right Now
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Installed very easy....There 2nd generation units now have alot nicer Solenoid then a few years back....and for a fairly inexpensive setup it is a really nice winch. I have a Ramsey ATV 2500lbs winch and I can honestly say that this Smittybilt unit is built just as well and have been holding up great. A++ in my book!

Price: $399.00
Pros: Its a winch and it serves its purpose
Cons: Non Yet
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I have had no problems with it yet. Granted I have only used it about four times. Easy install onto the smittybilt bumper and the remote control reached from the outside to the inside of my wrangler. Used it 2 times to pull myself out of sticky situations. Once to get a friend out of about three feet of snow in the mountains without problems. And the last time i have used it was to get a downed tree off the trail. So far no problems but then again i rarely use it so im not to sure how it does for frequent heavy duty use but for occasional use it works just fine.

Price: $350.00
Pros: Ease of operation Power
Cons: The control is sometimes a bit stubborn to turn to free spool even brand new on mine
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Great winch for the price. Ive used it a lot and never let me down.

Price: $400.00
Pros: Not too bad to install, works real well.
Cons: none yet.
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I was able to winch a full size chevy truck out of a mud hole a few weeks ago. Granted I had to be ancored to another truck, but the wich was able to pull the truck out. Right now I am looking at replacing the cable. After pulling the truck out, I ended up with kinks and bends. If you have the extra cash, I would advise spending it on a synthetic winch rope (about $200).

Price: $450.00
Pros: great price plus paid extra 100 for lifetime warranty and came with synthetic line
Cons: stickers fade really bad and powder coating fades a little
Recommended? Yes

Comments: great winch, first time used pulled a f-350 long bed deisel frame deep, no issues!

Price: $549.00
Pros: Light weight rope, easier to handle
Cons: none so far
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Synthetic Rope is awesome. A lot easier to handle, light weight. I would recommend a pulley, less stress on the more cheaper winches and i want mine to last forever. Buy a cover, UV rays damage the synthetic rope slowly. bought it from winchdepot.com, free shipping and free cover

Price: $399.99
Pros: none
Cons: none
Recommended? Yes

Comments: A raised winch plate is recommended by Quadratec. If I remember correctly, without it you will have to drill into the SRC front bumper and the fair-lead will sit lower then the front of the bumper.

Price: $400.00
Pros: Cheaper than a WARN, free shipping, and a free cover! Plus the Extreme Lifetime Warranty
Cons: Roller fairlead did not work on my ARB bumper. Instructions should include info on rotating the clutch assembly/reclocking it
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I was impressed with the winch just when I picked the box up. 99 lbs!
Out of the box it looks awesome, instructions are alright for basic installation. Everything is pretty straight forward for most applications except mine.

I disliked having to buy a different roller fairlead, but oh well. I haven't used the winch yet, but I can always update this if for some reason it doesn't perform well, which I highly doubt. Seems like a solid product.

Price: $325.00
Pros: Great affordable winch for those weekend warriors
Cons: None so far
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Awesome winch that I haven't had a problem with. Ive had it about a year and it has saved some of my friends a couple times. Seems like its well build like any Warn out there if not better. From what I hear the customer service is well liked.

Price: $360.00
Pros: To be determined
Cons: To be determined
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I'll write more later

Price: $450.00
Pros: easy to install, synthetic line included
Cons: none
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I haven't gotten to use it yet, but from what I've read it does fine. The synthetic line came with a hook, which I replaced with a safety thimble.

Price: $399.99
Pros: Strong.
Cons: None yet.
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Remote cord is plenty long enough. Wiring was "idiot proof" simple. Included 100' cable, remote control, replaceable hook, fairlead and hand saver pull strap.

Price: $399.99
Pros: it will get me out of mud if i ever get stuck. if i ever........
Cons: none
Recommended? Yes

Comments: 10,000 lb. enough said for 400 dollars. roll tide roll

Price: $399.00
Pros: Price, Installation, and Overall General Use, Controls
Cons: None So Far
Recommended? Yes

Comments: I have had mine for about 8 months now, used it 2 times, once to pull my tractor out of a ditch and once to recover my jeep from a bog hole. Both times it worked flawless. Seems to be a great product for people like me with the occasional use / recovery efforts. I think I am going to hunt stuck folks in the snow this year and yank them out of the ditch.

Price: $600.00
Pros: Heavy Duty, Synthetic 10K line
Cons: None yet
Recommended? Yes

Comments: Purchased the competition XRC10 Winch and it works great. Love the Synthetic line, no need for gloves and no more cuts to the hands.

Price: $279.99
Pros: easy to setup and install
Cons: box is heavier than labeled
Recommended? Yes

Comments: this product was a breeze to install on my jeep, and the wiring is really simple and straight forward as well. the only thing that i have to say is i was charged additional shipping on delivery from ups because they said the box was overweight, i called 4x4hardware, where i bought the winch from and they issued a credit to my account for the difference, talk about good customer service. but the winch itself seems really solid and made of quality parts, even though i have not yet had the opportunity to use it.... (i dont know if that is a good thing or a bad thing)