I am very impressed with my smittybilt
http://www.smittybiltdepot.com/Smit...aspx?t_c=18&t_s=300&t_pt=100700&t_pn=S/B97417
I have a 9500 that is about 3 years old, I have used it about 15-20 times, mostly pulling people out of the mud, I used it last week to pull out a dodge ram (cummins) 1 ton truck that was to the front fenders in mud, the rears were about half way into the mud (that heavy diesel sunk like a rock). His winch didnt have enough cable to reach anything, so I ran a 50 foot chain from my rear bumper to a tree then ran my 9500s cable to his rear bumper, he was in neutral and I yanked him right out, the winch wast laboring much and everytime I use it the other wheelers always ask who make it...
The 17500 I have on a trailer, it was one of the first gen 2's, I pulled a winnibego with no front tires or wheels up onto the trailer with it the FIRST day I installed it, that winch is STRONG!!!! For $600 I cant think of one that will do more...
I have a warn on my dually that I spent $1200 on, would I do that aggain? NO ******* WAY, lol... dont get me wrong its awesome and the warn name is very known, but I would rather buy 2 of them 17.5's lol.. Also superwinches factory is 15 minutes from my house, I will NEVER buy another one of them pieces of garbage, I had one on my CJ and that thing freewheeled me down an embankment almost killed me, when I called tech support they said there were safeties in it for that not to happen and it was impossible, when I brought it back they had nothing to say, just handed me a new one... I sold it at a yard sake and warned the buyer about what happened to me, he was young and didnt care, lol. I could never trust it again...
But anyway check out smittybilt, its outsourced, but a decent unit, I like em...
ALSO, I wish I went with nylon rope on the trailer, I went with steel cable and my brother has the rope, its so nice for the trailer, its strong and so easy to work with...