Winch 13500 lb Winch 12V Waterproof Electric Winch Synthetic Rope Winch Off Road Winches with 2 in 1 Wireless Remote for Towing Jeep Truck Off Road (Jungle EX)

Winch used inside of an enclosed trailer but it has worked for everything I’ve thrown at it. Even used it with makeshift A frame to pull a motor.

I'm still giving it 5 stars, but recently we had an issue with it not wanting to work in around freezing temps. The relays in the control box didn't want to work. If you tapped on the box, it would start working, but if you stopped winching, it wouldn't start again, until you tapped the box. Later in the day, when it warmed up above freezing, it again worked perfectly.I really haven't pushed the winch near it's limits, but we've pulled around a 10k forklift up on a 40 degree incline with no issues. I also recently pulled a quad cab F-350 up a set of ramps onto a trailer, and it didn't seem to even realise that it was on the hook. I mounted it in a winch-mount frame that slides into a hitch receiver. I also bought a hitch extender, and drilled pin holes on the other side of the extension, so that I could put a shackle hitch in that end. Now I can move the winch to different vehicles, or easily tie it off to a tree, of whatever/wherever I need to use it. Works like a champ.It IS a bit heavy in this mount, but at 54, I can still tote it around fairly easily.The directions are good. The remotes both work great. Can't beat the convenience of a handheld wireless remote. Also, for what it's worth, we use this as an auxilliary winch, and it's stored inside the shop when we aren't using it. Very happy with this purchase.

Updated 7/21/2021I received the replacement winch and yesterday I took it out of the box and hooked it up. The connections are pretty straight forward, just match the cable colors to the colored stud insulators on the motor. The negative battery cable along with the small control lead connect to the ground terminal on the bottom of the motor. This winch functions perfectly and is much quieter than my friends Warn winch. The wired control and both wireless remotes work well. The winch looks well made I should provide many years of service. If you need to contact the company they gave me an email contact. They said to use your Amazon customer number. [email protected] 7/15/2021I was contacted by Customer Support for the Stegodon winch and they are very concerned about my experience with their product. They are shipping a replacement to me to resolve this issue. They also have provided me with their contact information in the event of future problems, I will be providing that contact information on my next update. This makes me feel a little better about the situation so I am updating my review on a trial basis. Lets see how it goes. If this is in fact a good purchase it is a great value for the money. I just want you all to know that it is always possible for a product like this to have an issue and it happens and, though aggravating and frustrating, you can live with it if you have an avenue to get help and resolve the problem. The lack of good instructions and absolutely no way to contact anyone for assistance is really unacceptable for a product of this importance and cost. When I couldn't find contact information for the company I contacted Amazon and they could only help with a return, as I had lost faith in the product. I was excited when it arrived and wanted to like this winch. Their Customer Service response is starting to build my confidence in them. Let's see where it goes. I'll be updating my review once I receive and test the replacement winch.I ordered the winch on a Tuesday and it arrived Friday, great shipping time. Monday morning I finished unpacking the winch and decided to bench test the operation before installation. Glad I did. It’s a pretty straight forward installation. The control box wires connect to the motor red, yellow and black to the terminals with corresponding insulators. Then the red (+) cable to battery positive and the black (-) cable to the battery negative. Then connect the wired remote control and push the in or out button. When I pushed either button the solenoid clicked, the battery cables jumped up stiff and the motor did not run. The motor and cables immediately were almost too hot to touch. I looked at the pamphlet for a tech support number or email. Guess what, there is none. The only thing it says is to contact your online seller to resolve any warranty claim. So there is no support for this product. I’ve returned it for a refund. I’m sure that many people will buy a winch for their Jeep and hope that they never have to use it, but if you need it you’ve gotten yourself in trouble out in the woods all alone. How can you ever feel secure knowing that your winch probably won’t work when you need it. I guess for piece of mind I’m going to have to pay a lot more for that known reliable brand winch. If you take a chance on this product I hope you experience is much better than mine.

Well so far winch is junk. Installed a new bumper and this winch took around 5 hrs to complete and when I tried the winch it only operates in the out direction. With Both the wire and wireless controllers Amazon won’t take it back because of the weight but hopefully they make it right. On the other hand I contacted the company and they said do not worry it will be made right if not by Amazon then by them. Hopefully an update will be positive. Update. Amazon refunded my $ and the company (stegodon) sent me the part needed to make it work. Another hr swapping parts. So it was almost worth the hassle of getting a free winch. But wouldn’t buy again. Smitty built if looking for a good lower price winch.

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Connected up Winch, I’m a retired Electrician, verified all connections were correct, red -red, yellow-yellow, black -black, connections were tight ( very important) melted my battery post, purchased new battery, connected Red lead first, went to connect black negative and it arced, there should of been no current flowing, no switch was operated, direct short in control box. Purchased a different winch , cost me two winches and two batteries