X2O-10K WATERPROOF SYN - SB98510

I bought this winch back in August, dropped it into my LOD Mid-width bumper on my JKU, and went wheeling. Personally, I haven't had to use it to free myself, mostly because I don't particularly care for getting axle deep in mud with my doors off, but that's just me. I have used it to free multiple friends though, and at that task it performed admirably. In total, I've probably used this winch 5 times with a weight of over 2 ton (not counting resistance from circumstances) each time it has worked flawlessly. The wireless remote is super convenient, and is included in the original purchase price, not an add on. The winch is IP68 rated. The synthetic line is awesome. The speed is great - not painfully slow, and not so fast you can't control it. The winch looks good. The price is untouchable for a winch with these features and this weight rating. Like some of the other reviewers, I was unable to use the center mounts for the solenoid, they just didn't seem to fit right, so I used the included offset mounts instead. No big deal as far as I'm concerned, but if it's important to you, be aware. You'll hear a lot of crap about Smittybilt, and a lot of people saying that WARN is the only winch worth anything... I don't use my winch every day, and I'm not made of money... spending 1/3 the cost of a WARN for a winch that does the same thing just made sense to me. As a fun aside: One of my recoveries was a friend of mine whose WARN winch broke while attempting self recovery. Nobody makes a 100% perfect winch ;) *** EDIT: NOV 25 2018 - 3 years in, the winch is still on the Jeep, still chugging along. I'll probably need to replace the synthetic rope sooner rather than later, but that's to be expected. The wireless has decided it doesn't like to work anymore, but that's alright, because it interferes with my radios anyway, so we end up running on the wire. We go wheeling from April to November just about every weekend, and every time I've called on this winch, it's gotten me out, gotten trees off the trail, gotten friends out, flipped jeeps back on their wheels... I'm very happy for the money I spent on this winch, and would do it again.

Good price and at least fair quality. Actual install was super quick. However, the instructions left me struggling for hours, searching youtube, etc. My situation is somewhat unique, but not so unique as to not make it into the instruction book. I have an ARB Safari bumper (winch fits inside) There is is no way to fit the control box (top center in the picture) It comes with a couple of mounting options but neither worked. Fortunately, the box really doesn't have mount to the winch, as long as you have some place to secure it. I'm not going to go to the effort to explain it all, but the motor and other end and be disconnected and rotated to fit your mounting needs. They thought of everyhing except the one position it needs to go in for an ARB Safari. It is built in China and I kind of regret not spending the extra money for a WARN that is designed for my precise application. At the end of the day though, the quality is adequate, the wireless controller works great, and it hasn't let me down.

Well made and a beast of a product. I was doing my pm on it, by running the rope out and winding it back up while hooked to brother-in-laws truck. Well on a Jeep, the wheels lock up if door is opened and he didn't realize it. But, the winch was literally dragging his truck across the yard. Worth the money!

I went back and forth trying to decide to buy this Smittybilt (98510 X2O Waterproof Synthetic Rope Winch) winch or pay 2X for a Warn winch. The Warn winches are great, but at 1/2 the price, this Smittybilt winch works great too. The X2O series are much better when using the synthetic rope because the drum does not get hot and won't melt the rope. I love the wired remote that can be unplugged and remove the cable to be used as a wireless remote. I don't know the exact working distance, but I was about 80 feet from the winch and it worked great. I installed the winch into a carry cradle that mounts to a trailer hitch receiver. I welded a 2" hitch receiver to the front of my car trailer and another to the tow bar on my tractor. I can move the winch to my truck, to my trailer and to my tractor to use it almost anywhere. The synthetic rope makes the winch about 100 pounds lighter when carrying it between vehicles.

This winch is fantastic. Really easy to install on my new bumper. Instruction were very clear and everything you need is included. Can easily be installed by someone without a ton of experience. Wiring is very simple as well. Just find a good place to route it , but not hard in my JLU wrangler. Very easy to operate with the wireless remote and the synthetic rope make it very easy and light.

Hasta ahorita todo perfecto ensamblo sin problemas en los orificios que ya traía mi defensa especial para mi TJ, la instalación fue rápida y súper fácil aún que las instrucciones vienen en inglés fue fácil saber lo que te indicaba ya que está muy bien indicado donde va cada cable y el control inalámbrico está perfecto no lo e podido utilizar pero en cuanto pueda actualizo para dar mi veredicto final.

Me ha funcionado bastate bien!

Great winch for the price. I replaced my 9500lb smittybilt with this and loved it. So I grabbed another one to replace my girlfriends 9500lb. We just put hers on and she is stoked to pull me out of whatever mess I find myself in

I've had this on my jeep now for 5 years now it still works fine.Never let's me down and still have the same battery in the hand held remote still going strong.

Excelente winch de 10,000 lbs por el precio que pagas trae control inalámbrico y cuerda de nylon