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I've got a 10Klbs Harbor Freight winch. I have used it several times and it works just fine. Some say it's the same as the Mile Marker unit. You can often find a 20% off coupon for HF doing a Google search


I recall seeing a 4x4 magazine article comparing a bunch of 9-10k winches. Much to their amazement, most of the big names fell short in the tests, while the 10k Harbor Freight unit surpassed the testing requirements. IIRC, they rated it the best because it came VERY close to the only other winch that passed the tests (out of about 8 winches, only two passed), and was half the price.

I've been buying HF for years, in everything from floor jacks to plasma cutters. They are still my go-to store.

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