Richard, if you look around at rigs when your out on the trails in Colorado, you'll find most 4x4s use a Warn winch; most of them fairly old. The important thing is to get a series wound motor for your winch. Rule of thumb is to use a winch rated at least 2 to 2 1/2 times the weight of your trail rig. Usually, Jeep owners purchase a winch rated at 8000 lb. or more.

Ramsey winches are as good as a Warn, but not as common as Warn winches due to the regional popularity that now exists for the Warn with the offroad vendors and those four wheelers who unwittedly only praise products they themselves have purchased. Ramsey has a long service history supporting commerical and military recovery vehicles. An interesting factoid is that President Ronald Regan used a Ramsey winch on his Jeep for his CA ranch.

But, there are a lot of great wiches on the market. Most are apprently made in the far east and are inexpensive, and, some of these are not going to last very long. I doubt seriously that Smity Built makes their own winch. Warn, Ramsey, and MileMarker are well known winch manufacturers, and probably the best sources to purchase a reliable and durable winch.