Fred, I second your opinion of the Ramsey REP8000. I've had one on the front of my CJ7 since 1993, and it hasn't ever let me down, even on some relaatively long pulls. I've always had a dual battery setup in the Jeep, so that has helped. But the winch itself has done very well.

About 5 years ago, I took the solenoid box apart and re-wired the solenoids after moving them under the hood to keep them out of the elements. Best move I ever made. The only thing I've had to replace was the roller fairlead, because the rollers rusted pretty solid after about ten years. After replacing them, I've squirted a bunch of silicon spray inside each roller ech spring, and now no problems.