13500 lb Recovery Winch with Synthetic Rope and 2 Wireless Remotes - IP68 Waterproof 12V Electric Winch for Jeep, SUV, Truck & Trailer - Panther Series 3S

This winch is awesome,.I've pulled stumps out of the ground with it , logs from outta the fence row,used it for assisting the falling of a large walnut tree that was 6" from the roof line of my toy barn and pulled my friends car that was in the ditch last winter like it was nothing ,the biggest thing I can recommend is buy a really good disconnect switch like the ones they sell from summit racing equipment, they hold up up even in the worst conditions.Both the remotes work good and the plug in controller works very well also,.hey this thing is holding up and worth the investment.

Received the unit in a timely manner, and installation was straightforward, with gpod instructions. Tested the unit aftrr installation and it operated perfect out of the box. Robust construction, and great versatility with one wired and two wireless controllers. The wired controller does not need to be hard wired as it just plugs in the unit, and can be stored away when not in use.

Ive had this a few months now. 1st one I've had. Used to pull out stuck trucks twice but have used for so many other things. Pulled up bushes, pulled fell trees sections to a pile, pulled a tire thru culvert to clean it out. Its been Great! Works Great!

Love that it comes with two wireless remotes and the wired remote. Got it installed with a Perforway knockoff mopar bumper. Let’s hope the winch plate holds up. Install of the winch was a breeze and love the price point. Excited to go test it out.

Awesome winch for the money

It comes already put together. You just mount and hook it up to your battery! The hardest part of the install was removing my old winch. Now for stretching and testing. Rating could go down after that but I’m pretty confident this is going to be just fine.

Looks good, good quality. Now let's hope we don't need it!

I haven't used it yet but the unit looks great.

Edit: open road saw this review and contacted me for a replacement winch or parts and with the following information and I hope it helps others who might be experiencing similar issues: Wireless remote power button: They have already worked with their engineers to redesign the power button for the remote. The new design requires a long press of 3 seconds to activate, which should prevent similar problems. If you’re experiencing this issue you can contact OPENROAD4WD and they will ship you a modified wireless remote for free. Rope Thickness Issue: They are saying that the supplied rope is designed and produced to a standard 3/8-inch diameter, with a breaking strength of 18,000 lbs—far exceeding the winch’s 13,000 lbs capacity. Rope mounting options: Open road is saying that the winch drum should have a pre drilled hole on the side of the drum to accommodate ropes with a square tip. This is actually very good because then their drum potentially can accommodate both round tip and a square tip rope. Conclusion: To make things right open road is offering free replacement components or a free replacement winch. Because I see that they are truly trying to make things right based on their feedback I am upgrading my star review. Original review: There are a few critical issues: The wireless remotes that are provided with the winch don’t have a safety. Be careful where you store those remotes because the lightest touch on the power button turns them on. Higher priced brands have remotes that will require holding the power button for a few seconds in order to turn them on. In my case, the remotes were store in a bin and something touched the remote, turn it on and started winching while the hook was still connected to my bumper. Luckily, the quality of the rope is not great so it ripped off before it ripped my bumper. No way to contact support other than email and they never responded to emails. Changing rope was not easy because of the way open road hook up the rope end into the drum. They use a metal sleeve pressed over the tip while most rope providers make ropes with a metal square that has a hole intended to fasten to the drum with a screw. Look for winches that have those and make your life easier when you want to change ropes. Also, comparing my previous winch rope which was rated for 9500lbs to open roads I see that open roads rope is slightly thinner while the winch is rated higher at 13000 lbs. these seems questionable. So While there are rave reviews from well known YouTubers for this winch I would not buy it again as I feel those reviews are marketing ploys. Instead I would look for companies who stand behind their warranties by responding to your emails and customer supper requests.