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!

Used the winch many times with no issues at all! Love the wireless option, but coming up on year 2 and the wireless remote would not stop spooling or unspooling when i let off the switch on the remote. Quickly hit the other direction if it starts to do this or flip the red switch on the control box if you near it, to kill power. Luckily i did only a little damage to my fairlead, as i quickly hit the other direction on the remote to spool the other direction and gave me enough time to kill power on the control box. I pulled my cable out and hooked the remote directly to the control box and everything worked perfectly as it should, so i could continue my winching. Called Smittybilt and literally 2 minutes later, they are sending me a new control box, remote, and fairlead (hook did a little damage to it, when it wouldnt stop spooling). They didnt even ask for a copy of my receipt, just asked when i bought it. Thats awesome customer service people! 5 year warranty on electrical and lifetime on mechanical, i feel good about my purchase. At least i know i'm good for another 3 years on electrical and have spare parts now, to rob, if i ever need them past my warranty. I'll continue to buy Smittybilt, as long as their customer service and warranties remains this good! Shout out to Daren in Customer Service, for being so awesome!

nice product, well made works well, have not had opportunity to truely test it but am very optimistic

Not the best pictures, but here’s what I think about it. I ordered it at the same time as the smittybilt Stryker bumper, and that was a good call. It has a strong build, feel durable, and it looks amazing. The wiring could not have been any easier, it was honestly surprising. Once it’s mounted on the bumper, which was just 4 gold screws from under the bumper, you just locate a route for the positive and negative wires (after you bolt 4 labeled wires to the motor) starting from the bottom of the grill or the underside, and just run them up and over to the battery. Once that was done, you just start rolling that line in (after the bumper depending on how you’re mounting it) and just make sure it’s tight. And it was done. You get a nice remote, I will say does feel too light and not durable but I’m not worried about it. It comes with a wired or wireless option, you just select your choice on the controller and then flip a switch on the winch depending on your choice, and then push “in” or “out” on the controller and the winch goes. The only issues I had with this winch that lead me to put 4 stars instead of 5 is because it’s fit on the bumper. It wasn’t bad at all, it jus presses up against the grill of my jeep. Thankfully the actual winch line doesn’t rub against it when rolling it in or out, but the actual winch does. Hasn’t caused me any issues being against the grill, you just gotta give it a little push when putting the bolts on it. Overall, good enough fit, very very very easy to install and wire, very easy to use, and definitely better line speed then the others I’ve seen. 4/5 stars fosho

I have always had Warn winches, but the cost is insane. Smittybilt is a known quality name, so I took a chance and got it. Install was easy, instructions were well done, and the remote is fantastic, especially since it can be done wireless. If I had a complaint it is the hook. But I have never been a fan of most hooks, this one just seemed over the top big. No problem, I just replaced it with a D ring shackle mount which i was planning to anyway. Overall very good bang for the buck!

Have not had it long But have used it extensively And it has performed flawlessly so far Lots of minor pulls A few really long ones where you could hear the winch actually try hard I have deliberately gotten stuck many times just so I could use it I have deliberately driven into swamps knowing I had it Pulled a full sized pickup out a mud hole that’s where I could hear it try the hardest As I write this review I’m literally pulling dead trees down for no reason other than I’m bored and have a winch I have extensively used it And it hasn’t skipped a beat It’s extremely easy to set up and install

Love my new winch !!! Built tough and looks amazing

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.