OPENROAD 12,000lbs Winch with Synthetic Rope and 2 Wireless Remotes -Panther Series 3S

This has been impressive for a cheap winch. Warn my whole life, went cheap, not disappointed. Not going to put it in situations where I put my real off road winches but it works well.

I was looking for a winch for my second-generation Toyota Tundra and, after doing quite a bit of research, decided to go with the OpenRoad 13,500 lb winch. The installation on the Tundra was somewhat involved since the front bumper had to be removed and a winch plate installed, but that is related to the truck setup itself and not an issue with the OpenRoad winch. For my Tundra setup, the winch clutch handle also had to be rotated 180 degrees so it could be accessed from underneath the bumper. OpenRoad provides clear instructions on their website for this process, and rotating the clutch handle was quick and very easy. I performed an initial test in my driveway, and the winch was able to pull the truck very easily without any issues. So far, I’m happy with its performance. I’m looking forward to testing it in a real off-road recovery situation and will update this review after more real-world use. Hopefully, the OpenRoad winch proves to be durable and long-lasting — fingers crossed!

I haven’t had to use this winch for an actual recovery yet, but I did test it in my driveway and everything worked as expected. The winch feels well-built, the synthetic rope looks high quality, and the controls were easy to operate. Installation was straightforward, and it looks great mounted on my Jeep. So far, I’m very impressed with the quality and value. Looking forward to putting it to the test on the trail, but my first impressions are excellent.

Love em have 3 open road winches now dodge, jeep (rock crawler), and trailer. Two 10,000lb and one 6,000lb. I've used all three many times dont know wich one has had more abuse the jeep or trailer winch but they are troopers

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.