Reviews: Smittybilt XRC 3.0 3000lb Winch - 97203

great

Works great

easy to install works great so far. dont use it much but its nice to have

I put the winch on a 12', tandem-axel, flat-bed trailer. It was easy to install, although I did have to manufacture some installation pieces needed for my specific trailer. It pulled my 2006 Gravely commercial Z152 zero-turn, which I had to take to the dealer and have a new drive belt installed, onto the trailer with no problem. I have a 1970 Kubota L185 small tractor (1,645 lbs) and a 2005 Farm Pro 2420 tractor (2,260 lbs) that I most likely will have to take and have some work done on them. I'll find out if and how well the winch will pull them onto the trailer and will file an updated report at that time. So far, so good.

this is a great little winch I use it to winch my quads onto the back of my truck.work great.

I found that after checking out all the other offers out there that this was the best bang for the buck. I feel the components are good quality and were just what I wanted. The only issue for me was that the wiring diagram in the instructions was different from what was in my hands. That being wire colors and parts. A call to a tech and everything was straight and it worked flawlessly. I feel I used it to it;s max dragging tree trunks from the woods and it never complained and never even got warm to the touch even after a full length pull under a heavy load. Am happy and would buy another.

I have not had any problems. No complaints

Third XRC winch i've bought, all three have a plastic freespool gears break on the second or third use. But at this price i can just power out cable. On the up side, it's winched a fully loaded Rzr for an hour streight, never even got hot

Monted product on 2010 Plaris Ranger, it was easy to mont although had to purchase an extra mounting bracket, wiring was easy enough. Unit pulls great!

I originally bought this to use on the back of my ATV for getting un-stuck when plowing snow. Last fall Hurricane Irene tore my yard up nad knocked down a dozen trees in the ravine next to my house. It is mounted on a portable hitch mount and I used it all winter to pull logs from the ravine. It was certainly worth the money. The only bad thing about the winch is that free-spool means the spool works like it is on greased bearings. In order to keep the wraps neat, you have to completely unspool the line and respool it. There should be a way to adjust the tension, but I can't find it. Overall, a good deal for the money and I am happy I have it.