TYT 2500 lb. Advanced ATV/UTV Winch with Synthetic Rope Kits, 12V Electric Winch for ATV, UTV, Towing, Boat, Off Road, Waterproof IP67 Portable Winch with Winch Mounting Plate and 2 Wireless Remotes

1/11/23 UpdateWinch has performed Flawlessly.Pulling reasonable sized logs out of the woods as well as pulling uprooted trees that have fallen into other trees. Get some snatch blocks to significantly improve this winches' performance. For portability, performance an the price. I am very pleased.Winch arrived on Time (5/27/22 2 Day Prime) and packaging was in good shape.Good Job Amazon & UPS.Inside the box you will find a 2 piece Styrofoam mold that protects all the parts.For me, everything expected was in the package. aka No missing Parts.As some have noted in so many words, the instructions leave a lot to be desired. If you are at all handy, this will not be an issue. The primary wires from the winch to the control box (Yellow & Blue). The Winch has two posts these go to are clearly marked with an appropriate Yellow or Blue washer on the respective posts. The (Red & Black) Battery + / - terminals seem to be good quality and the full circle terminal connectors appear well crimped. Since this is primarily designed for an ATV, the terminal rings will NOT fit over a standard 7/16 battery bolt. Not a big issue, buy a terminal adapter, drill out the terminal rings just a bit, or replace them with size needed. I plan to use this in a "Portable" situation so will be hooking it to a full standard Deep Cycle Battery. As with any wiring, before you "hit" the In or Out Button, make sure ALL wiring connections are tight. This little thing is pulling some decent AMPs even under no load (10 AMPs on the low end and 145 on the high end, Per the Manual) and any loose connection is going to get your attention quickly with a Spark & a Pop as it pulls in the power!The only 2 less than positive comments would be the "Signal" wires from the control box to the wired remote switch have some sorta "sketchy" connectors are on the thin blue and black wires with an awkward shielding at the wire connector that could easily slide around and possibly allow these two wires to touch since the connectors are at the same point in each wire. My fix was to wrap them in some same color 3M Vinyl tape for now. Easy enough to remove if needed The connectors appear to be there in case you needed to ever replace the switch which is entirely possible.The other thin wire (Red) from the wired control switch to the Positive side of the battery has no terminal on it and if it is just wrapped around a post and a nut tightened down, the wires will break off. For this I simply crimped on a 7/16 ring Terminal and some heat shrink.I first wanted to bench test and verify that everything was working.I set the winch to Free Spool via the knob on the side and pulled out a few feet of line. Free spooling worked fine. I then set the knob back to engage the gears.I then held the line with slight tension as I "In" on the wired remote. Be ready for an possible "Audible" Clunk when you do this if you had free spooled some line as the internals re-engaged. It only did this after the "free spooling". Winch was very responsive and both started and stopped with no issues.I then picked up one of the remotes. I had seem some reviews that stated the remote did not come with batteries. In my case they both did (already installed) You first push the red button to turn the remote on, then press the In or Out Button. Although I was just inches away on the benchtop, the remote was very responsive both starting and stopping as a button was pushed or released. The second remote also performed as expected.Overall, bench test was a success.Few Final Thoughts:When I purchased this unit it was roughly $140 and first impression, I am pleased with my purchase.Like any winch, it has its limitations and if pushed will possibly fail.Using the winch motor I unspooled the line till there were only about 4 wraps remaining on the spool.I would stop every 30 seconds or so to see if the winch was getting hot, No issues at all.While I had it unwound I placed some red vinyl tape at about 12 inches from the spool on the line and a yellow piece about another 24 inches away. This will allow me a visual clue that I am about to run out of line or I can tell someone I am working with NOT to let us go past the yellow / Red etc.As I put some light tension on the line and rolled it back in, I kept my had on the motor and it stayed cool. Now keep in mind, there was NO LOAD on the line except my slight back pressure. So with a Load on the line as with any winch, you need to consider the motor getting hot and not run it continuously under load. The manual does make mention of this. Have no idea if at this Price the Winch has any internal sensor that would shut it down if it got too hot. There is no type of reset switch on the winch or the control box.As of now I will leave my Review at 4 Stars based on the few minor wiring observations noted above.In the days ahead as I start putting this unit to the Test, if it performs as needed will likely up the rating to 5 stars, Yet if it fails, the rating could drop down. My current needs will cone no where close to what the manufacture says it is capable of.Final note on the Manufacture:The winch comes with a 2 Year warranty, yes any warranty is only as good as the support behind it, yet the fact they are willing to offer 2 years is not too bad in this day and age. Also on the few occasions I have needed to a manufacture via the Amazon Process, it has always been relatively simple and the manufactures responsive.Hope this review helps someone thinking about with purchasing this product.C.W.Charlotte NC Area

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Had a little issue at first but customer sevice assited me with my issue. Thank you for the help. Color is perfect. Had to work a few issues with mounting hardware but it worked out great. Once again tank you!

The unit I received did not work for very long and was out of the return date. But after communicating with the company I received a full refund.

not bad for the money

I bought this and only used once, stopped working and now after multiple emails I have not been able to get a hold of anyone.

I put this on my boat trailer to pull my boat up on the trailer have not had the chance to try it out yet but it is going to make it a lot easier to load

I have the 2500 lb. unit for a special project for my fishing drift raft. Works as advertised. Lifts the 250 raft and trailer up on my truck racks. Nice