I saw one at a stereo shop for $200 and liked it, went back to buy it and they didnt carry it anymore. So I went on ebay, bought 2 of em for $70 each and havent had a problem in 3 years. I take the faceplate on and off every time I use the truck too.
I bought an xrc8 on cl a while ago, but still havent used it. Looks like a nice winch, it is actually made by tmaxx. Smittybilt bought them out and put their name on the design. My buddy has the bulldog 9500 that is $400 on his crawler and it works great, plenty of line speed. Kinda looks like the same winch as the xrc10? http://www.desertrat.com/products/?id=4059
yeah i have heard about the bull dog winches too. I really am hoping that xrc8 is pretty good cause it is a great price for a winch that comes with synthetic line and aluminum fairleed. I really want synthetic line on my next winch, i hate cable!