I bought a smittybuilt xrc8 for the bang for the buck factor. It pulls ok, not the best but not the worst. I dont really care about line speed as long as it pulls me out. The one bad thing i can say about it is that my lever to engage the clutch is frozen in place in the engaged slot. Most likely rusted, so i have to power the winch in and out. But I dont keep the winch covered so i cant wine too much about it. Other than that its been a great winch for the money.