China has been producing some stuff that looks like a winch, sounds like a winch, and may even give an owner a feeling of being by having one, but I say just try giving one a work out sometime! Maybe you get a few short pulls out of one and feel lucky or it just doesn't even live-up to its rating right out of the box and only find out when you actually need it. The market has recently been flooded with lots of new brands all bearing short waranties and promises. In short, If you want a winch that will do what you want and need, just save a few more bucks and muck up and buy one of the classic long time well known brands, either whom offer life-time waranties to the original purchaser. I personally, did the digging in deep and purchased an 8274-50 Warn six years ago and haven't worried yet that it possibly couldn't get me out of about any fix I could get myself into. And have not had to look back on also having two block sets and an extra strap or two for making some wild self recoveries.