RUGCEL WINCH 13500lb New Waterproof Electric Synthetic Rope Winch 12V with Hawse Fairlead,2 in 1 Infrared Remote Control,Wired Control,Red Rope,for Truck SUV

This winch is definitely built like a tank. It weighs about 43lbs with nothing else, no control box or added accessories. Install went smoothly. The wires are thick but pretty flexible. Did a short pull to retract the line, winch isn’t that loud but it might be under load. Functions pretty well. The remote has little winch icons with a up and down arrow. The arrows are so tiny that it’s hard to tell which is which. It’s a nice idea but could be better executed. Remote comes with spare battery. To charge the remote, it has to be plugged into the winch. Having a 12v adapter would be nice addition to charge the remote. The owners manual is done quite nicely, for a Chinese made winch, the English grammar and verbiage is well done. Hardware is nice and thick. Although there’s some variation in the finish. I used an Agency 6 winch shackle instead of the hook it came with. The hook it came with is beefy, weighs over 2lbs. I hope this won’t let me down when I need it, time will tell.

I got the Tank 13K which is really 13.5K and it’s great. I originally installed it on my F-250 and did several recoveries with it and it’s as strong as a Tank. Now I put it on my new Jeep Rubicon Gladiator which is a much lighter truck than my Ford. I’ve pulled trees down and bushes up out of the ground with this Winch and it has never let me down. I don’t have any real complaints but I do wish there was a way to charge the remote other than plugging it into the winch. It would be great if RUGCEL would offer a cigarette lighter power port adaptor so you could charge it inside the vehicle. If you’re hung up on name brands I totally understand that but if you just want a dang great winch that works great and looks great without the high name brand price this guy won’t disappoint you!

Very happy with the fit and function so far! As some people have mentioned, it does come with blue stickers on it that aren't shown in the listing but for my application it didn't matter. It is very well made and I can't wait to put it to the test! It's $150 cheaper than a HF winch so very good price. The wireless remote is nice and will charge the internal battery if plugged into the winch with the included cable. The perko switch was a very nice touch! It is about the same noise level as the Apex 12k do not too loud but expect it to be louder than a 5k utv winch. The draw speed is very nice also! Overall I'm impressed with this winch for the price!

I just installed this and it seemed very straight forward, for me. I have installed a few of these over the years so it was fairly simple to install. The package came intact without any damage to the box or the internal items. All items were there and has a great booklet with decent instructions. I like the design and how it fit into the rig. I will be testing this out in the next few weeks and will come back and update my review. The only question/concern I have is that the wired/wireless controller is one in the same and seems to work great. They sent a battery that I assume is for the controller and the controller is already working wireless....the only question that I have yet to answer is "How do I charge the battery for the controller?". There is nothing in the documentation that speaks to it, if the extra battery is for the controller (logic says yes), how long the battery will last. The concern here is how does one keep the spare battery with you and not lose it and how long will the wireless last? Can you buy spare batteries for the controller? I will try and add some pics shortly.

The solenoid box doesn't line up with the screw holes on the winch. When I reached out to customer service about it they ignored me. So both the product and customer support are lacking in quality.

It was a gift and he liked it.

So far so good. Wireless remote works great and I know it pulls at least 6k. Ill update as I use it more.

The upside is that you get what you pay for. A great winch for a great price. I made my own mounting bracket out of 1/2" steel plate and no problems. 10/10 bang for buck

Rolls back under load, does not lock into position. Junk winch and no response from Seller. Pulling it off today and tossing it into the dumpster. Buy a quality winch from somewhere.

Bon achat très satisfait

The winch looks ok But Something dont explaint on the book what is and how to conect... also a missing cable ..

Update after about 3 weeks: Part of the winch has significant rust after just 3 weeks and looks pretty terrible. That should not happen and I’m pretty disappointed. Original review: I had been waffling on whether or not to buy an off-brand winch because I kept hearing that I should buy a Warn - but they are just too expensive for me. I was very surprised at the quality of this Rugcel winch - solidly built, included all the hardware (except of course you may need to buy a winch plate). it looks good and I've tested it a few times and it pulls well. MY only gripe is that the manual is pretty terrible, though it's not like you cannot figure it out without. If I had to re-buy it, I'd look for one with a black cable instead of red because the red dye gets all over the fairlead when you use the winch. It seems like that's something they should have realized and changed pretty early on.