Winches & Recovery Reviews & Guides

Truck winch reviews: rated line pull, synthetic vs steel line, and long-term reliability from owner reports.

Best winch for a truck: Badland Apex vs WARN VR EVO, sizing by GVWR x 1.5, synthetic vs steel rope, warranty, mounting and safe pulls.

Badland Apex 12,000 lb winch review: Harbor Freight's specs and layer chart, sizing by GVWR x 1.5, bumper fit, the 90-day warranty, safe pulls.

What size winch for your truck: WARN's GVWR x 1.5 rule, a winch-size table, where Superwinch and Smittybilt differ, and limits past the winch.

WARN VR EVO 10-S winch review: rated pull, sizing by WARN's GVWR x 1.5 rule, the remote recall, bumper fitment and line safety.