This is gonna sound stupid but, given 3/8" chain and a winch of some kind. What rating winch do you need to pull a stuck Xterra, say mud, high centered, or something like that? There are many many winches and I know the price you pay gives you better quality but , $700.00 is alot of money. There are two winch types I have seen, one with a 6,000 lbs rolling weight capacity with a 8mm wire cable. and the very pricey 9,000 lbs rolloing weight 9mm wire cable type. They differ in price by hundreds of dollars. There seems to be nothing in between those pull weights either say 7,500lbs. So go ahead and shoot I know I'm gonna get the lechter about more is better, safety blah blah blah, but is there that much difference between a 6,000 lbs and 9,000lbs?



PS I have been using come-a-longs @8,000 pound, 10,000lbs and 16,000lbs ratings they work with alot of muscle, but I don't always feel safe standing next to one.