these are what I don't like
Warn Contaminated water with bronze-colored substance
Conclusion
The Superwinch made the most work happen on a given amount of electrical energy supplied. The Warn model was faster than the rest but demanded more electrical energy than our test arrangement could supply, so it depleted the battery and ceased forward momentum halfway up the hill.
Results
Brand Results Motor Temp (deg. F)
Bulldog Stopped pulling with 16 8 of line left 146.0
Engo Stopped pulling with 22 4 of line left 151.8
Superwinch Stopped pulling with 8 2 of line left 218.0
T-Max Stopped pulling with 40 3 of line left 138.0
Warn Stopped pulling with 57 1 of line left 91.2
(Summit Racing, Harbor Freight, and Kodiak models inoperative)
The part about using so much battery power
But each to there own, but the water issue and too much drain on battery would steer me away from warn