OPENROAD Panther Series 10000 lbs Winch with Synthetic Rope and 2 Wireless Remotes - 3S

Received the unit in a timely manner, and installation was straightforward, with gpod instructions. Tested the unit aftrr installation and it operated perfect out of the box. Robust construction, and great versatility with one wired and two wireless controllers. The wired controller does not need to be hard wired as it just plugs in the unit, and can be stored away when not in use.

Absolutely love this winch. It was a breeze to install, works smoothly and no problems. Definitely worth the price.

Easy to install, well made. Excellent value. I will be ordering another one for my other Jeep. I really like that it comes with 2 wireless remotes as well as a wired remote.

I bought this 13.5K rated winch on salle for $50.00 less than the 12K model. It was an EASY INSTALL on my new bumper's winch plate. This winch is a brute, fairly quiet and easy to operate with two wireless remotes, and a plug-in remote too. It even comes with a nice ballcap. An OUTSTANDING Bargain for an OUTSTANDING Winch. Well packaged and itevden arrived two days early. Chaa Ching!

Edit: open road saw this review and contacted me for a replacement winch or parts and with the following information and I hope it helps others who might be experiencing similar issues: Wireless remote power button: They have already worked with their engineers to redesign the power button for the remote. The new design requires a long press of 3 seconds to activate, which should prevent similar problems. If you’re experiencing this issue you can contact OPENROAD4WD and they will ship you a modified wireless remote for free. Rope Thickness Issue: They are saying that the supplied rope is designed and produced to a standard 3/8-inch diameter, with a breaking strength of 18,000 lbs—far exceeding the winch’s 13,000 lbs capacity. Rope mounting options: Open road is saying that the winch drum should have a pre drilled hole on the side of the drum to accommodate ropes with a square tip. This is actually very good because then their drum potentially can accommodate both round tip and a square tip rope. Conclusion: To make things right open road is offering free replacement components or a free replacement winch. Because I see that they are truly trying to make things right based on their feedback I am upgrading my star review. Original review: There are a few critical issues: The wireless remotes that are provided with the winch don’t have a safety. Be careful where you store those remotes because the lightest touch on the power button turns them on. Higher priced brands have remotes that will require holding the power button for a few seconds in order to turn them on. In my case, the remotes were store in a bin and something touched the remote, turn it on and started winching while the hook was still connected to my bumper. Luckily, the quality of the rope is not great so it ripped off before it ripped my bumper. No way to contact support other than email and they never responded to emails. Changing rope was not easy because of the way open road hook up the rope end into the drum. They use a metal sleeve pressed over the tip while most rope providers make ropes with a metal square that has a hole intended to fasten to the drum with a screw. Look for winches that have those and make your life easier when you want to change ropes. Also, comparing my previous winch rope which was rated for 9500lbs to open roads I see that open roads rope is slightly thinner while the winch is rated higher at 13000 lbs. these seems questionable. So While there are rave reviews from well known YouTubers for this winch I would not buy it again as I feel those reviews are marketing ploys. Instead I would look for companies who stand behind their warranties by responding to your emails and customer supper requests.