I bought a Dominator 12000lbs winch for my wagon, cost 400 AUD shipped to my door, came already spooled with rope, and wireless controller. Been on the wagon for a year and has been used 3 times in total and worked perfectly each time.
the first use was a single line pull through deep sand uphill and it did it without issues.
I havent had to use it in an emergency situation or a lost in the bush stuck yet so when that time comes we shall see if it was worth the money.
My issues was I looked at warn and got the same issue, made in china but assembled in the US which to me didnt matter. its either all done in country with quality or not. the price differnece is 600-800 for me depending on what level of warn i bought vs the cheap winch.
And looking at there site its still 400 shipped.
100s sold every month – unbeatable value for money – reliable affordable and massive 12,000lb of pulling power - 7.2HP motor – 218:1 Gearbox ratio- and handy wired control.
www.4wdsupacentre.com.au