ARB Compact Off-Road Winch - Synthetic Rope - 10,000 lbs

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Hi everyone, Steve here with etrailer. Let's take a look at the ARB compact off-road winch, with synthetic rope, rated at 10,000-pounds capacity. So folks, this is the kind of gear you're gonna carry for one reason. When things go wrong, you need it to work, right So this is a 10,000-pound-rated, 12-volt winch, and this is gonna go right in that sweet spot for most trucks, SUVs, and overland rigs. Now one of the biggest advantages here is that it's compact, it's a space-saving design, you can see it's low-profile, and basically long body here. And everything's built into this one single unit as far as the control box, so that's gonna mean a cleaner install, less clutter, easier fitment in those tight areas, in the bumpers.

Especially in today's modern vehicles, you've got lots of sensors, you really have limited space. So when you're off-road, durability is gonna matter just as much as that power. And this is built with a sealed IP68 rated housing, and that just means it's gonna be protected against water, dust, mud, harsh environments and those kind of things. So whether you're in deep mud, you're crossing the creeks, the rivers, heavy rain, snow, this is designed to keep performing even in all those rough and tough conditions. Now, back from the back, I know everything here is beautiful black finish, this is a wireless receiver, it looks like, it's what it says on here.

And then you have your connections back here coming off of that motor. And then you've got a lot of different connections for the remotes and everything that come with the wire protectors already installed. You got your main wire there, you got some protective caps. You got the power isolator switch, so whenever you're not using the winch, you can cut the power off to it, thus protecting other things as well in case of accidental feedbacks or whatnot. And then you've got some other cables here, and a lot of different smaller brackets here that have put 'em aside with their hardware that have, again, that nice powder coat cover and finish.

Now another thing about this is, it does not use cable, it uses a synthetic rope. Now, compared to traditional steel cable, the synthetic rope's gonna be lighter, easier to handle, it's safer under loads, it's less prone to kinks, sharp things over time and those kind of things that you get with cable. And it also helps reduce the weight immensely on the unit. So this unit weighs about 73 pounds, and if you had steel cable in there, you could easily add about five or 10 pounds. And all that little bit with weight actually does add up quickly, and in time it makes a big difference.

So you get your free spool function over here as well. Now, I talked about the remote a little bit earlier as far as the wireless receiver and stuff. And you have the remote here, it does have kind of curves in the back, so it's really ergonomic friendly on the hands. Again, you have a wired and wireless option with this. You can pair this remote, and then it can get charged while it's plugged in and everything, which is very nice as well. And I like having wireless, because it does give you that flexibility depending on your recovery situation if you need to get farther away for whatever reason, those kind of things. And then of course, you got the nice hook here in the front. Very nice smooth spring action here. (hook clacking) And again folks, everything here, nice, compact. I got about 22 15/16" inches long, 7" and 7/8" tall, and about 8 3/16" inches wide at the widest point. So like I mentioned before, compact, lighter weight for most winches out there, this is gonna be a great option for you, the ARB compact off-road with synthetic rope winch rated at 10,000 pounds. I'm Steve with etrailer. Thanks for watching, and have a great day.