My last winch was a Warn M8000. Got a lot of abuse in Moab, UT and saved us a lot of headache at widowmaker (I think that's the trail it was). At any rate the winch has saved me countless hours and the peace of mind having one
Right now I'm winchless but hopefully I'll score a really cheap M8000 or a bigger model through CraigsList. If not I'm going to try a Superwinch