Even with my new tires (lol) I got stuck today. So as it was 15 degrees and i had water to the seat my winch was all froze up. So i tied a strap to my quad and had my buddy pull with his jeep. My quad was sunk in the mud so deep that his jeep couldnt even pull me out. So i messed around with the winch a bit until it started workin and hooked it to his jeep. Started winching and wouldn't you know it, my quad was stuck so deep in the mud that it actually was pulling his jeep backwards into the pond while the brake was set and it was in 1st gear. So he had to hop in his jeep, lock it in four low, and pull while i winched. She slowly but surely came. The winch was runnin a little slow due to all the strain on it but it still managed to pull me all the way out, with all that pressure on it while it was underwater. Not bad for an EBay winch! I'd recommend this winch to anyone!!!!