I have a 8074, which is the same thing except that mine dosen't free spool, I haven't had any problem with mine. Buy it as long as a 8,000# winch will serve your needs. Just keep in mind that Warn dosen't sell new parts for it, they want you to upgrade to their new stuff. For all the info you would ever want, their is an article on Pirate4x4 about that winch, look under the tech section.