Buy a real warn! Save for a bit longer and spend the money
No such thing as a budget winch if you wheel a lot. If it's for random yard work then fine buy whatever but don't ruin your friends day when on the trail with a shiny bumper ornament :)
Seriously though when you need a winch that usually means your in a jam...and it's raining...and cold...and you're hungry ...and your wife is mad
So while it's not quite the same as life or death, would you buy a gun that might fire? Or one that will definitely fire...
Just my .02