ZEAK 13000 lb. Premium Electric Winch 12V Waterproof Synthetic Rope

It seems to me that most winches in this size are imported and very similar. It wouldn’t surprise me if many of these similar winches are made at the same factory and branded under several different names. I went with the Zeak because they seem to be more than just an Amazon reseller, and have a website that offers a wide range of winches and accessories under the Zeak name. The reviews of their winches on Amazon were better than most of the other similar winches. I installed this 13,000 pound premium winch on a trailer and connected it to a stand alone deep cycle battery. It was installed inside an aluminum tool box mounted on the trailer and bolted to plate steel under the toolbox. The winch is very heavy and appears to be well built. It came well packaged and double boxed with no damage. The installation instructions are minimal, and you’ll be better guided by the diagrams as apprised to the written directions. I was impressed with the quality and finish of the winch and the accessories. The hook on the end of the synthetic rope is very substantial. Once you have a sufficient mounting location for the 4.5” x 10” bolt pattern on the base of the winch, installation is straightforward and quick. The wired remote seems to be good quality and worked fine. The wireless remote needs sync to the winch, which is very easy and the directions to do it are printed on the storage bag. Just press and hold the “in” and “out” buttons at the same time, and a light will come on confirming it is synced. The in and out functions on the wireless remote were just as responsive as the wired remote. It uses a CR2032 battery, and I will carry a spare in case it dies when needed. You always have the wired remote available. Overall, I am very happy with the build quality and operation of this winch, for almost half of what name brand (also imported) winches cost.

The media could not be loaded.  Update, install and using the winch: I am really happy with this winch, so far. The install and use instructions are easy and straightforward. Plenty of cable (too much for my application actually) to run to your battery, and it all went together with zero problems. Wireless and wired remote both work, the winch itself works flawlessly. Honestly, I can’t think of a single thing to complain about, so far. Still need to trail test it, I’ll update if I run into issues in the future, but as of right now, this is a damned bargain for what you get!Initial unboxing review: I bought this winch as the most budget-friendly product that came with synthetic rope. I have been around plenty of winches at varying price points (Warn, Smittybilt, HF, etc), and I expected this to come in as comparable to something like a HF product. Overall, that is pretty true from a build quality standpoint, but I don’t consider that a bad thing at all. Bang for buck, this seems to be a pretty solid product. Everything feels beefy. There’s a decent amount of plastic, but that is to be expected, and importantly it doesn’t feel flimsy, so I’m not at all worried.The wire that comes with it for install is very thick.. definitely a plus. The main power cable provided is plenty long and it comes with a breaker box! I was pleasantly surprised by this. A little extra security for overload. Not all winches come with one, so that’s a great feature.It has a wired and wireless remote.. seems some people are having issues with the wireless remote. I’ll have to check that out once I get everything connected, but for now it to work.Hardware included is all 8.8, which should be plenty strong.I am pretty optimistic that this is going to turn out to be a good buy once I get it installed and test it out.. all signs point to it from the unboxing and inspection. I see no reason not to give it full stars for now, it is meeting or exceeding all of my expectations given the price point, so far.

The media could not be loaded.  I initially purchased the Zeak 13000 for my 1990 1/2 ton Suburban thinking I was going to do a bumper mount, but ended up doing a stinger mount so that I could move it between rigs.Once mounted to stinger this thing is much heavier than I want to be moving from the back of rig to receiver, let alone carrying between rigs. This thing feels very solid.Install was very straight forward and included all necessary instruction and mounting hardware.Prior to receiving, I did order a separate roller fairlead which I now feel was unnecessary. I am confident that the included fairlead would have been fine with its synthetic rope.My only complaint with this was the mount point for the rope on the spool and the factory winding which seemed a little too tight. I feel the mount point should be closer to the spool and will likely at some point redrill and tap to move it. That being said, care should be used while winding any winch.For the initial test I just used a battery sitting in the back of the bed. The factory winch power leads were plenty long enough for this setup.Overall I am very happy with the purchase.See my video review for winch in use and further details.

I have owned several different brand winches in the past and this seems to be built really well and has some great features for the price. You not only get the cable connected controls but you also get a wireless remote. Comes complete and ready to go with the exception of the mounting bracket which I was able to buy online to fit my installation needs quite easily.I mounted this winch on my car trailer just in case I needed to use it.This winch also comes with a high strength synthetic cable instead of the metal one which in my opinion the synthetic is much easier to use and keep clean on the winch.I did buy a winch cover online which fit perfectly over the winch to protect it from the elements.So far I’m very happy with this purchase and would definitely purchase another Zeak Winch if/when I need it.