I'm apparently in the .inority here, but I have had terrible luck with harbor freight winches. I have had four (I know, slow learner).
My first 2500 worked well for several years, it just wasn't big enough.
Modified a mount, built a box for battery and the 9 ton winch, that quit working at all, about ten minutes after the warranty ran out. So, I bought another since everything was set up for one. (I know, I KNOW!!)
The second "9 ton" struggles mightily to pull a free rolling 2500 lb car onto the trailer. Last time, I had to add my new 2500 (which I HATE, compared to my first one) to the nine ton to get the car up.
I am shopping for another winch also. I will NEVER consider a hf winch ever again.