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Harbor Freight currently has their Badlands series of winches on sale. The 5000# version is going for between $179 and $200 depending on whether you're looking at in-store prices or online. They get decent reviews and aren't a horrible product overall. Keep them out of the water, keep them lubricated and don't overheat them and they'll last. I'd look into some synthetic line for one, too.
Yes, I agree about the Badlands winches. I've got a 3500lb and a 5000lb on UTVs, they work well and are a lot of bang for the buck. Both mine have cable and not synthetic line.
I have also owned a couple of the 2000lb Badland winches, and they were totally the opposite. Cheap and throw-aways. Once they stopped working I tore each down to see why it failed, one had a plastic reduction gear that had broken, the other unit had burned the motor up even though it was just winching a Max2 12' or so. To repair them cost more than the cost of the replacements so in the trash they went.
I personally would get either a viper or warn winch. The winches can be found a lot cheaper on Amazon or ebay. Super winches are also fairly decent and can be found for a good price. I wouldn't cut to many corners when purchasing recovery/extracting equipment. Could be the difference between walking or driving back to the truck.
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