AUTOBOTS 3/8" Winch Hook Heavy Duty, Max 20 Ton (45,000 Lbs), Forged Steel ATV Winch Hook with Safety Latch, Winch Tow Clevis Slip Hook for Synthetic Rope Winch Cable ATV UTV, Black

Definitely more robust than my factory hook. Looks better too. Still haven’t had a chance to use it yet, but when I do, I’m confident it’ll work just fine

Heavy duty hook nice paint

It's nice and beefyI hope it's tough as it looks

Fit great on my jeep and looks great

Works Great

I used two of these (albeit not what they are intend for) to make a log pulling cable. They are very stout and heavy duty. I've only used them for about 17 trees in the last week or so, but the hooks have held up to pulling trees and logs that are over 20" in diameter by an average of 70' long. One issue if that the rivet that holds the spring and clasp on one hook only lasted about two hours before failing. Luckily I saw the failure and recovered the spring and clasp. I will get an more substantial fastener like a crew or bolt with lock washers or nylo-nut to keep this from happening. This would be my only recommendation for the manufacturer is to not go with cheap, low quality rivets.

I've been looking for a pocket style or lay-flat winch hook for a while, but most options I've found are $200-300 (eg: Factor 55 Ultrahook, or DV8 Pocket Fairlead), which is crazy for a chunk of steel. You can get lay-flat shackles for around this price, but I prefer hooks. I previously had a Badlands Apex hook (good quality, cheap price, cool looks) with a $30 hook Isolator that *almost* made it seat flat. Even when winched in snug though, the hook would still rotate out a bit due to the round profile of the joint and didn't seat perfectly flush against the fairlead, but stuck out about half an inch.This winch tow hook looks even better than the Apex (same squared-off industrial look), seems to have a better powder coating (almost truck bed liner texture), and seats flat and flush with no movement and no isolator needed. The manufacturer (Autobots) doesn't even advertise this feature, which is odd considering the advantage over traditional hook designs and the price of competitor's products. But the design of the pin being in the middle of the longer attachment prongs rather than at the end means the hook can't rotate against the fairlead - it's mechanically locked/pressed against it when retracted. This makes for a cleaner look and eliminates the need for an isolator or a hook hanger. Looks great, works great, and is a steal of a deal at this price!My only minor complaint is the opening to attach to your winch line/coupling is a tad narrow - I needed to shave a hair off the sides of of my cable linkage to get it to fit. Two minutes with a grinder on my cable connector (does not affect strength) and a shot of spray paint and the new hook slid on and the pin was in. May have just been my equipment, but it was an easy fix.

So far so good, I was impressed with the weight and looks. Time will tell the real outcome.