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I think 10,000# is underrated and the DOD guys knew folks would work them way beyond their capacity so added the shear pin. The winch capacity can certainly increased with a sacrifice in line speed by running multi part lines. I try to do 2 and 3 part lines as cable permits. I prefer slow winching for the most part. A deuce with a load (evenly distributed) of cargo and a front winch puts the front tires near their max capacity so maybe thats a factor too. Never had a problem with an inadequate winch although I've had some 3 or 4 shear pin recoveries.