. High quality crap is what I think. So I'm just gonna wait and save for some master pull line. Fucking bull shit that one pull and the line is done. 
I told you my winch sucked.[/quote]The braking system on cheap winches tend to get spools hot really fast. Even the manual for the Warn M8000 says to only run the winch for 30 seconds at a time, then let it cool down. So the first thing is to not overdo it; don't be afraid to take some 15 min breaks between 30 second pulls. Some winches have a bad design that uses heat transfer to the spool to cool the motor, and these will have more problems than brands like Warn or Superwinch.
So alot has to do with the user. Only do short 30 second pulls at a time with 10-15 min breaks in between. Also, be sure to run your engine during the pull, as this gives more juice to the winch and helps lessen the strain.
Another good solution is to use commercial heat wrap to insulate the first wraps on the spool. Masterpull makes 10' sections of heat wrap for this application.
That being said, I have been running Viking line on my Warn XD9000i for over a year without heat wrap, with frequent use on hard pulls, and have had no issues. I'm getting lots of abrasion damage, but no heat damage.
