I love the extra 25' because i have had to do a 170' pull. The 8274 may be slow at load and I have been there many times as well but the winch will just keep pulling and pulling and not overheat. I know a guy that is using a 40 year old 8274 and it works great.
In my mind, the only winch to get.
Finally, I think we have hijacked this thread enough, now to find another thread to hijack