I think Ctd_Nut covered it. Everything has its place and that is why we have choices. And, that is why it is so difficult to choose. I certainly have not the experiences with multiple brands and types so won't argue.
Good luck with choosing!
-P

 

Hydraulic good steady pulling, no need to cool down. Will easily pull your truck out of the worst stuff if you properly size it. If you over size it it will pull your truck apart. Been there done that.
Motor has to be running, is the only down side

Electric, good pulling not as staedy as a hydrualic under load. It will vary.
Fast rate of line pull under lighter loads.
Lighter then a hydralic.
lots of battery draw shortnes the life of your batterys stresses your charging system.

Duty rating is not as good on the electric, meaning you should let them cool off after so much winching. Hydrualic run it all day long.

Me personally if I was looking for a winch had the money to buy one and had the need for a winch I would install a hydraulic 12-14000lb one. Add a aux cooler to the power steering system and not look back.

Nothing wrong with an Electric winch I have used many, but to me they are not as durable as a hydraulic. Nor do they last as long pulling loads.
Just my expierance.
2 warn 8000lb up rights, 4 warn 2500lbs. All had to be rebuilt, over heating burning up the windings/ brushes, water/ dirt contamination. The guy who rebuilt them said thanks for owning a electric winch. For keeping him in business.
One Braden used long before I was born 12,000lb winch used extensily in tree recovery, extracting a 1973 3/4 ton Ford loaded with wood on a regular basis. The winch is still being used to this day on a friends truck .

 

I have seen no notes regarding ps pressure.

HYDRAULIC WINCHES SUCK if you run them off the power steering system. Virtually all hydraulic winches are rated with pressure exceeding 2000 psi which is common in smaller tractors. The power steering system is more in the range of 1200 psi. This means that a 10,000 pound winch will only pull 6000 pounds on the last wrap of line and more like 3000 pounds with the spool fully wrapped.

The reason electric winches heat up and have reliability "issues" is more often than not due to the duty cycle of the motor. The motor of a 12v winch is nearly always an "intermittent duty" motor which means that they need cool down time. Ignore the instructions, and you fry your motor.

As to pulling with the engine running, I do not trust my life to the parking brake. Or the puny little parking pawl in the auto. There is a safety benefit to the electric winch in this regard. Particularly with a stick.

Hydraulic is impractical for most intermittent duty cycle. If you are skidding logs or something, hydraulics are worth the hassle, but don't forget the pressure issue when choosing a winch size or hydraulic source.

 

From my long past days of four wheeling almost every time I got stuck I would have much preferred the wench in the rear. After all I was able to move on my own where I came from. If you go with electric go at least one cable size larger than suggested. Just my two cents, Mike