[pondfishr]

My MT came with the synthetic rope and not the wire cable I believe that is how they all are packaged. The MT does not normally come with any remote at all but it does include the tree kit and the mini rocker handlebar mount switch. I am glad to hear that I got the same core winch as the XT. There is a cosmetic difference in the color of the spool control endcap the XT is red and the MT is black. The seller that sold me mine told me up front the MT came with the wired remote and when it didn't he supplied one free of charge. Gander adds sales tax so you have to keep that in mind. I bought my MT from allterrainonline.com. No tax and free shiping. Robin was great to work with and he stood behind his commitment and product. It sounds like the decision is do you want the tree kit or the wireless remote control, the difference between the MT and XT models.