i only had pics to go by, but to me the DMH looked much much beefier and stronger than the Badlandz.... thats only from me seeing the DMH in hand and looking at pics of the badlandz..... may not be an accurate depiction...
i really want to recommend the DMH, but all these horror stories of trying to get ahold of the guy has me scared, and while they arent on the do not fly list yet, they are detained... but so far after a year, its still working great, i havent ran my truck rough much, but the Snoball was probably the hardest ive ever pushed a truck in my life, from speed and going thru and over things (like small trees and hitting a boulder), and my DMH is still working flawless. if you can find one for a good price (call Morrie) and can get it, id say give it a shot. you might not get much of a warranty cuz he cant answer his phone tho, that is a warning ill give form all the stories ive heard.