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Different types of hand winches

There are a range of hand winches available. Traditional mechanical winches have typically been broken into two categories: 1. Come-a-Long : These hand winches are interchangeably called ratchet pullers. They use a reel/drum to hold either steel cable or synthetic rope (i.e. AmSteel Rope with the More Power Puller). On the drum are a number of teeth (or 'ratchets') of which a pawl can engage and lock into. A handle connected to the drum allows the operator to rotate the drum, winding on line, of...

Hand Winch or Electric Winch for 4x4 recovery?

An electric winch mounted to a vehicle offers benefits when out exploring and tackling  off road trails. Particularly, a front mounted electric winch:  requires low user effort, it can be operated with a remote, the user can drive/steer while winching, the user is out of the way, in the event of a winch rope or shackle failure. However, at the same time these setups often require a custom bullbar to be installed to hold the weight of the winch (many weighing over 50 kg), limi...