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Winch requirements:
Five important questions and answers to ensure you get the best
winch you need.
Winches or hoists,
which do you need? Winches usually pull a horizontal load,
hoists usually lift a vertical load.
Below are 5 Key Questions and Answers to
help you decide your winch requirements:
1. Do I need to pull or lift something?
While on the surface, a winch and a hoist may
look the same, but they're not. The primary difference is that a
winch is a tool designed to pull a load, typically,
horizontally; a hoist is designed to lift it, almost always,
vertically. Choosing the right tool helps ensure that you'll get
the job done in the most efficient and safest manner possible.
2. What's my power source?
Will I be working with 12 Volt DC battery
power or 120 Volt AC household current?
3. How heavy is the load going to be and
is it a rolling load or non rolling load?
Non rolling loads must take into
account the surface and grade that they are on. This requires
greater pulling capacity since the winch will have to overcome
the friction of the surface as well as the load it self.
As a rule of thumb, Take the gross
weight of the load and multiply it by 1.5 times - this will give
you the minimum capacity of the winch needed.
Rolling loads, however, require less
mechanical effort to move the load once the initial inertia has
been overcome. For rolling loads where an incline is involved,
such as pulling equipment and vehicles onto trailers, the
percent of grade affects the “load” the winch can pull.
4. How will it be anchored/mounted?
To a fixed location such
as a trailer or machinery or a more temporary use such that it
is moved from place to place? A winch or hoist must have a point
to pull against. A winch is typically mounted on a
truck bumper,
or bull bar, while a hoist can be
mounted in the bed of a truck or trailer. In either case, it must be able to handle the full weight of the object
being moved.
5. What do I need to attach my load?
There are a number of different types of
rigging and attachment accessories that are rated to meet the
lifting or pulling needs of any winch.
Don't for get to buy the accessories needed
to assist your winching, clevis and shackles, load strap and
sling, snatch block and pulley. Also when buying a winch,
be sure it includes a automatic loadholding brake, a hawse or
roller fairlead and a power in/power out controller.
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