To choose the right winch can be difficult, but if you focus on a few important issues, you will save money and avoid a lot of trouble by getting the right machine from the start.
Many customers makes the mistake not to pay attention to the duty classification:
Top tip: Winch motors should not be used for a long, continuous pull. Rather pulse the motor using the controller in short bursts of no longer than two minutes at a time, and let the motor cool down between recovery cycles.
If you choose a winch made for sporadic use and use it continuously it will create problems.
Unfortunately many customers choose the cheapest product (far East Produce).
You can find 2 apparent similar products with a price difference of 100% having the same effect, but one is constructed for sporadic use the other one for continuous use.
Always choose a product matching your frequency use of the winch.
Many customers of customer designed winches hope a winch is something on the shelve, but reality in the winch business is very different. Each industrial winch is special designed and produced according to the specifics of the customer application.
Technical arrangements, feedback, drawings of applications etc. take 2-3 weeks. On top of this comes the production time of the winch -normally 12-13 weeks-, including parts from sub suppliers.
Conclusion:
If you plan to buy a custom-made winch, please consider a delivery time of 20 weeks
Get the right sheave position:
Angel fleet:
The right fleet angle is important if you wish to avoid wire jams.
The winch must be placed so the wire is getting as close as possible to 90° as possible.
If this is not considered, you risk the wire is placed on one side of the drum, which will damage the winch or the wire.
In order to get a correct winding in angel, a sheave must be used.
The sheave must optimally be placed at a distance of 19x the with of the drum on the winch.
All winch capacities are based on the pulling/lifting force in the first layer of the drum
The biggest force of the winch is the pulling force on the first layer of the drum.
As more and more rope is added to the drum the drawing/pulling speed will increase but the pulling force decline. (Please study the technical information for your specific winch choice)
If a pulley block (with one wheel) is used the pulling capacity will double, but the speed will be 50% slower.
When using a pulley for heavy duties the amp going through the motor will be reduced, meaning the motor will be less warm.
The winch must have a capacity of 1.5 times the weight to be pulled/lifted. So a winch that must pull 2 tons must have a capacity of 3,5t.
AC winches (220v-480v) follows the general physical rules for all winches, but your attention is needed on these special subjects:
Extras (“options” in our offers)
We recommend the use of hydraulic winches as they are very reliable, simple construction and stabile.
Hydraulic industrial pulling and lifting winches are essential equipment in various industries where heavy lifting and pulling tasks are required.
Industrial hydraulic winches for towing and lifting in industry and off-road.
LV-HV, LV-HVDS (2 speed) and LV-HVFS (fast speed) are series of hydraulic traction winches. The LV-YT series are fast-paced industrial games in compact design designed for lifting.
The advantages are many and the stability very high. These winches are also in principle waterproof, (but do not work underwater). The winches are designed to connect to the car’s hydraulic system and are usually built in between the car’s bumper and engine. Talk to your mechanic about the possibilities.
Our winches are used on forest machinery, in connection with demolition, on tractors, on rescue vehicles and in many other industrial applications where stable winch systems are necessary.
Of course, it is possible to increase the usefulness of the hydraulic winch by using a wireless remote control.
If you need a hydraulic accessory, please tell us.