Hand winch: varieties and advantages

Often owners of SUVs think about the purchase of a winch only after their iron friend completely begs for a "belly" in the mud. Of course, off-road - a very dangerous thing, so, before there to "pop", you need to carefully prepare for this journey your car. And only when your SUV is equipped, as they say, "to the teeth", only then you can be sure that it will not get stuck in the nearest deep, like a swamp, puddle. Today we will talk about how good the car winch is and how it surpasses the electric winch.

Why not electric?

Many owners make their choice in favor of hand-held units. Why? After all, these devices are much more productive than a car winch. Reviews of car enthusiasts say that the operation of this type of device greatly discharges the battery, and the price for them is not so affordable - about one thousand euros. Moreover, electric winches significantly weight the front of the car, and this does not have the best effect on the off-road ability of the SUV.

Varieties

At the moment, there are two main types of hand winches, namely:

• Lever devices.
• Drum.

The first type of device is intended for the most part for moving loads while performing repair work, however it can quite easily pull out a two-ton car. The main advantages of lever devices are their light weight and compactness. The fact that they occupy little space in the trunk is an important plus for fans of hunting, fishing and just travelers. In addition, the car-type winch can function without rigid attachment to the support surface. All this makes it possible to operate such a device in the most inaccessible places under any weather conditions. It should also be noted that such a winch can be additionally equipped with telescopic handles of various sizes, which greatly increases the traction forces of this device. If necessary, the car winch can be completed with a cable of several meters, but this requires the use of additional slings.

Drum devices

This type of winches has the simplest device and operating principle. The design of this mechanism includes several bearings, a pinion, a cable, a handle and, in fact, a housing in which all these devices are fixed. Thanks to the use of such technology, it is possible to increase tractive effort by at least 1.5-2 times. However, it can only be used at the height of human growth, so motorists use it extremely rarely.

Automotive hand winches: the price of devices

Mechanical winches of automobiles in comparison with their electrical analogues have quite a democratic value - from 1 to 2 thousand rubles, depending on the modification and model.