The Portable Winch from Portable Winch Co. is easy to set-up and use. Simply anchor it using the polyester sling included, attach the low-stretch double-braid polyester rope to the load, wrap it ...

This Smittybilt winch uses a sliding ring gear clutch and an automatic in-drum brake, while a 93.5-foot, 5/16-inch diameter wire rope provides plenty of reach for all sorts of situations.

Brass said most of the portable winches are rated at 9,000 to 10,000 pounds, which is plenty for most applications on an emergency scene. It’s enough to pull a burning dumpster away from a ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography maintains the National Science Foundation (NSF) West Coast Winch Pool for the benefit of U.S. ocean scientists. The winch pool is a shared-use facility that ...