Best Manual Winches
Lift and transport loads from delivery trucks to docks, or use to inventory storage systems. The platform lifts approximately 1" per winch rotation or foot pump stroke.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"use this for lifting furnaces in attics, works great!"
"Very light, easy handling and the lifting capacity is as advertised..."
"First of all it arrived wrapped in plastic with no real protection, resulting in a bent axle and upper casters from being dropped. The lift itself is great but i have to knock off 2 stars for horrible packaging, sloppy design and high cost for what I received."
"Front wheels DO NOT swivel as they do on most hand/lift trucks which means you can only move forward or back up. I'm lucky I'm not hurt, but hope my boiler is okay because the platform hung while lowering, then dropped abruptly."
"When rolling down 150 lb item, it often got stuck."
I-Lift Equipment WH25 Hand Winch has a WLL of 2500-pound, 0.22-inch x 30-foot Cable with 4:1/8:1 gear ratio.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I mounted this winch on my boat trailer to assist with loading the boat on the trailer from the water."
"Way bigger than expected."
"Great wench!"
Automatic brake holds load in position when handle is released. Self-locking winch does not freewheel, making it ideal for vertical lifting.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I bought this winch to lift a 4 foot x 8 foot train platform up to the ceiling of my garage. A friend of mine bought one for the same use and didn't follow the instructions."
"I used this winch to rig up a mast-raising system for a Hobie 17 sailboat."
"Winch has an automatic brake that holds loads securely when raising or lowering."
"The noise created while cranking the winch can be alleviated by pushing the mechanism with a flat head screw driver."
"used in on my Purple Martin house, to raise and lower it, was perfect for my application."
"very nice quality winch, works great."
"works great--I would buy more."
"Works great for hoisting and lowering hopper over the press at the winery crush pad."
Best Power Winches
Waterproofing: IP67 rating, fairlead: 4-way roller rated line pull: 9,500 pounds (4,309 kilograms) single-line, remote control: included motor: 6.6hp series wound, recommended battery: 650CCA minimum for winching, control: remote switch, 12 feet (3.7m) lead, battery leads: 25 square millimeter, 72 inch (1.83m), gear train: 3-stage planetary, gear ratio: 161.28:1, finish: textured black, weight: 78.0 pounds (35.0 k), clutch: sliding ring gear mounting, bolt pattern: 10.0 inch x 4.5 inch, brake: automatic in-drum, overall dimensions (L x W x H): 22.3 inch x 5.4 inch x 9.4 inch, drum size: diameter 2.5 inch, cable type: wire rope, cable: 93.5 feet 5/16 inch diameter, length: 10.0 inch (254mm). Smittybilt, Inc. offers a limited lifetime warranty for replacement to the original purchaser on stainless steel products. After 3 years, the warranty is prorated up to 50 percent towards the replacement cost of the purchaser's original price.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Three small problems: Handle to switch from free spooling to "in" is sometimes hard to move; you have to click to wind it in a little to get to the spot where it can be changed. Slightly hard to attach electrical cables; the open end wrench to hold the inner nuts has to be thin enough to not hold out the outer nut."
"If I had to purchase a winch again I would most likely spend the extra money and buy something a little nicer."
"My jeep (and a few others I have read) was missing a second bolt for the battery terming, so I. connected to the main post."
"Been on my jeep for galf a year now."
"Magnetic controller came in real handle and happy it had it."
"Good product, arrived on time and as described."
"Smittybilt shipped this product to me and it didn't work from the box."