Lifting, lowering and moving heavy loads is a laborious job. Moreover, the costs go not only in the physical plane, but also in the temporary, because There is always a need for workers to rest. If an electric winch is used for such purposes, then the required number of people is sharply reduced, and the time for work is also reduced. This factor largely determines the widespread use of such devices.
An electric winch is a device that is designed to move, lower and raise loads. It finds application in many areas, from household to production. This device can be used both as independent equipment and as a component of the whole complex.
Types of Winches
- Small - sized . This type of device is positioned as auxiliary lifting equipment. The main advantage of small-sized electric winches is low weight, which usually does not exceed 40 kg. This makes them easy to transport. It should also be noted that the installation of the equipment is quite simple, and for work it requires a normal 220 V socket.
- Planetary . Electric winches of this type are a subspecies of small-sized. Their main difference is in design features. And more precisely, in the use of a planetary gear. In other words, an ordinary small-sized electric winch has a driven and driving wheel, in this one there is one driving and several driven. This allows you to increase the power, and with it the load capacity of the device with the same or even lower mass of the product.
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Mounting . This type of device is considered industrial. Electric mounting winches are used in construction and industrial facilities. Unlike previously considered devices, they are characterized by a much greater carrying capacity, a mass that exceeds 600 kilograms, and
power consumption, which is calculated in kilowatts. Also, such equipment is no longer suspended, as is the case with planetary and small-sized ones, but is installed.
- Traction . They are used as traction mechanisms during loading and unloading operations. Sometimes they are confused with mounting, but this is wrong, since the latter are designed to raise and lower the load, and this type of winches - to provide traction. For example, they are used to move crane trucks. Their main advantage is that with equal traction with mounting winches they have a speed that is almost twice as high.
- Shunting . Electric winches of this type are similar to traction ones, but they are used to move railway tanks and wagons. Often they are used for similar tasks in other areas. A shunting electric winch is capable of moving 10-15 wagons with cargo weighing about 950 tons.
How much do electric winches cost?
The price of devices depends on many factors:
- a type;
- power and load capacity;
- manufacturer.
For example, small-sized KDJ-300E winches with a lifting capacity of 300 kg cost about 14,000 rubles, and an EWH250 with a pulling force of 250 kg will cost around 34,000 rubles. As for industrial options, their cost starts at 60,000 rubles.