Often, owners of SUVs think about acquiring a winch only after their iron friend completely sags "belly" in the mud. Of course, off-roading is a very dangerous thing, therefore, before you “poke around”, you need to carefully prepare your car for this trip. And only when your SUV will be equipped, as they say, “to the teeth”, only then you can be sure that it will not get stuck in the nearest puddle as deep as a swamp. Today we’ll talk about how good a manual car winch is and how it is superior to an electric winch.
Why not electric?
Many owners make their choice in favor of manual units. Why? After all, these devices are much more productive than a manual car winch. Reviews of motorists argue that the operation of this type of device drains the battery, and the price is not so affordable - about one thousand euros. Moreover, electric winches significantly heavier the front of the car, and this is not the best way affects the cross-country ability of an SUV.
Varieties
At the moment, there are two main types of hand-held automobile winches, namely:
The first type of devices is mainly intended for moving goods during repair work, but it can easily pull out a two-ton car.
The main advantages of lever devices are their low weight and compactness. The fact that they take up little space in the trunk is an important plus for lovers of hunting, fishing and just travelers. In addition,
a manual
car winch of lever type can function without rigid mounting on a supporting surface. All this allows you to operate such a device in the most inaccessible places in all weather conditions. It should also be noted that such a winch can be
additionally equipped with telescopic handles of various sizes, which significantly increases the traction forces of this device. If necessary, an automobile manual winch can be understaffed with a cable of several meters, but this will require the use of additional slings.
Drum devices
This type of winch has the simplest device and principle of operation. The design of this mechanism includes several bearings, a gear drum, a cable, a handle and, in fact, a housing in which all these devices are fixed. Thanks to the use of such technology, traction can be increased by at least 1.5-2 times. However, it can be used only at the height of human growth, so motorists rarely use it.
Automobile hand winches: price of devices
Mechanical automobile winches in comparison with their electrical counterparts have a fairly democratic cost - from 1 to 2 thousand rubles, depending on the modification and model.