Portable Rope Winch Works Anywhere
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At 35 lbs. the Portable Winch is truly portable. But its light weight doesn't affect its power, says Christian Pelletier, one of three partners who started the Portable Winch Co. several years ago. As previous owners of a forestry equipment business, they weren't satisfied with any of the winches they used. The winch they developed has all the features they wanted.
With 3 to 4 wraps of rope around the rotating capstan drum, the operator creates the friction needed by pulling on the free end of the rope as the object is moved.
"There's no limit to the rope length," Pelletier says. "You always have the same pulling power, compared to other winches that have less power when all the cable isn't out." With a breakpoint of 8,100 lbs., the double-braided, low-stretch polyester rope is made to withstand friction and heat. With a single line, the winch pulls 2,200 lbs. (1,136 kg). Adding pulleys and rope lines doubles and triples its power.
Powered by a Honda GXH-50 cc engine, the winch is fast and can be worked continuously. It can be secured to a vehicle's ball hitch or to a tree, rock or other solid object using a polyester sling. That comes in handy for pulling logs or even wild game shot in remote areas.
Pelletier and his partners first focused on forestry and agriculture applications - pulling out logs, dead livestock and stuck equipment, for example. But the winch is also useful for arborists, hunters, moving construction and heavy equipment, pulling cables through conduit, pulling in boats and docks, and even in rescue operations.
"The winch is unique, and we offer a broad variety of accessories," Pelletier says.
One of them is a rugged polymer cone that only weighs 11 lbs. Slipped over the end of a tree -- or a moose shot in the swamp -- it eases the pull through brush, snow and all types of terrain.
The Portable Winch comes with a 5-year warranty and starts at $1,395 (U.S.) Portable Winch Co. is headquartered in Quebec, but also has a warehouse in New Hampshire for U.S. orders. The winch is sold through a variety of dealers and catalogs. Check out the website for more information and for videos of the winch in action.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Portable Winch Co., 1170 Thomas-Tremblay St., Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1G 5G5 (ph 888 399-7855; www.portablewinch.com).
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Portable Rope Winch Works Anywhere MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT Miscellaneous At 35 lbs the Portable Winch is truly portable But its light weight doesn t affect its power says Christian Pelletier one of three partners who started the Portable Winch Co several years ago As previous owners of a forestry equipment business they weren t satisfied with any of the winches they used The winch they developed has all the features they wanted With 3 to 4 wraps of rope around the rotating capstan drum the operator creates the friction needed by pulling on the free end of the rope as the object is moved There s no limit to the rope length Pelletier says You always have the same pulling power compared to other winches that have less power when all the cable isn t out With a breakpoint of 8 100 lbs the double-braided low-stretch polyester rope is made to withstand friction and heat With a single line the winch pulls 2 200 lbs 1 136 kg Adding pulleys and rope lines doubles and triples its power Powered by a Honda GXH-50 cc engine the winch is fast and can be worked continuously It can be secured to a vehicle s ball hitch or to a tree rock or other solid object using a polyester sling That comes in handy for pulling logs or even wild game shot in remote areas Pelletier and his partners first focused on forestry and agriculture applications - pulling out logs dead livestock and stuck equipment for example But the winch is also useful for arborists hunters moving construction and heavy equipment pulling cables through conduit pulling in boats and docks and even in rescue operations The winch is unique and we offer a broad variety of accessories Pelletier says One of them is a rugged polymer cone that only weighs 11 lbs Slipped over the end of a tree -- or a moose shot in the swamp -- it eases the pull through brush snow and all types of terrain The Portable Winch comes with a 5-year warranty and starts at $1 395 U S Portable Winch Co is headquartered in Quebec but also has a warehouse in New Hampshire for U S orders The winch is sold through a variety of dealers and catalogs Check out the website for more information and for videos of the winch in action Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Portable Winch Co 1170 Thomas-Tremblay St Sherbrooke Quebec Canada J1G 5G5 ph 888 399-7855; www portablewinch com
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