1 : any of various machines or instruments for hauling or pulling especially : a powerful machine with one or more drums on which to coil a rope, cable, or chain for hauling or hoisting : windlass. 2 : a crank with a handle for giving motion to a machine (such as a grindstone) winch.

A winch is a kind of tool for tightening or loosening the tension of a rope or cable. As a verb, winch means to use one: “I told you not to drive through that mud. Now we’ll have to winch you out of there.” The root of winch means “to bend,” possibly in reference to the shape of a winch’s handle.

Meaning of winch in English. a machine that lifts heavy objects by turning a chain or rope around a tube-shaped device: They used a boat winch to crank the beast into the truck. The helicopter was hovering above us and they dropped a winch down.

A car winch is useful in rural areas, able to pull a vehicle across a horizontal surface, as well as pulling firewood, stretching cable or fence wire tight and for construction uses. The fact that a 60-pound device can move 100 times its weight with ease is strong testimony to the potential of gear reduction.

ATV Tips: 5 Things You Should Never Do When Using a Winch

1. Never handle the steel wire winch cable with your bare hands. Always wear thick gloves when winching.
2. Never hold onto the hook on the end of your winch cable.
3. Never tow with the winch cable.
4. Never wrap a cable around a tree.
5. Never winch in long bursts.

Note: The cable should always pull from the bottom of the drum. A minimum of eight wraps is required on the drum for all winching.

Re: winch to fairlead distance Any distance you can get on it, away from the drum is an advantage. 50mm is better than hard up against the winch, but 100mm is a big improvement over 50mm type deal.

Running a winch backwards will destroy it. I noticed the same thing when I switched to Amsteel over the weekend. However, your only option is to flip the winch in it’s mounts. Probably would have to extend it’s cables to the other side too.

A winch does not really “care” if it is mounted upside down as this will have no bearing on its load capacity. You also need to be sure that the cable or strap can be fed out and pulled back in without placing stress on any other components on the trailer or on the winch itself.

If the motor turns in one direction it is NOT the motor….it’ll be the switch or solenoid. The cable is supposed to be wound in one direction only, you should unspool it and put it back in the propper direction.

Run a small jumper wire (5″-6″ dead lead, 8 ga. will work just fine) from “A” to “F1” and put power from the battery (jumper cables work good) to “F2”. The winch motor should run in one direction at this time. 5. Next, place the jumper wire from “A” to “F2” and put power from the battery to “F1”.

Yes, you need it to help protect the winch motor, especially when you consider it is cheaper to replace a solenoid than the motor. However, you can also do without it, though you need extra caution to prevent secondary issues developing with your vehicle’s winch system.

You do not need a solenoid for every winch. Most winches have them and some dont. Mine does not. The only thing a solenoid does is take the current and stress off of the switch so it does not burn up.

Yes, you need a solenoid on a winch to help protect the winch motor, especially going by the fact that replacing a solenoid is cheaper than having to replace the motor. But, you can also do without the solenoid, though you need extra caution to avoid secondary issues developing with the winch system of your vehicle.

Touch a voltmeter to the big studs on the solenoid with the winch turned off. The two big studs are on the winch side of the solenoid. The voltmeter will read Twelve volts if the solenoid is functioning properly.

So you could jump out the cables to make it work. Simple just take the jumper cables and attach them to the winch power cables. Then on the battery touch them either positive – positive or positive-negative one way will be in, one way will be out.

As some of you may or may not know, you can jumper (with a piece of wire or a Leatherman) two of the holes on your winch connector to “activate” the solenoids. It obviously isnt the safest method, but if you are stuck it should work on most winches.

How to use winch without remote step by step guide

1. Prepare your winch cable.
2. Set up the Pull.
3. Pull out Wire.
4. Make sure the winch line has a damper.
5. Tension the Cable.
6. Running A Winch Without A Remote.
7. Engaging your Winch for the Pull.
8. Start The Pull With An Established Safety Zone In Place.

Harbor Freight Badland winches are a durable, fair priced winch. You can expect to use one at least a few years. That’s what most of the users said. At its price point, it really is one of the best options.

Winch the vehicle slowly using the remote control. Press the button on the remote control to start pulling your car out. You should feel your vehicle moving forward as it’s pulled out from whatever it’s stuck in. Release the button every few seconds and then resume winching; this will keep you from going too fast.

Option 1: Standard Winch Wiring Using Vehicle’s Battery

1. Attach the power wire to the positive post on the winch.
2. Attach the negative wire to the negative ground post on the winch.
3. Run both wires from the winch to the engine compartment, avoiding hot areas and places where the wires could get pinched.

Yes, you will need to install a winch plate in order to install any winch. The OEM steel bumper doesn’t include one. Yes, you’ll need to completely remove the bumper to install the plate and the winch.

Definitely the starter battery as your engine should always be running when using the winch so that it provides the most amperage.

Will a winch drain my battery? When not in use, a winch will not drain your battery. It has the potential to drain the battery if it draws more amps than your battery can handle. If you plan to use your winch frequently, you should consider installing a second battery.

Naturally, it is the alternator that juices up your battery hence letting you winch longer. With the engine off, your typical car battery could flat out in anything between 1 and 2 minutes depending on its health and capacity. Winches draw high current from the battery.