Can I Lift a Load With My Pulling Winch? - FAQs
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Published 2019-12-11
0:00 Intro
0:09 Don't lift a load with a pulling winch
1:28 Outro
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Here is the transcript of this video:
"People often ask us if they can vertically lift a load with a Dutton-Lainson pulling winch, but the answer is right there in the name.
While many call non-brake hand operated winches intended for pulling applications hand, manual, or ratchet winches, we call them pulling winches to emphasize that we do not recommend using them in vertical lifting applications.
While it is possible for these winches to lift a load and hold it in place when you let go of the handle, you're leaving it and the winch in a very precarious position. If there is a load on the pulling winch and you lose control of the handle when the ratchet pawl is disengaged from the drive shaft gears, the handle will violently spin and your load will freefall to the ground, which could seriously damage you, your load, and the people around you.
Because of the potential dangers, a pulling winch should never be used to vertically lift or lower a load. Instead, you should use a winch with an automatic brake built into it, such as a brake winch, a worm gear winch, or an electric winch without a clutch lever. There aren't any levers to mess with on these types of winches, and they are designed with vertical lifting applications in mind.
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All Comments (19)
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Another dream shattered...it's a good thing.
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Great job 👍👍👍
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Ok, so you can use an electric winch as a hoist ?
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Thanks for the video. I need a winch for a simple tilt welding table and got a two way one thinking it was right. I think I need a break winch. I believe they are the same ones used on construction lights that you can pull behind a truck.
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Make different types of winch video
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If they are unsafe to lift, they are only safe to pull on level ground - and unsafe to pull vehicle out of a ditch or up the side of a ravine.
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How did you mount it to the pole?
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Where I can buy this winch in Dubai
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Dang. Been using the wrong type wench for hoisting deer to skin, for 45 years! Lol
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Hi, I just wanted clarification on what your chain drive break winches are meant for?
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عندي نفسها أيضا يدوية ترفع لكن ماتنزل ما هو الحل وكيف إصلاحها
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Hello what type of winch would you recommend for pulling a trailer up and lowering down a steepish driveway? Thanks
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...automatic brake or worm gear won't help you one bit if the cable breaks.
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Is a brake winch or a worm gear better for lifting? I fear a brake winch has more parts that could fail.
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Cuánto es el peso que puede subir
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Interesting
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Is there a bracket available that enables me to secure a manual winch to a scaffold pole?
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I had an accident this way and died
