About winches
Hydraulic winches on excavators and plant
Lipiec 05, 2026
An excavator or mobile machine already has the hydraulics a winch needs, which makes the pairing natural. Here is how a hydraulic winch fits mobile plant.
Counterbalance valves on hydraulic winches
Lipiec 01, 2026
A hydraulic winch lowering a load could run away under gravity. The counterbalance valve is what stops that. Here is how it works and why it is a safety component.
Free-fall winches for piling and drilling
Czerwiec 26, 2026
A free-fall winch can let the load drop under its own weight and then catch it again. Here is how that works, where it is used, and why the brake and clutch are everything.
Hydraulic vs electric winch: which to choose
Czerwiec 22, 2026
Hydraulic or electric? The two winch families pull the same loads in very different ways. Here is how the power source, the duty and the site decide which one fits.
Subsea and ROV winches: lifting below the surface
Czerwiec 20, 2026
Lifting below the surface is a world apart. Subsea and ROV winches face heave, depth and seawater that ordinary machines never meet. Here is how they answer the deep.
Sizing the power pack for a hydraulic winch
Czerwiec 17, 2026
A hydraulic winch is only as good as the power pack behind it. Flow sets the speed, pressure sets the pull. Here is how to size the pack so the winch performs as rated.
Anchor handling and towing winches for offshore work
Czerwiec 13, 2026
Anchor handling and towing winches handle the heaviest, most dynamic loads on any deck. Here is how render, recovery, a fail-safe brake and emergency release keep that work safe.
Winches at sea: materials, coatings and corrosion offshore
Czerwiec 11, 2026
At sea a winch is under attack from salt, humidity and spray every hour it is out there. Here is how corrosivity categories, materials, coatings and seals keep it working safely.
Mooring and constant tension winches for marine and offshore
Czerwiec 09, 2026
Holding a vessel to a quay or a structure is never static. Here is how mooring and constant tension winches render and recover line as conditions change, and what the standards expect.
Hydraulic Winches for Offshore Deck Work
Czerwiec 05, 2026
On an offshore deck a hydraulic winch earns its place with raw force and tolerance of shock and salt water. Here is how pressure and flow size it, and what the standards expect.