Lewis Winch best portable winch.

RE: Portable winch.

Does anyone have experience with Portable Winch? Any pricing on them? They look ok...there is a link.

Reg O

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Have used portable hydraulic capstan winches and I would be very surprised if you could if you could get 2000 pounds pull out of such a small unit. Rope slippage takes away a lot of the pull and that is when it is dry, add water, mud etc. and that would get worse.

I do like the idea of the Lewis though. I need a chainsaw and was wondering about powerhead attachments.

Thanks for the info guys.

30.06 Hunter

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I don't have one of those (Portable capstan winch), I do however have a Lewis Winch. I just looked at the specs of that winch you linked to and it seems only 4000lb maximum with a block. A Lewis Winch will get you 8000lb with a block.

It does have an advantage of using rope of potentially unlimited length, however it is a one purpose tool.

Steel cable still has advantage over rope.

Pull the powerhead off a Lewis Winch and slap on a bar and you have a chainsaw.

Charlie

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I grew up pulling Moose out with chainsaw winches and they kick a_ _!! I was ticked when my grandfather sold his without telling me, I would have bought it. Either buck off the rack before pulling or have a buddy ride the animal out...I have never seen one like that (capstan winch) except on a boat.

Gibblewabble

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Re: the Lewis Winch, I've had one for a while and it has come in handy "yarding" a couple of moose over the years and pulling my truck out of mud holes. As/what was mentioned by Charlie there's lots of pulling power, especially with a block purchase (snatch block). For power I have an old Homelite XL-12 as my hunting trip saw.

The Hummer

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Can not beat a good chainsaw winch. I beleive the one I have is a Lewis Winch. Direct drive gears for a Stihl where the other kits for the other use a chain I believe.

Always I have seen them pull a half loaded 21' river boat with 7 ' bottom with a full tank of gas. The thing (Lewis Winch) never even worked hard.

The boat was moving at half throttle.

Only way to go in my eyes.

BC River Boater

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