Wire Rope Winches

A pulling winch moves a load horizontally, dragging it across a surface or hauling it along a track, rather than lifting it vertically off the ground. That distinction drives the design, the classification and the safety requirements. We supply pulling winches in three drive types, from 1.2 to 37 tonnes. The electric version runs an IP54 braked motor rated 2.2 to 45 kW. The pneumatic version works at 7 bar with an air consumption of 90 to 350 litres per second, which suits areas where electricity is not permitted. The hydraulic version is the fastest of the three at up to 35 m/min, and fits mobile equipment that already carries a hydraulic system. The drum is built to classification 1Am with a diameter at least 16 times the rope diameter, and the rope is selected for the pulling force at the fifth rope layer rather than the first. This is easy to miss: the force drops by roughly thirty percent between the first layer and the fifth, so we publish both figures for every model. The standard build ships without rope and without controls, both selected separately to suit the application. A load limiter is required under CE for any application above 1,000 kg working load limit. Explosion-proof motors and marine-duty versions are available, with paint systems to ISO 12944 grade C4 or C5-M.