2011 Heavy Duty Winch Guide
When it comes time to pull out the winch cable you want to be running one of the “Big Dawgs” on your pickup
by Bruce W. Smith
When you work in the construction world you never know when the winch on your pickup is going to be called upon to save the day.
On one outing it could be used to pull a high-centered skid steer back to solid ground or winching a broken-down front-end loader up on the trailer to be towed back to the shop.
The next day it’s freeing your own pickup buried in the sand or sliding a blow-down off the road on the way to a remote jobsite.
The need for a heavy-duty winch – one capable of pulling a loaded diesel 4×4 crew cab up a bank as easily as it can roll piece of equipment onto a trailer or slide boulders or trees out of the way – is a must-have tool for the professional contractors who work every day outdoors.
To choose the right winch for heavy-duty use boils down to knowing a couple of simple items: 1) the weight of your pickup, and 2) the type of winching needs.
“Selecting a winch isn’t just a case of considering the vehicle weight. The contractor has to consider how a winch works and the forces involved in extracting a stuck vehicle or piece of equipment,” says Jeff Bimson, CEO of Warrior Winches… READ MORE
