Archive for the ‘Electric Winching Tips’ Category

Essential 12V Winch Accessories

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

If you want to get the most out of your 12V winch, you need to make sure that whenever you’re planning on using it you bring out some add-ons or accessories with you.  The use of some of these will allow the winch to pull heavier objects, some will make ...

12V Winch Buyer’s Guide

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

Finding the right 12V winch is essential for many different sports, activities, or lines of work.  Whether you need a winch to pull your ATV out of the mud, drag your boat onto your trailer after a long day on the lake, or perform some work on a farm, you ...

Tips for Using Your 12V ATV Winch

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

A 12V winch is an essential part of any ATV enthusiast’s toolbox.  If you’re miles off-road on a dirt track, you don’t want to end up walking back the way you came or having to spend hours pushing your ATV or 4x4 out of the mud.  Most people do have ...

Getting the Right 12V Trailer Winch

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

A 12V trailer winch works great for pulling your boat out of the water and onto your trailer.  If you’ve got a big boat, it’s almost a necessity to have one, but even if you only have a smaller boat, an electric winch can save you the backbreaking labor or ...

Using Synthetic Winch Cable with Your 12V Winch

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

One thing that you can do to make your 12V winch safer is to replace your steel winch cable with synthetic winch rope.  There are a few reasons for this, but the main reason is that if the winch cable does break, a synthetic rope will not recoil and snap ...

12V Electric Winch Basics

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

What is a 12V winch?  In short, it is tool that is powered by an electrical motor that pulls in or lets out a length or cable from a spool.  The simplest version of a winch is powered by a hand crank, but today winches can be powered by 12V ...