SuperHandy Electric Portable Capstan Winch, 48V Li-Ion Battery Powered

I've been using the winch to clear branches/trees from a river to allow canoeing, I have a 3.2t Tirfor type cable winch as well but most of the time this is much quicker and more convenient and can be carried in a rucksack. It seems to be made well enough, battery life is OK for me as I am working locally. BTW, although the battery is only 2Ah the high voltage means that is holds more energy than a typical 2Ah drill battery. A few notes/tips on use. It gets hot on long pulls, it is best to pull for a short period and then allow to cool, slow and steady wins the race. Unless you are pulling really light stuff make sure you have 4 turns of rope around the capstan. It helps to pull the turns together on the underside of the capstan when adding the 4th turn as there is only just enough space. The extra turn ensures far more grip. When using it without a pulley learn the loggers hitch, it is a super simple way to attach the rope to a log, very quick and easy to undo, extra loops can be added if you need more grip, see Google. For heavier loads a pulley is really worth it, I bought a 4T snatch block pulley and use that along with an endless strop and shackle to attach to the load. You put the rope through the pulley and attach to an anchor point, that can be with the winch or another anchor if you want to pull it in a alightly different direction. The pully doubles the capacity of the winch and even though it takes twice as long to pull the load it can even be worth it for lighter loads as the current is halved which should reduce the losses in the motor by 4. Battery life goes up and heating goes down.

Works well for winching my chipper into my storage container.

These are brilliant! Has enormous pulling power and easy to use.

I have been using capstans for marine work on ships for 40 years as I am a ships captain. I bought this to use on land in UK to winch my motorcycle into the back of my van. Capstan seems to work fine. Rope is the worst quality I have ever seen in 60 years of sailing. Needs replacing with correct type of multi strand rope. This is extremely poor quality sheathed rope which I believe is dangerous to use. Needs replacing. Please

puissant pour tracter/tirer des branches jusqu’à 100 Kg

Excellent product. Used for pulling our moose out of the pond. Works great with a single battery although I suggest buying a spare battery like I did. Another good point vs gas powered winches, no gas near venison. Also used to move fallen trees, worked great as well.

Five stars for two main reasons: 1. The winch performs exactly as advertised. 2. The company fully stands behind their product. I use this capstan winch to pull firewood logs onto our quad trails, where they’re transported using a log arch to a staging/cutting area. The unlimited reach of a capstan style winch allows me to access logs much farther off-trail than standard winches can usually do. At the landing, it's been a game-changer for moving, staging, and positioning logs for cutting (as shown in the video). Almost a year into ownership I did have a problem and contacted the company. They were responsive and took care of me. The winch had developed a slow leak of gear oil. It was still operational but it clearly would be a problem if not addressed. The company speculated that there may have been too much gear oil added at the time of manufacture. Regardless… they replaced the unit and I am happy to have it ready for the next firewood season. I liked it so much I bought a second unit for my 80-year-old dad to use on his property. A great way to add a some extra muscle to any number of pulling tasks.

All'atto dell'acquisto ero dubbioso dell'oggetto. Devo ammettere che semplicemente eccezionale! Io lo utilizzo per trascinare tronchi di legno nel bosco. E' molto versatile nell'utilizzo. Le sue 1000 libbre di trascinamento sono soddisfacenti per li scopo cui l'ho destinato. Riguardo la batteria avrei pensato che avrebbe avuto scarsa durata. Ammetto di aver sbagliato il giudizio. Posso affermare che questo paranco assolve appieno le prestazioni descritte dal venditore.

Battery runs out in 10 minutes