Portable winch recomendations

[Coletti]

Hello all, I'm looking at getting a portable winch of some description and just looking for people's experience with different types and manufacturers. The ones I've been looking at are the docma and eder capstan winches and the lewis chainsaw winch. Pros and cons between capstan and chainsaw? They are all much the same on price

[Rough Hewn]

What will you use it for?
As a capstan is for lowering.
I use a tirfor for pulling trees over.

[Shaff]

I use a pcw3000 . Had it just over a year now and it’s been great. Last time I used it was for clearing windblow from a steep banked river channel. Saved the day to be honest. 

Bit of an expensive buy but will last a lifetime if well cared for 

[AHPP]

There's a battery powered PCW too btw. 

[Coletti]

What will you use it for?
As a capstan is for lowering.
I use a tirfor for pulling trees over.

Just winching stuff out. I've a couple of jobs coming up pollarding willows in the bottom of a beck down a steep bank and want to use it for this sort of thing predominantly.

I'd prefer something that has a 2 stroke engine so I don't need to worry about keeping it level. I'm just trying to weigh up the best option between capstan and chainsaw winch really

[woody paul]

If you can get truck near just buy a good rope and some pulley blocks quicker then any winch. 

[Joe Newton]

4 hours ago, Rough Hewn said:

What will you use it for?
As a capstan is for lowering.
I use a tirfor for pulling trees over.

Capstan winch... for winching, not lowering. 

[Rough Hewn]

Thanks Joe,
Not slept much this last week.
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[Coletti]

If you can get truck near just buy a good rope and some pulley blocks quicker then any winch. 

The only issue I can see with that is the constant back and forth with the truck while pulling the stuff out, I can get the truck close but there isn't much room to manoeuvre and pull with the truck. It would mean lots of back and forth and tying on/unitying which wouldn't really be cost effective on time

[woody paul]

3 minutes ago, Coletti said:

1 hour ago, woody paul said:

If you can get truck near just buy a good rope and some pulley blocks quicker then any winch. 

The only issue I can see with that is the constant back and forth with the truck while pulling the stuff out, I can get the truck close but there isn't much room to manoeuvre and pull with the truck. It would mean lots of back and forth and tying on/unitying which wouldn't really be cost effective on time

If no room then pulling with truck can be a problem, I fitted winch to truck years ago and now hardly use hand winch have even ran cable down the side of house to pull roots out in back garden.