which portable winch?

[shillo]

i know they have been talked about on here before but does anyone have any vids of these little winches working? i am looking at the lewis winch and the 2 t cylone winch, there is a clip on youtube of the cyclone capstan winch working but it is a pathetic video of it pulling a truck on tarmac which 2 blokes could have pushed! i like the idea of the capstan winch just because you can use lowering lines. the lewis winch looks good too but is expensive seaming as you will need a fairly hefty saw to use it

[daveindales]

check youtube for lewis winch, there's a few on there

[jltree]

a simpson capstan winch. Good for pulling trees over and out of rivers. Pulls bout a tonne deadweight. Can pull my track greenmech up if track comes off. Light and easy to use and no heavy cables

[Big Bolt]

i use these all good winches, the 362 will power the Zollern or the lewis i never use it for cutting

[shillo]

they all look good but ive only got dosh or 1 unfortunately! im still leaning towards the capstan winch

[3dogs]

having used the capstan i wasnt impressed and we ended up using my tirfor which did the job no problem. this was taking down a 15" hung up spruce all the capstan did was burn the rope:thumbdown:

[Big Bolt]

if i would have 1 it would be the lewis it is a briliant piece of kit