Hydraulic winches

Hydraulic winch

— any winch is a device for moving goods, working by rotating the drum, on which the cable is wound (less often, the belt). Specifically, models with a hydraulic drive are used mainly on cars — similar to classic car winches (see the relevant paragraph), with the only difference that they are connected not to the on-board network, but to the power steering or other hydraulic system.

Hydraulic winches have high reliability, resistance to dirt and moisture, as well as insensitivity to overloads. Such mechanisms can only be installed on cars with hydraulics, but SUVs and tow trucks usually have such equipment, so this moment is not critical. But the unequivocal disadvantages of this option include the complexity of installation and work only with the engine running. In addition, not every hydraulic booster is able to effectively feed the steering wheel and winch at the same time; Yes, and the speed of "hydraulics" does not differ.