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Hydraulic Winches

HYDRAULIC WORM GEAR WINCHES

DC Electric Recovery Hoist

Our A.P.E Winches are relatively lightweight and compact for their hauling capacity. The rugged construction of these units makes them ideal for truck installation and permit easy mounting.

OPERATIONS & SAFETY:

Optional extras

  • Alternate drum sizes
  • Alternate gear ratios
  • Drum grooving

Standard features

  • Gear housing and clutch housing manufactured from quality high tensile aluminium.
  • Winch drum made with all steel construction for maximum strength and wear resistance.
  • Drum shaft manufactured from quality steel – for heavy duty and long life.
  • Worm made from nickel chrome steel case hardened, precision thread ground.
  • Worm gear certified gear bronze for heavy duty operation.

  • Bearings- worm is mounted on heavy duty angular contact ball races.
  • Drum shaft supported by heavy proportioned bronze bearings.
  • Dog clutch & drag brakes fitted as standard to allow free spool of rope. Enclosed drum drag brakes, rope will not “balloon” while being free spooled.
  • Australian made with spare parts readily available.

CAPSTAN WINCHES

Capstan winches

Capstan winches are a standard range with capacities to 40kN line pull, driven via performance picked motors and transmissions. Larger sizes and systems custom designed and manufactured to meet all industry requirements.

Applications

Vessel positioning – Marine

Cable installation – Power and Telecommunications

Material movement – General Industry

Standard Features

  • Modular design
  • Capstan heads in aluminium, cast iron or steel
  • Geared with planetary, helical or worm transmissions
  • Powered with electric, air or hydraulic motors
  • Bases frames for permanent mount / trolleys etc for portable use

PLANETARY HYDRAULIC WINCHES

Pullmaster planetary winches can be adapted to a wide range of applications and requirements. Take a look at the Pullmaster Brochure to get a detailed description of how a Pullmaster winch could benefit your business.

Applications

Fishing and Marine
Pullmaster winches can be used as boom hoist, swing winch, gilson winch and for cod end brailing operations.
Construction
Compact and robust Pullmaster winches can be installed on hydraulic cranes, loaders and material hoists.
Military
For Recovery and hoisting operation on military vehicles, Pullmaster winches are dependable, reliable and tough.
Logging
The Pullmaster winch provides strength and power in both directions and coupled with a free spooling facility are ideally installed on logging equipment. Winches in the HL series will let a log loader perform double duty as a yarder in a highly efficient operation.
Dredging
Pullmaster winches are used to raise and lower the cutter head ladder. They are used as swing winches and to raise and drop the spuds. The rapid reverse option used on a spud winch, provides for the velocity required to anchor the spud.

Brochures & Specifications

Downloadable Specification Sheets

 

Pullmaster Brochure
Risk Management

Series options

PL & M SERIES

Winches of equal speed in both directions. The range with line pulls up to and including 34000kg. With various available options, Pullmaster planetary winches can be adapted to a wide range of applications and requirements. Equipped with an automatic multidisc brake which provides a smooth and positive control for lowering and holding the load.

HL & H SERIES

Winches offering a high speed lowering function. The H series offers reversing speeds approximately 4.5 times faster than forward pedals. These models are also available with line pull to 34000kg. The HL series models have a rapid reverse and rapid forward speed in addition to normal hoisting speeds.The change from normal speed to rapid forward speed can be made while the load is moving – on the fly.

R SERIES

The R series of winches are for recovery applications. Free spooling is a standard feature on this model and is offered with a manually actuated clutch or is suitable for hydraulic remote control.

CUSTOM WINCH SOLUTIONS

All Solutions

GEARS AND WINCHES design and manufacture specialised winch solutions for all industry. We use high quality components and offer a wide variety of configurations and options to create a winch to meet your needs.

Drum Configurations

Drum sizes to match your wire rope storage requirements

Multiple cable anchors for multiple cable or On-Off applications

Split drum for multiple cable applications

Grooved drums

Motors and Drives

Electric, Air ,Hydraulic or Mechanical powered

Planetary, Spur, Bevel Helical or Worm gearing

Drives application matched to provide optimum performance

Options

  • Failsafe Brakes
  • Ratchet & Pawls
  • Drum Brakes
  • Level Winder mechanisms
  • Motor controls

  • Rope Tensioners
  • Slack rope switches
  • Rotary limit switches
  • Clutches

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