Care and maintenance of winch

So, lovers of Ukrainian off-road, know what is extreme and how to pull a car back home from that mud? Of course, the conquerors of extreme trails about it do not know everything from the stories, especially know how to do everything as correctly as possible to cope with such a trick next time.

You conquer a new unknown road in the woods, travel in the mountains, went fishing to the average terrain, and there were deep ditches of muds in which your SUV is ovary. To the nearest settlement far and you need to choose on your own. To solve such situations, they decided to use winches. This is a special traction mechanism that is used on Off-Road. And in order not to take a place in the trunk, the winch is mounted to the front bumper, and at the day not the moving part of the SUV.

First of all, note that the maintenance (then) The winch needs every 200 hours of work. This is due to the operating conditions, because no one uses this device on the city's paved roads. And all the dirt, sand, water, snow, dry leaves on the off -road can cause significant destructive strength. All external factors can lead to: closure of contacts, current loss, corrosion, burning of wires, wear of the gear, damage to the rope and more.

Maintenance (TO) SWHO

• Be sure to regularly clean the device from dust and dirt.
• wash simultaneously with a car sink and dry (wipe water residues from the rope).
• Check the winch mounts in a timely manner and tighten them if necessary.
• Lubricate the systematically and shaft of the drum drive, the coupling, the rollers of the ropes, the slots of the ropes, the slots and hinged joints of the cardan shafts.
• Don't forget to check the oil level in the gearbox. This should be done after every 5-10 tightening of the car. If necessary, pour the oil to the level of the control opening.
• In the crankcase, the oil is contaminated and should be changed after every 15-20 use of the winch, if you do not use the tool, then the oil is required at least every year.
• It is important to monitor the condition of the rope and systematically grease it with oil used for the engine or chassis of the car.
• control the stability of heat removal from the engine and its heating.
• check the integrity of the housing, fasteners, gearbox and proper functionality of the drum with its fasteners.
• always check the integrity and proper work of the brake, all wires and contacts. Also pay attention to the object of oxidation of contacts.

Types of winches and their features

depending on the quality, traction power, conditions of use, pricing policy, and a number of winnings are 4 types.

1. Hand winning -can help in all circumstances, since it works for mechanical force with an advantage that you do not need to look for connection to the network.
2. Hydraulic winch - works quite smoothly and almost silently, and all thanks to the structure that functions with the help of a liquid flowing on the hoses.
3. Mechanical winch - operates only thanks to the operation of the car engine, since it is missing.
4. electric winch - turns on by connecting to a car battery; This is the most common type of winch so they are often mounted to the bumper and remember that at the time of operation it is necessary to buy a battery with a large capacity.

each of these winches performs one and auxiliary traction function, only with different methods. And it does not matter in the sustained fact that at work, in appearance, serviceability, the device is properly looked after. This factor is quite important and needs care and responsibility, as it determines the durability and serviceability of the winch. If the device does not provide timely maintenance and proper care after operation, the winch will not work for a long time.