06/09/2026
"It will not lift two tons and it is a three-ton winch." Nothing was broken — the rope was on the fourth layer. How to work out the pull, the power and the rope a winch actually needs, the types you get, and the SA law that applies the moment it lifts. Free calculator included.
Work out the line pull, power and rope a winch needs, why drum layers take a quarter of it, the types of winch you get, and what SA law requires.