
Decisive things before buying a winch with electric drive
Where does the winch get its power from?
The more weight a winch has to pull, the more power it needs: It can be good that an electrical line has to quickly pass through several hundred amps!
Suitable batteries and generously dimensioned cable cross-sections are indispensable to ensure that very powerful winches can be operated safely. Each contact point must remain absolutely corrosion-free so that cables and - very importantly - the contact points do not heat up too much.
A winch with a tensile load of about 4 tons can thus quickly reach a current consumption of more than 400 amperes - depending on the manufacturer.
This requires cables that are as short and thick as possible. A copper cable cross section of more than 40mm² is a minimum here to the battery, which is also sufficiently dimensioned.
In any case, it is advantageous if a running vehicle engine can support the battery during operation, so that the alternator on the vehicle side supplies part of the required current for the running winch.
Is it important to always mount a fast winch?
No, not at all. The slow rotating winch (the length of the wrapped rope is measured in metres per minute) is perfectly sufficient for occasional use. Faster winches are only preferred for competitions, because the slower the winch actually pulls in the rope, the safer their use is.
The use of the electric winch on the vehicle is wide spread.
The best known are probably the winches for self-recovery on the vehicle. In addition, electric winches can greatly increase the comfort and safety of boat trailers:
We are happy to support you at any time when it comes to realizing your special solution for your trailer. In the picture above, the electric winch is installed at the same time as the mechanical winch (which should remain here as a backup solution).
With the radio remote control in your hand, trailer driving has become child's play: The boat can be guided and the winch, which pulls the boat onto the trailer at the desired speed, can be operated at the same time.
Cable winches radio...
Cable winches radio remote control, electric winch 12V horntools (inhouse assy)
Cable winches radio remote control blue
for all 12V electric winches stronger than 2,5t tractive force
Range: approx. 50 m
weight: 0,32 kg
Recovery belt / tree...
Recovery belt / tree belt 4.000kg
120mm wide
Safety factor 7:1
EN 1492-1
Weight: approx. 0.8 kg/m
Cable winch 3.6 t...
Cable winch 3.6 t KAPPA 8.0 - 12V Electric winch
with plastic rope
A premium ATV winch equipped with Series Wound motor,
Freewheel clutch, remote control and 30 m plastic rope.

Engine: 3.8 kW / 5.1 HP
Dimensions (LxWxH): 570 x 180 x 243 mm
Weight: 29 kg
Bow shackle 4.000 kg...
Bow shackle 3/4" G209 E-galvanized
4-fold safety (breaking load = 4x working load)
Working load: 4.75 t
Breaking load: 19.0 t
Size in mm: 88 x 144 x 48
d1:19 / d2:22 / d3:48 / b1:32 / b2:51 / h2: 71 mm
weight: 1.1 kg
winch cover neoprene...
winch cover neoprene small
Dimensions (LxWxH): 28x10,5x14 cm
Measured in unstretched condition
Weight: 0,15kg
Bow shackle, shackle...
Bow shackle 1/2" G209 E-galvanized
4-fold safety (breaking load = 4x working load)
Working load: 2.0 t
Breaking load: 8.0 t
Size in mm: 58 x 80 x 31
d1:13 / d2:16 / d3:30 / b1:21 / b2:33 / h2: 48 mm
weight: 0,5 kg
winch cover neoprene...
winch cover neoprene big
Dimensions (LxWxH): 48 x 15 x 14 cm
Measured in unstretched condition
Weight: 0,26 kg
cara-TREK docking set...
cara-TREK docking set
Universal set for alternative mounting of the mobile load winch cara-TREK directly to the ball coupling of your towing vehicle.
Mounted directly on the tow bar.
Weight: 1.4 kg
docking-Set...
Docking set intermediate plate
Supplementary plate 5mm
for the cara-TREK docking set
Weight: 0,3 kg
Plastic rope 1400 kg...
Plastic rope for winches
Material: UHMWPE Polyethylene
Rope thickness: ø4 mm
Colour: grey
Length: 30m to 50m [Please select article from table]
Minimum breaking load: 1400 kg
Ideal for off-road use.
Cable winch 4.3 t...
Cable winch 4.3 t Alpha 9.5 (12V) plastic cable
Alpha 9.5 for vehicles with a gross vehicle weight of up to 3.5 tons with
30 meter plastic rope
Traction speed without load: 7 m/minute

Net weight: 29.0 kg (with rope and rope window)
Snatch block Beta -...
Snatch block Beta - Rope pulley 2.500kg
Weight: 1.0 kg
Colour: black