A vehicle mountable winch 1 for recovering network cables and the like comprises a base 4, 5 for securing the winch 1 to a vehicle (32 figure 5), a frame 2 and a drum 18 mounted to the frame 2, a driver or winch 17 for driving, in use, the rotation of the drum 18 to wind a cable about said drum 18, wherein the frame 2 is pivotally mounted relative to the base 4, 5 such that the winding direction may be altered in order to wind the cable onto the drum from a plurality of directions (figure 5). The frame 2 may include a guard mesh (31 figure 3) surrounding the drum 18 and a guide roller 13 opposite the winch 17. Legs 6 may adjust the height of the base 4,5 relative to the vehicle. The winch 17 may be hydraulically driven from a mechncicla connection to a vehicle gear box.
Vehicle mountable winch, a vehicle, and methods
2024-05-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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