Before using your portable winch
Check the manual, supplied equipment, rope and anchoring before your first use. A practical starting point for choosing and preparing your winch.
Treadlight Forestry Blog
Choosing rope for your portable capstan winch
Choose rope to match your portable capstan winch and the task. Rope construction, diameter and minimum breaking strength all matter. Use the manufacturer’s specification for your exact model; contact us if you need help...
On the pull: winches in forestry
Check out this Forestry Journal article all about Treadlight Forestry and the winches we sell: https://www.forestryjournal.co.uk/features/18711933.pull-winches-forestry/
What is a Portable Capstan Winch?
How a portable capstan winch works, where it can be useful, and what to check when choosing a model.
In the woods with the PCW5000
One of the things we pride ourselves on at Treadlight Forestry is that we have used every piece of kit we sell. So when we got a contract clearing a woodland site for replanting...
