yachting terminology, a winch functions on the same principle as a capstan. However, in industrial applications, the term "winch" generally implies a machine...
yacht photo above), are called capstans. Despite this, sailboat capstans are most often referred to as winches. Winches are the basis of such machines...
load-force if a flexible line is wound around a cylinder (a bollard, a winch or a capstan). It also applies for fractions of one turn as occur with rope drives...
motorised such as a crane or derrick or chain hoists (chain fall) or capstanwinch. The term comes from the days of sailing ships, when a digger was a...
capstanwinch may be used to counteract an imbalanced counterweight line set. Pulling on (constricting) a rope wrapped a few times around the capstan...
changing complete powerpacks in the field and is provided with a main capstanwinch with a nominal direct line pull of 25 t working in conjunction with...
aluminium construction. It usually carries a crew of three operating a 3.5T capstanwinch that can also be utilised in a lifting configuration. It carries suitable...
had almost twice as many control levers: 2WD/4WD, hi-range/lo-range, capstanwinch (on the bows), propeller deployment and rudder control. After a direct...
produced with a PTO powered Nokken capstanwinch mounted on the chassis at the centre of the vehicle, allowing winching from either the front or rear. Another...
a fully mobile workshop, an air compressor and a 9 tonne capacity capstanwinch, together with hydraulic anchors. All four variants are fully air-portable...
laborious and dangerous work for the crew, even with a Steam donkey driven capstanwinch. Double-tripping means making two voyages by leaving a cargo of a steamboat...
a fully mobile workshop, an air compressor and a 9 tonne capacity capstanwinch, together with hydraulic anchors. All three variants are fully air-portable...
small capstanwinch field kit made for the jeep, driven off the motor, for self-extracting, or pulling other jeeps trapped in mud or snow. The winch was...
were usually equipped with 15-speed Fuller gearboxes and an 8–tonne capstanwinch. The Commander was introduced as a tank transporter in 1978. Designed...
The Slingsby T.49 Capstan is a British two-seat glider of the 1960s built by Slingsby Sailplanes as a replacement for their earlier Type 42 Eagle. It...
the term "windlass" refers only to horizontal winches. Vertical designs are correctly called capstans. Horizontal windlasses make use of an integral...
by the turn of a crank or belt. A winch is affixed to one or both ends, and a cable or rope is wound around the winch, pulling a weight attached to the...
A locomotive winch is a technical device for moving stabled railway locomotives. These could be broken down diesel or electric locomotives, but also 'cold'...
A capstan is a vertical-axled rotating machine developed for use on sailing ships to multiply the pulling force of seamen when hauling ropes, cables, and hawsers. The principle is similar to that of the windlass, which has a horizontal axle.