Using a manual winch means that the process of lifting or pulling a load relies on manual effort applied to a handle (or wheel) located on the side or front of the winch. Once operated, the handle winds the cable onto and off the drum, thereby enabling loads to be lifted, pulled or moved.
Simple to use, reliable and also less expensive – both to purchase and to maintain – than motorised winches, hand winches are used in a variety of fields and environments: building and construction (lifting materials, installing structures, etc.), agriculture (occasional movement of equipment, etc.), marine (manoeuvring boats, lifting loads on board, etc.)…