Electric crane from winch - video

Electric crane from winch. By Infinity Garage. 13:50 video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV2yrLcPTfk

The title says it all. Harbor Freight sells this as a winch. It is not intended to be used as a hoist. My guess is it doesn’t have a mechanical locking mechanism to prevent unwinding if power is lost. Am I wrong?

Rick

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Originally Posted by rgsparber

The title says it all. Harbor Freight sells this as a winch. It is not intended to be used as a hoist. My guess is it doesn’t have a mechanical locking mechanism to prevent unwinding if power is lost. Am I wrong?

Rick

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The only time there is power to the winch is when it is being reeled in or out.