Hand Winches

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Neil Ashley

Included in these was one on Winches Portable. Can anyone comment on how widley these were issued.

Neil,

Can't remember which one of those, but at least one type, was made by Trewhella Brothers and known as a Monkey winch.....they still produce them today. They were the equivalent in role, of the Tirfor used by the Army today. When I used to test winches for the army, one came in for test, it would have been considered obsolete at the time, but I thought it was better to use than a Tirfor.