I-Winch, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-winch, inhle futhi ihlala isikhathi eside.Ikakhulukazi isetshenziselwa ukuphakamisa impahla noma ukudonsa ezakhiweni, amaphrojekthi okongiwa kwamanzi, amahlathi, izimayini, amadokhi, njll. Amawintshi anezici ezilandelayo: ukuguquguquka okuphezulu, ukwakheka okuhlangene, umthamo omncane, isisindo esilula, amandla okuphakamisa esindayo, nokusetshenziswa nokudlulisa kalula.Asetshenziswa kakhulu ukuphakamisa noma ukulinganisa ekwakheni, ubunjiniyela bokongiwa kwamanzi, amahlathi, izimayini, amadokodo, neminye imikhakha.Zingasetshenziswa futhi njengemishini yokufanisa yemigqa yokusebenza yesimanje yokulawula okuzenzakalelayo.Kukhona amathani angu-0.5-350, ahlukaniswe izinhlobo ezimbili: okusheshayo nokuhamba kancane.Phakathi kwazo, iwintshi enesisindo esingaphezu kwamathani angama-20 iwintshi enkulu yamathoni, engasetshenziswa yodwa noma njengengxenye yemishini efana nokuphakamisa, ukwakhiwa komgwaqo, nokuphakamisa imayini.Isetshenziswa kabanzi ngenxa yokusebenza kwayo okulula, umthamo omkhulu wokusongelwa kwezintambo, kanye nokufuduka kalula.Izinkomba zobuchwepheshe eziyinhloko zewintshi zihlanganisa umthwalo olinganiselwe, umthwalo osekelwayo, isivinini sezintambo, umthamo wezintambo, njll.