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Dutton-Lainson Hand Winch - TUFFPLATE Finish - 2 Speed - Direct Drive - 3,500 lbs
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Dutton-Lainson Hand Winch - TUFFPLATE Finish - 2 Speed - Direct Drive - 3,500 lbs
Item # DL14881
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Dutton-Lainson Trailer Winch - DL14881
This Dutton-Lainson 2-speed, heavy-duty winch is designed for multipurpose horizontal pulling operations. It has a manually controlled hand brake for load release.
Features:
- Heavy-duty winch is designed for horizontal pulling
- Hand brake for manually controlled load release
- Perfect for boat trailers with a heavy boat or steep ramp
- Permanently lubricated bearings
- Reversible ratchet pawl can be installed to allow cable to wind off top or bottom of reel
- Quick-attach handle allows easy change from high speed to low gear for heavier loads
- Ergonomic handle grip
- Zinc TUFFPLATE finish
- Made in the USA
Specs:
- Capacity: 3,500 lbs
- Drum hub diameter: 1-1/8"
- 5-Year limited warranty
| Double Speed Pulling Winch Specifications | |||||||||
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| Model | Rated Capacity (2) | Drum Hub Diameter | Gear Ratio | Handle Length | Max. Mechanical Advantage | Reversible Ratchet | 2-Speed Operation | Max. Drum Capacity - Cable (3) | Max. Drum Capacity - Strap |
| DL14881 (1) | 3,500 lb. | 1-5/16" | 12:1 / 6:1 | 9-1/2" | 135 | yes | yes | 3/8" x 37' / 7/32" x 106' | - |
(1) Hand brake standard equipment.(2) Capacity is based in direct pull on the third layer of line on the drum. Capacity is reduced as the line builds up on the drum.(3) Drum capacity based on cable size listed. (Cable is not included.) | |||||||||
Winches are not to be used as hoists for lifting, supporting or transporting people, or for loads over areas where people can be present.
14881 Dutton-Lainson Hand Winch - TUFFPLATE Finish - 2 Speed with Direct Drive - Hand Brake - 3,500 lbs - Model DL3500B
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Video Transcript for Dutton-Lainson Trailer Winch - Brake Hand Winch - DL14881 Review
Speaker 1: Today, we're going to take a look at the Dutton Lainson Two Speed Hand Winch with the handbrake, tough plate finish and a 3500 pound weight capacity.Now, this is a heavy duty winch. It's designed for horizontal pulling, so it's ideal for boat trailers, other pulling applications. This winch happens to include this handbrake for manually controlling the load release, which is perfect for boat trailers with a heavy boat or a steep ramp. The handle to crank the drum is a ratcheting handle. You can hear it ratcheting, has a nice ergonomic grip on it to hold onto the handle.This is a quick attach handle, which means you can easily change from the high speed to the low speed for heavier loads. inaudible 00:00:40 is by pushing in on the spring loaded handle clip, removes it, push it into install it and it'll slide right on and lock into place.
Again, if you need to move it back, push it on the handle clip just like that. Slides off, slide it back on and it'll lock into place. It's very quick to remove from one gear to the other.They do use high carbon steel heat treated gears, and it has the zinc tough plate finish on the winch. The tough plate finish has about three times the corrosion resistance of a standard zinc plating, and about 30% greater corrosion resistance when compared to powder coating. On the hub drum itself, does use permanently lubricated bearings on the shaft.
This one does happen to have a reversible ratchet plunger, right back here you can see. This can be switched to allow the cable to wind off of either the top or the bottom of the reel.Basically what that means is I'll show you here. When you ratchet, it's going clockwise. You can see if you pull up on this plunger, turn it 180 degrees and release it, it'll change into going counterclockwise. Then if you pull up on it, only go 90 degrees and keep it like that, it'll give you the free wheel position.
That's when you use your handbrake. The handbrake, when it's in the free wheel, inaudible 00:01:55 controlling the load release and then once you release it back into gear.This part is made in the USA. A few specs on this, the gear ratios, they would be for the high speed and the low speed. Right now, it's on the top shaft, which is the high speed. It's a six to one gear ratio.
What that means is for six revolutions of the handle will give you one revolution of the drum. If you move it to the lower shaft, which is the low speed, that's a 12 to one gear ratio, which means 12.1 revolutions of the handle for one revolution of the drum.Now, the drum hub diameter right in here is one and 5/16th of an inch. Maximum drum capacity, now this winch is for cable only. You can use either a 3/8th inch diameter cable, 37 feet long will work, and 7/32nd diameter cable and 106 feet long will fit in here. This does come with a cable keeper. If I turn it to this way, you can see this part right here that I've attached. It's a nut and a bolt with a cable keeper on it. What that is for is when you go to attach your cable to this, you run this through here, put it under that, tighten it down and that'll hold it into place as you start to install your cable onto your drum.Capacity on this again is 3,500 pounds. Handle length, center to center, is nine and a half inches. The base dimension, measure the overall base length from this end to this end, and that's going to be right at eight and a half inches long. Overall width right at five and 5/8th inches wide. You can see on the bottom of the base has multiple mounting holes to fit your application.Again, just to go over a few features on this. We're going to go ahead and reverse it this way, so you can see we crank it clockwise. If we pull it up, go 180 degrees, that'll change it to counterclockwise. Then, the quick change handle, just push in on that spring loaded handle, put it on, take it off, slide it right on. Simple as that. Then, your handbrake, when you go into the free wheel position, you just hold down on the handbrake and release it as you need. It gives you control hold release.That should do it for the review on the Dutton Lainson Two Speed Hand Winch with the handbrake, tough plate finish and a 3500 pound weight capacity.
Customer Reviews
Dutton-Lainson Hand Winch - TUFFPLATE Finish - 2 Speed - Direct Drive - 3,500 lbs - DL14881
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (7 Customer Reviews)
This Dutton-Lainson 2-speed, heavy-duty winch is designed for multipurpose horizontal pulling operations. It has a manually controlled hand brake for load release.
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by: Robert N09/08/2018
I bought this winch to mount in an enclosed trailer for vehicle recovery. I didnt want an electric winch because I knew it would not be used frequently and didnt want to deal with a battery. I was skeptical about the pullung power it would provide. In use however, I was able to drag with ease, a 2500 pound vehicle into the trailer with one of the vehicles wheels locked up. In low gear the winch is slow, but dang it will pull. So that the winch could be removed easily, I mounted it to a skid that is anchored to the front two tie downs in my trailer. This way when not needed it can be stored in the front of the trailer, or removed entirely. The best part, no batteries. Also, nothing to go bad from sitting idle for a while. 562809
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by: Garry09/17/2019
Great product and good service. 704905
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Shawn - 12/31/2018
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by: Shawn12/29/2017
Product was exactly what I hoped it would be. Website was very helpful throughout the entire process of ordering and tracking delivery. Thank you 463501
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All is good, thank you!
Shawn - 12/31/201848128
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by: Robert Patterson06/14/2017
Winch works great 392988
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by: Jeff M.12/08/2016
Great winch, using on car hauler trailer for items and pulling cars onto bed. Very heavy duty with nice attachment points. 323361
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by: Gary08/21/2015
I have not used the winch yet, but bought it to replace a Fulton 3700. The new winch is built much better than the Fulton winch. The gear switch is a plunger style that goes up and down when you crank the handle. Seems to be more sturdy, than the flip handle that the Fulton has. This product is made in America and it shows. The Fulton is not made in America and you can tell. I am very impressed with the owners manual that covers every aspect of installing and using the winch safely. I suggest viewing the video on this site and you will see what an impressive winch they make. 220771
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by: DBOMB08/19/2014
This product is great. I use it to load a #5800 boat.I recommend buying the cable that goes with it. You can order replacement parts of needed. 147319
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