Single-Speed Boat Trailer Winch with 20' Strap - 1,800 lbs

Video Transcript for Jif Marine Trailer Winch - Standard Hand Winch - 315-W1800D Review

Speaker 1: Today we're going to take a look at the single speed boat trailer winch with the 20 foot strap and hook. This is a manual hand winch which will mount to your truck or your trailer to ease loading of ATVs, boats, and heavy equipment. It does use the two way ratcheting mechanism right here. It allows for a simple tightening or loosening of the strap. Right now we have it in the ratchet pawl here, it's called, is in the up or the forward position. This will allow you to crank, to turn the crank clockwise.

If you notice, that allows the strap to come in. Now if you move this pawl down into the lower position, in the down or the reverse position, then you crank counterclockwise, and that will allow the strap to line out.There's also a neutral position. If you put it in the neutral position, this will allow the drum to freewheel for a nice quick line payout. It does use a self-locking crank to ensure security while in use. It is a single speed operation, so it will increase the mechanical advantage to pull heavy items.

The gear ratio on this is 5.1:1. What's that telling you is for every 5.1 revolutions of this handle it will turn this drum one revolution.It does use heat-treated high carbon steel gears to ensure strength. It has zinc plating for corrosion resistance. This is designed for use with either a winch strap or steel cable. This one does come with the 20 foot long black polyester strap with the snap hook included.

If you notice on the handle itself, it has this nice plastic comfort grip, so it ensures a nice secure hold on the handle when you're cranking. This winch is SAE-certified.Now the handle length. We're going to measure the handle length, and that will measure from the center here to the center here. You can see if we go center to center, it's going to be right at 8 inches for the handle length. The drum storage, it will hold 20 foot of strap, 2 inch wide strap.

The hub diameter that the strap attaches to is 11/16 of an inch. Weight capacity on this winch is 1,800 pounds, and the last thing I'll do is I just want to measure the base dimensions on this to give you an idea of the area needed to install it. Overall length is right at 6 1/4 inches. Overall width is right at 3 3/4 inches, and if you notice, there are multiple mounting holes for your application. That should do it for the review on the single speed boat trailer winch with the 20 foot strap and the hook.