2-Speed Boat Trailer Winch with 20' Strap and Brake - 3,200 lbs

Video Transcript for Jif Marine Trailer Winch - Standard Hand Winch - 315-W3200D Review

Speaker 1: Today we're taking a look at a two-speed boat trailer winch. Now this hand winch mounts to your trailer to ease loading of boats and heavy equipment. It does feature a two-way ratcheting mechanism that allows for simple reeling in, or extending out the strap. It also features a self-locking crank, which ensures security while in use. Handle is included as well as the attachment hardware. The handle simply goes over this portion here.

Then that allows you to rotate. Then the ratchet pull in the back allows you to change the rotation direction of the drum, or of the hub.It's a really nice easy to use design that does feature two speeds to choose from. Which allows for more control while securing or releasing your equipment. It features a fast speed, which lets you bring the line in quickly. Then it features a lower speed, which offers increased mechanical advantage for pulling in heavier items.

It also features a neutral free wheel position, which allows for quick line payout without the handle spinning. To change the speeds and to get into the neutral free wheel position all you have to do is release the lever right here. Then you take this shaft and you can slide it to the position that you need. So, again three positions, two speeds and a free wheel position to choose from. This shaft design is really nice because on a lot of the old winches you used to have to take the handle off and relocate it to change speeds.

So this one all you got to do, again, is pull that lever and slide the shaft to whatever position you need for your application.When it comes to the gearing and the brake system it's made from steel and it's heat treated high carbon steel. So it ensures strength and durability. We are looking at an overall nice steel construction with zinc plating for corrosion resistance. It is designed for use with a winch or a .. Or, excuse me, a winch strap or a steel cable.

It does come with a 20 foot long by two inch wide black strap already installed. Included, ready to go. On the end it has the hook with the safety latch mechanism to ensure a nice connection without accidental disconnection.Here on the back side we have the ratchet pull. Just flip it to whatever direction you're wanting to use for your application. Then, right here we have the brake lever. This is really nice. So, if you have this on your boat, and you're extending or letting the boat out into the water, and if it starts going a lot faster than what you want it to you can actually control that by using this hand brake right here. So, that's a nice built in feature of the unit.Again, it does come with the comfort grip handle. Ensures a secure hold as well as comfortable operation. This unit is SAE certified. The handle length from the center of where it mounts to the center of the hand grip is around 10 inches. The gear ratio and load gear is 5.1 to one. That means for every 5.1 full turns of the handle, this unit completes one rotation. High gear is 12.2 to one. So for every 12.2 full turns of the handle it completes one full rotation. Underneath this strap is the drum hub. That has a diameter of 15/16th of an inch. The weight capacity on this winch is 32,000 pounds.I did take some measurements for you, which I just want to mention real quick. The overall width from outer edge, including the hardware and the posts, to outer edge is 9 and 7/8ths inches wide. From the front of the unit to the very back, and I measured with the brake handle in the down position. So from this point here, to this point here was 12 and 3/4 inches long. From bottom to top is seven and 1/4 inches tall. When you look at the base you can see it has a multi hole design for easy mounting. Mounting hardware is not included. But this base measures five and 3/4 inches wide by seven and 1/8th inches long.That's going to do it for today's look at the two speed boat trailer winch with a capacity of 32,000 pounds.