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This Dutton-Lainson worm-gear winch is designed for vertical lifting applications. Load holds when cranking is stopped. Hex drive lets you crank winch with power drill or included socket-head handle.
Features:
Specs:
| Worm Gear Specifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model | Winch Description | Rated Capacity (1) | Drum Hub Diameter | Gear Ratio | Handle Length | Max. Mechanical Advantage | Max. Drum Capacity - Cable (2) |
| DL11011 | Reg. Drum | 1,500 lb. | 1-1/2" | 30:1 | -- | 240 | 1/4" x43' |
(1) Capacity is based on direct line pull on the first layer of line on the drum. Capacity is reduced as line builds up on the drum. (2) Drum capacity shown is based on cable size listed. (Cable not included.) | |||||||
Winches are not to be used for lifting, supporting, or transporting people, or for loads over areas where people can be present.
Customer Satisfaction Score:
98% were satisfied with this product
2% of customers were not satisfied
Ratings & Reviews
Received on time and no hassles. Made in USA and the quality is excellent. All welds ground and fitments are tight. Using it to heavy lift tires and rims onto a storage platform- driving it with 18v right angle drill and 5/8" socket.
I use this Hex Drive DL Winch to raise and lower my Purple Martin Bird Racks. It's Great because all I have to do is use a 5/8" Socket and Drill to do all the work for me. No lifting, straining or cranking. As a Disabled Vietnam Vet it has made my life much easier - Wish I'd got them years ago!!
Winch arrived a few days after I ordered it. Very prompt delivery ahead of schedule. I am very happy with the winch. I used it to lift heavy meat carcasses in my walk in cooler. Works extremely well with little effort. I especially appreciate the opportunity to use a cordless drill to operate it. I highly recommend this winch and would definitely buy a second one if needed.
Dan
9/4/2021
I have had this winch for a year now and it works great. I wouldnt hesitate to repeat this purchase.In my opinion it is still a 5 star purchase.
I really like the functionality and ease of operation. I am using mine to raise/lower my deer feeder to 17 feet. With a full feeder of 300 lbs of corn this winch simplified the process using a battery drill to drive the worm gear. Installation was made easier using the adapter plate from the same mfg.
We are using the 2 winches in place of a rope pull and cleat for 2- 20 foot wide commercial roll up curtains that are elevated. We did not want to risk the curtains dropping when being rolled up or down as it has a 50 lb weight bar in it. The worm gear adds the safety feature of locking the load at any point of use. It is operated with a battery drill and socket. Great quality, good option of this application.
This winch has been a wonderful purchase. I use it with a portable drill, and it has performed beyond expectations. The quality is outstanding.
I have a ham radio antenna on a 30 foot tower. I no longer climb that tower,
so I installed an elevator arrangement on it. I used to handcrank it, and a friend told me about your worm gear crank. Perfect solution for me.
Purchased as a Christmas gift for my older dad to winch up firewood to the deck level of his home using a battery drill for power. Has been an excellent addition to making life just a bit easier!
Just received the winch! Excellent quality from first blush. Will have to wait a week or two before I can test its lifting capability. I have installed it in a wall position, using cable and pulleys attached to the ceiling to lift something up next to the ceiling occasionally.
One of my greatest purchases ever. My driveway is inclined and I'm getting old. I need to bring my boat in nose first so pushing it into the garage was getting difficult. I bolted this winch to the floor and now use my electric drill to winch it into the garage using just my trigger finger. The unit is well made, pretty fast with a drill - much faster than the d/c models, and plenty of room for lots of cable. Excellent tool and I highly recommend.
Excellent winch. Used an 18v drill with a 5/8" socket/drill socket adapter and 2 pulleys with the winch. Use these on the ranch and can easily winch a compact & mid series tractor onto a trailer as well as lifting game feeder barrels. I have purchased 5 of these winches from eTrailer for various uses which eliminated the manual effort and strain of hand crank winches and rope & pulley winches. I keep the worm gear cleaned & greased and apply a few drops of oil on the shaft bearings which should keep these winches working good for a very long time.
Very easy to install and use, either manually or with a drill. Good solid construction. One DL winch replaced a 40-year old mast-raising electric winch that failed. The other DL winch replaced a rusty hand winch for tilting the mast over that was too difficult to turn. Both new winches make raising and tilting over my ham radio antenna simple. Highly recommended. Good experience with etrailer.
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Far exceeded my expectations! Really impressed with the heavy frame and construction. I am a heavy equipment tech. by trade. I have used worm gear winches to pull heavy loads. The beauty of a worm gear winch is the anti-reversing effect. I am driving my winch with a cordless drill. I two part my system and pull logs up a hill. At 54 my arms are wearing out. I can't crank a regular style winch all day and or come along. I am every excited about using this unit for a long time. Sorry no photos.
Steven W.
8/31/2017
Exceeded expectations
I use my Dutton-Lainson Worm Gear Winch with Hex Drive and Fulton Winch Cable to raise and lower my Purple Martin Gourd Racks. They were an excellent choice and I just use a Cordless Drill to do all the work.! My old winches had cranks. They were jerky and hard to crank! These winches are so easy to use, no cranking, no straining, no sweat, they stop when you stop.!! Very Strong, Safe and Reliable Winches that work Great!! Wish I'd got them years ago!
Just got the winch mounted and cabled up..
Would prefer the grease for the unit come in a self application pack.. I got the red stuff all over trying to thread the cable onto the drum....
Someone recommend hooking a drill up to the unit to load the cable and that is what I did.. Really helped out.
Will see how it works once I get the load attached to the hook...
well made and look forward to using it for years to come...
Ron A.
6/6/2017
The winch worked well for me. We are using it to raise and lower a 40 mirror ball through a chandelier opening when needed. The electric drill makes the installation of the mirror ball real smooth. Very pleased with its performance and not for sure if we could even use the mirror ball in the position it is in without this specific winch.
Looking for a hand winch for a garage ceiling storage platform? Finally found one here that met my needs. Rep was most helpful redirecting me from what I had chosen to what I was requesting. Cost me a few dollars more but he was correct with his recommendation. Good. He connected me to the OEM for questioning also. Good. Arrived as scheduled. Good. Rep agreed if it didn't meet my satisfaction he'd take it back as long as I'd not affected its resale condition. Fair enough. Read the instructions. Could use a little tweak here or there but understandable and usable. Was unable to determine any winch fabrication and/or design issue of importance. Practiced on using 1/2" drill operation of the winch. I'm keeping it. Now to start the installation.
Jenny N.
3/22/2023
Your project sounds intriguing and I am so glad that we could help! I would love to see a picture of it in use when all is said and done.
Look, a worm gear winch is slow but powerful!! Don’t know if you know this but the physics of worm gear winches will not allow reversal, (in other words they won’t release unless you release them). I use this winch EVERY day! It’s an animal!! Get one and try it out with a snatch block. You will not be disappointed!!!
Stevie D.
9/7/2020
Fantastic
Great product. I used it to create a motorized hard top lift for my Mazda Miata. I just use a cordless drill fitted with a long extension and socket to power the winch. This is perfect because I can remove or replace my hardtop by myself with no assistance and the worm drive winch will hold position by simply stopping the drill. I can make very minute adjustments in height very easily. Way, way better than a pulley system.
It's performance is great. I've had to winch heavy items with ease ( Cabinet Table Saw, Chipper, Tote full of soil (90 gallon)). Used the Electric drill adapter with no problems. The winch is mounted on a Karavan Trailer ([home improvement store])... Made winch cover from a 5 gallon bucket.
Stephen
11/22/2022
The product has performed well. A great help to have.
It is a great winch. We use it to lift firewood about 12 feet with a jib crane on to our deck. It easily and quickly lifts lifts 350 pounds of wood using either a corded or cordless drill. It does not require a ratchet but stays in place when the drill is not attached even under a load. We use Dyneema synthetic line(sailboat rigging) rather than steel cable as it is stronger and easier to work with. It’s a great winch. Nothing but good things to say about it. This is our second season using it and it looks and performs like new. It by far outperformed my expectations.
J. B.
11/20/2022
We are extremely happy with the winch after a year. Using an electric drill it can lift 700 or 800 pounds easily and quickly. It does not need to be locked into place. It holds its position. Everything I wanted in the winch and it’s holding up well. would recommend it to anybody.
Not your normal use of a worm gear winch, but here it goes. The photo is of a Comet sailboat, built circa 1960. This boat is owned by my older sister, she will be 75 this year, she has lost some strenght in her hands and couldn't get the centerboard up , down is easy with gravity and all, found your product and applied to my problem.
Steve
Winch is great quality and works for our purpose just fine even though it is seldom actually put to use. Needed a way for grandkids to raise/lower the heavy metal door on our “Turkey Palace”. As they virtually never actually do this, the adults raise and lower it by hand as it’s time consuming with the winches gearing. On the occasions when it is used, it does the job admirably and I would recommend it.
Skip
11/4/2022
We’ll I’d have to say that the winch hasn’t been used at all after it’s initial trial. Not because of any fault of the winch, simply because no one wanted to take the effort to use this heavy ramp. I have opened it by hand the few times its been opened.
I am building a setup to raise and lower an ameteur radio tower. Purchased a winch from a hardware chain store, it looked just like yours and was $25 cheaper. It was rated for 2000lbs, but stripped out at only 200lbs and left my hanging with tower raise only 30 degrees, yes I had a scale on one of the cables. Replaced with your product today, it didn't even strain, even though it is rated for 500 lbs less. Lesson learned. Great product and btw I've had the same winch installed on another tower for years, has worked flawlessly.
Dave
9/3/2024
One year later and still working well, please remember a regular application of a moly based greese helps with wear
This is a very nice worm gear winch, perfect for my needs. Using it to raise and lower a heavy steel 1977 opaque projector. Works great.
As advertised
My application; buck pole.
5/8 socket to 1/2 driver (suggested)
I ordered this worm gear winch & cable to lift and hang two bicycles - mounted on the bicycle carrier rack - from my shop ceiling, (10'-1" height).
The entire system was my own design and it performs very well, lifting the bikes and rack complete to a clear height of just less 6 ft, freeing up some floor space. The products delivered a day later than promised, but I'm completely satisfied with the product quality (USA mfg'd) and related pricing. I believe I received a full measure of service and I will not hesitate to shop etrailer again.
Gwendolyn Y.
4/14/2025
That's such a good idea, Kevin! I have heard people sorting other things like this but not with the bikes still on the rack.
Kevin
4/12/2026
Still performs exactly as hoped and intended.
James D.
4/13/2026
Kevin
4/12/2026
Performing as hoped and exactly as intended :
Gwendolyn Y.
4/13/2026
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Rodger D.
6/6/2017
Its been a year now since I purchased my Dutton-Lainson Worm Gear Winch with Hex Drive. It is a quality product and works impressively to raise and lower my Purple Martin Racks. Using a cordless drill expedites my Nest Check time. And a Worm Gear Winch is the best brake winch you can get when you stop raising or lowering it stops. One of the most efficient and reliable Winches on the market today.!