we were harder on the Smittybilt than any of our other test winches. Frankly, we got medieval on it with repeated and brutally hard back-to-back pulls. The XRC 8 never stumbled. While the motor ...

During this test, we also wanted to record the maximum operating temperature of each winch motor. To do so, we purchased a digital temperature gauge that recorded the maximum temperature in a ...

In this test, we put our custom-built winch to the ultimate challenge: lifting a real person. From motor power to cable tension, it’s time to find out if this tech is superhero-approved.

I mean the technical advancement of everything from lights to winches (the electric motor-driven recovery mechanisms ... For me, this proved a test of both physical strength and also patience.

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. --A new M88 Winch Test Facility in the Nichols Industrial Complex makes testing the recovery winch capacity on the M88A1 and M88A2 safer and more efficient. A test of the ...