PTO-driven winches were sometimes fitted. But for many reasons, including that they’d work even if the engine was off, electric winches became popular, and the PTO winch is more of a nostalgic ...

The winch has a smooth drum so that it can accommodate various sized cable and ... A lead screw, driven by helical-bevel gearbox and electric motor, is used to traverse the level wind sheave across ...

The patent, granted to Jeep last month, shows a gearbox that allows the front electric motor to provide power to either the front wheels or an integrated winch. In normal driving ...