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A winch is a device consisting of a cable or chain wound around a horizontal rotating drum, turned typically by a crank or motor. It is used for hauling, lifting or adjusting the tension of a cable/chain.

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Recent Posts
  • Upbeat GDC begins rig move to Suswa field in readiness for drilling
  • GDC celebrates Kenya’s win for 2029 World Geothermal Congress
  • From the analogue to the digital: The story of geothermal casing inspection 
  • Kachumo: The day I presented to the President
  • GDC adopts school in Paka Hills – a gesture that promisesto transform generations
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