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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
  • GDC kicks off Customer Service Week with call to go the extra mile
  • GDC off to Ethiopia as it inks well logging agreement with Shandong Kerui
  • New strategy charts Kenya’s geothermal growth to 2036
  • GDC celebrates excellence
  • B2B: Where reputation capital is profits
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