The portable winch is used for pre-skidding
tree length or single logs from the stand (buffer 12 or 13) to the trail
(buffer 22 or 23). Other possibilities to pre-skid logs are by tractor winch, horse/
mule or a human carrying the logs.
The portable winch is a powered tool that reels
in or pays out a cable. To use the reeling function the portable winch gets
tied to the base of a tree close to its location. From there the portable winch
can fulfill its dragging function as soon as the cable has been fixed to the
full tree, tree length or log, that should be dragged.
Because of its light weight, the portable
winch causes negligible soil compaction and can be carried to its location by
human. Since the portable winch needs to be carried into the stand/ trail by a
human, the work with the portable winch is considered as motor-manual work.
