Hand Operated Wire Rope Winches and Hoists
Manually operated hand winches and wire rope hoists are not just efficient—they’re a budget-friendly solution for lifting and pulling loads! At LiftingSafety, we take pride in offering an exciting range of products from top-notch manufacturers like Yale, Pfaff, Verlinde, Tractel, and many more that we'll be introducing soon!
When you’re selecting the perfect equipment from this category, there are some key features to keep in mind. First, are you using the winch or hoist to lift materials or for pulling? If it’s for pulling, think about whether you need a free spool option for quick cable extension. Also, what’s the height of lift you require? Make sure to account for the length of wire rope needed at maximum extension! Consider how you’ll mount your hand-operated winch—will it be floor-mounted, wall-mounted, or as a portable wire rope hoist? And don’t forget about the handle position! Ensure it can be easily operated in your chosen space without any interference. Lastly, think about the environment; do you need something corrosion-resistant or made from stainless steel?
A wire rope hand-operated hoist is primarily designed for lifting, but it also safely handles pulling loads. On the other hand, a hand-operated wire rope winch that is specifically for pulling and should never be used to lift. The key point here is the factor of safety (FOS): lifting requires a FOS of 5:1, while pulling winches only need a 3:1 FOS.
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Explore Our Hand Winch Range by Brand

Yale Manual Hand Winches

Pfaff Manual Hand Winches

Gebuwin Hand Winches

Tiger Hand Winches

Hadef Manual Hand Winches

Tractel Hand Winches

Verlinde Hand Winches

Other Hand Winches
All Hand Operated Wire Rope Winches and Hoists

Suitable for use in areas where electricity is not available or where electric appliances can not be safely operated on account of water, mud or dirt.

The HW-C has a winching housing and rope drum from robust steel plate for high versatility. Automatic load pressure brake for safe holding and extremely sensitive lowering of the load. The wire rope winch comes with a high visibility, yellow, powder coated finishes standard.

Pfaff SW-W (SG) light-duty manual wall-mounted 125kg wire rope winches are supplied with a removable crank, inside brake spring retention and aluminium housing. Particularly suited to industrial use, plant construction and agriculture as they are robust and well engineered. We can also supply you with a safety lock-off removable hand crank.

Pfaff SW-W heavy-duty hand crank winches for a tensile load of 300kg to 750kg, Pfaff-silberblau offers you winches with spur-gear units which have an externally mounted spring-loaded safety crank and steel panel housing. Features an externally braked safety crank.


The friction disk brake equipped with a shuttle valve on our wire rope winch prevents from unintentional lowering of the load in every position. The galvanized wire rope winches with tension loads of 150kg, 350kg, 650kg, 900kg, 1200kg have been galvanized in order to improve corrosion protection.

Strength is easy to prove: For the lifting and lowering of loads our hand manual wire rope winch with worm gear and additional friction disk brake is mounted onto the wall and takes up to 5 tons tension loads. Winch housing and rope drum is made of robust steel plate. Sizes from 2 tons upwards are equipped with an additional speed increasing ratio used for overdrive.

Specially designed for moving loads over people, conforms to German safety standard BVG C1. This winch has a grooved drum and is driven by a single reduction pair of straight cut internal spur gears. The load is automatically held by a safety spring double brake system, each capable of holding the full load. For improved rope coiling, a spring loaded rope pressure drum is fitted. Winding on one layer only.




Can be used as a rotary actuator, as a gearbox for cable winches or as a gearbox for chain drives. Easy and safe operation.

The S20 can be used as a rotary actuator, as a gearbox for cable winches or as a gearbox for chain drives. With cast iron hosuing mounted into a rolled section fixing bracket, machined worm wheel and hardened worm shaft running on bronze bushes.


The Gebuwin range of hand driven spur gear winches are known for their robust construction. The cranks can be adjusted in length and are recoil-free. All rotating parts run in maintenance free bearings. The winches have a static safety factor of minimum 4.

The Gebuwin range of hand driven spur gear winches are known for their robust construction. The cranks can be adjusted in length and are recoil-free. All rotating parts run in maintenance free bearings. The winches have a static safety factor of minimum 4.

The Gebuwin range of hand driven spur gear winches are known for their robust construction. The cranks can be adjusted in length and are recoil-free. All rotating parts run in maintenance free bearings.

The Gebuwin range of hand driven worm gear winches are known for their robust construction. The hoisting capacities are calculated according to the first cable layer on the cable drum.

A robust worm gear winch constructed with a fully covered gearing (IP 54).
The cable drum, the crank and all outgoing shafts are made of high quality 316 stainless steel. All fasteners are of A4 quality stainless steel. The surface treatment of the steel housing complies with the stringent paint specifications C5M according to DIN/ISO 12944.

The Gebuwin range of hand driven worm gear winches are known for their robust construction. This range of winches are used for both hoisting and pulling of loads. These worm gear winches are equipped with a cable drum free spool, making it possible for the cable to be easily pulled from the drum, due to the fact that the cable drum can be detached from the transmission.

The winches are equipped with a load pressure brake. This brake holds the load at any required height during hoisting and lowering. The worm gear winches are more safe than the spur gear winches, due to the fact that 50% of the braking is done by the friction loss in the transmission. Subsequently, the load on the pressure brake is greatly reduced. Due to the higher friction loss in the transmission, the worm gear winches have a lower performance efficiency than the spur gear winches

The hoisting capacity of the winch is 200kg which is calculated according to the first cable layer on the cable drum. The closed worm gear box has a transmission with a self braking capacity. This self braking capacity ensures a hold of the load at any required height during hoisting and lowering.
All rotating parts run in maintenance free bearings. The winch can be wall mounted or console mounted, and is available in grey/black paint.

This pneumatic auxiliary motor and electrical auxiliary motors are intended as an alternative to the manual drive and are only used for brief and non-frequent usage. The combination of manual winch and electrical or pneumatic auxiliary motor is not an alternative to an electrical driven winch.

Unique OCP (Organic Corrosion Protection) coating providing superior corrosion resistance and friction protection. High quality multi-purpose winch. Positive load-actuated brake can hold the load in any position. Compact, light-weight and rugged construction. Gears and brakes fully covered to prevent dust, dirt and rain contamination. Very low operator effort required for easy operation and features a Universal mounting plate. Available as 800lb (360kg), 1200lb (550kg), 1800lb (400kg) and 2600lb (590kg) models







Hadef 147/05 Professional Wirerope Pull Hoist, Range 800kg to 3,200kg, Overload protection by shear bolt


Manual geared winches may be used for lifting or pulling a load and are available in two versions: one model with spur gearing and one with worm gearing. The cable is wound onto the drum by turning the crank. There is an automatic ratchet brake with stainless steel spring on both series and it's weather resistant with highly robust chassis and treated mechanical parts. There's also a safety device to prevent release of the machine when under load. Adjustable handle length.

Carol winches are manual wire rope winches for installation in a permanent location. They may be used for lifting or pulling a load and are available in two versions: one model with spur gearing and one with worm gearing. The cable is wound onto the drum by turning the crank. The gears have been fully subjected to endurance and destruction tests. Hubs machined to retain lubrication. Automatic ratchet brake with stainless steel spring on both series. Drum released by an easily accessible lever. Safety device to prevent release of the machine when under load. Mechanism protected by a removable casing. Wire rope anchor point: Adaptable to various rope diameters without any special tool. Adjustable handle length makes it easy to use.

On this geared hand winch all of the gears used in the winching process are spur geared, which provides the operator with optimal hoisting or traction force transmission and features a low operating noise. The winch frame is supplied from galvanised steel as standard with a stainless steel construction available on request. The load is safely maintained by an automatically engaging brake for raising and lowering.
Verlinde ME Declutchable Hand Winch is available in the following sizes - 150kg, 300kg, 500kg, 1000kg, 2000kg.

All the gears used in the winches are spur gears that provide the operator with optimum hoisting or traction force transmission with low operating noise. The winch frames are supplied with galvanised steel frame as standard (stainless frames available).
Available in 250kg, 500kg, 1000kg, 1500kg, 2000kg and 3000kg Capacities.


The capacity (SWL - Safe working load) of any hand winch may vary throughout the range and may be dependent on the amount of rope left on the drum while in use; they are all supplied with galvanised cable or in stainless steel wire rope for harsh conditions such as offshore.
The range of wire rope hand winches that we sell is far greater than we presently offer online so if you are unsure or cannot find a suitable winch for your application, please do not hesitate to contact our team for more information, advice or for a quote.
Online we have an extensive winch range supplied by some of the following high quality manufacturers: Yale; Hadef; Pfaff; Verlinde or Tractel, however we can source and supply just about any brand of winch on the market and if we cannot, we can always find a suitable alternative to suit your needs and meet your desired specifications.
Hand winches are a manual operation winch and can be supplied certified for lifting material or for pulling equipment.
Important: A hand powered manually operated lifting winch (hoist) which is designed for raising and lowering materials is not certified for man riding, carrying people, transporting people or for rescue from height. Please see our height safety category or contact our technical staff for information, advice or to purchase a man-riding winch.
We are a supplier of winches which are generally more suited to industrial use or heavy duty and demanding applications; which with the majority of the hand winches available here will hold the load if the user needs to take a rest, these mainly spur gear winches or worm gear winches.