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2. Anchor windlass - Wikipedia

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   The combined port anchor windlass and winch of the modern ferry Stena Britannica. The hydraulically operated brake and pawl allows the anchor to be dropped from the ship's bridge. [citation needed] A windlass is a machine used on ships that is used to let-out and heave-up equipment such as a ship's anchor or a fishing trawl. On some ships, it ...

3. Hydraulic jigger - Wikipedia

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   [ii] The other side was filled with hydraulic fluid. When the launch valve was triggered, the hydraulic fluid pressure dropped rapidly as fluid was vented into an unpressurised catch tank. The piston was forced rapidly from the air end to the hydraulic end, pulling the crosshead and the jigger pulleys and drawing the launch trolley forwards.

4. Windlass - Wikipedia

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   Turnbridge windlass lifting road bridge over Huddersfield Broad Canal Differential windlass. The windlass / ˈ w ɪ n d l ə s / is an apparatus for moving heavy weights. Typically, a windlass consists of a horizontal cylinder (barrel), which is rotated by the turn of a crank or belt.

5. Come-along - Wikipedia

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   A come-along. A come-along, also known as a power puller, is a hand-operated winch with a ratchet used to pull objects. The drum is wrapped with wire rope.A similar tool that uses a nylon strap is used to straighten trees, as it straightens gradually over time, therefore not splitting the trunk.

6. Active heave compensation - Wikipedia

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   [4] [5] Hydraulic "active boost" winches control the oil flow from the pump(s) to the winch so that the target position is reached. Hydraulic winch systems can use accumulators and passive heave compensation to form a semi-active system with both an active and a passive component. In such systems the active part will take over when the passive ...

7. Winch - Wikipedia

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   The winch is either controlled with a detachable cable, a button inside the car or wireless remote. Older vehicles may have a PTO winch, controlled via the car's transmission, a secondary clutch maybe used so the vehicle does not need to be moving while winching. Some winches are powered by the pressure generated in the hydraulic steering system.