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Customer Reviews for Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A

Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A

Item# 638610
Multiple application winch to raise or lower boats, sailboat keels, grain augers and more. Automatic brake holds load in position when handle is released. Minimum operating load of 75 Lbs. Rugged construction, 9 3/8in. handle. U.S.A. Gear Ratio 5.41, Drum Capacity Strap ft. 31, Load Capacity lbs. 1,500, Speeds 1, Rope Type Not included, Braking Automatic, Drum Capacity Wire Rope ft. 60 of 1/4 in. cable, Mounting Bolt Pattern L x W in. 5 1/2 x 4 3/8, Strap Not included, Line Pull lbs. 1,500, Handle Length in. 9 3/8, Ratchet Type Two-way. 2 1/2in. diameter drum Bronze powder-coated finish Cranks in and out under load Self-locking winch does not freewheel, making it ideal for vertical lifting
Average Customer Rating:
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Customer Reviews for Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A
Review 1 for Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A
Overall Rating:
5 / 5
5 / 5

Best of this type, #1 by a long shot.

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May 7, 2012
By truespirit
from Heber Springs, Arkansas
"this type of hand winch raise's and lowers with ease. No free spinning handle to break your arm, no clickers to engage or break just crank up or crank down and it stops when you stop. I really don't understand how it works, but it works great. We use them here on the little red river for small boat lifts."
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Review 2 for Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A
Overall Rating:
5 / 5
5 / 5

Great hand winch,

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January 9, 2012
By BDbuilder
from Colorado
"Actually when I ordered the winch, some how I missed the auto brake feature,
It is great, for the application I have it on, and is safer and easer than one with the ratchet feature, as there is a load on it when raising and lowering the item, I do no think the load can get away from one,
(the only draw back is on a unloaded cable you can not pull the cable and have it free wheel and unroll. The handle must be cranked, and cable pulled at the same time to unroll the cable, this is not a problem in my application.
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Review 3 for Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A
Overall Rating:
5 / 5
5 / 5

JET SKI LIFT

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October 17, 2011
By Micahel
from Island in Michigan
"I made this purchase about two years ago. It was to replace a twenty year old unit. I own a Jet Ski that ways over a 1000 pounds. This unit does a fine job. It's left out in weather and has not shown any ill effects of weather."
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Review 4 for Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A
Overall Rating:
4 / 5
4 / 5

sailboat keel winch

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June 8, 2011
By georgiabikeguy
"Winch is a great replacement for tired, old swing-keel winch in trailerable sailboat... Automatic braking feature ads a great deal of safety when lowering and raising a 550 lb steel keel..."
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Review 5 for Dutton-Lainson Winch with Automatic Brake - 1500-Lb. Capacity, Model# DLB1500A
Overall Rating:
5 / 5
5 / 5

Tower Raising Winch

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April 3, 2011
By silverbox1961
from Idaho Falls, Idaho
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"I used the Dutton-Lainson Model DLB1500A to raise and lower a forty (40) foot Rohn 25 tower with a hinged base. The winch contains Fifty (50) feet of 3/16 inch wire rope. The winch works very well in this application. I selected this winch because it is very similar to winch on my fifty five foot Tristao crank up tower that I have used for thirty years. This winch is as heavy in construction as the one used on the Tristao tower.Tower ba"
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