perhaps they are quicker and lighter, but tirfors also have key advantages over a petrol winches. Firstly steel cable does not stretch, which when doing some critical work can be a huge advantage. Secondly and very importantly they can lower and raise a load in a controlled manor.
i own both...
I have an old 5 ton in the back of the workshop somewhere. Big, heavy & cumbersome, I truly hate the thing, but it has it's place. It has been used 4 times over the last few years - twice to get the tracked chipper unstuck & twice pulling heavy back leaning stems over.
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