The final delivery from North Sea Winches saw these compact 20 tonne diesel powered winches leave us in what was to round off a successful 2018. The manually operated system was made within a single frame for ease of transport and installation exactly how the customer requested it.

Some of the performance information for the winches is as follows:

Drive System: Hydraulic

Winch Performance:   Pull Load (kg):   Rope Speed (metres/min):

1st Layer                          20,600                     11.3 
2nd Layer                        18,800                     12.5 
3rd Layer                         17,200                     13.6

Rope Material: Wire Rope 
Rope Length (Capacity): 150 metres over 4 layers 
Rope Diameter: 32mm.

Controls: Spring centre control valve unit. Winch mounted motion control block. Double counterbalance & cross-line relief valves.

Winch Information:

Overall Dimensions (W x D x H): 
1306mm x 1000mm x 1050mm

Weight (winch only, no wire): 1250 KG

DHPU Technical Information:
Drive System: Diesel Engine 
DHPU Flow Rate: 148 litres per minute 
DHPU Working Pressure: 200 Bar 
Input (Power) Source: Diesel Engine  
Engine Rating: 50kW 
Engine Oil: SAE 10W-40 (7 Litre Capacity, not including filter – Guide only) 
Hydraulic Fluid: 32 Grade Hydraulic Oil 
Filtration: 
Tank Return Filter 
Reservoir Capacity:
Minimum: 129 Litres (Red line on level indicator) 
Maximum 185 Litres (Black