Winch yog cov cuab yeej siv tshuab uas siv los rub tawm lossis tso tawm lossis hloov kho qhov nro ntawm txoj hlua lossis hlau hlua, thiab tuaj yeem siv los ntawm hluav taws xob, hydraulic, pneumatic lossis sab hauv combustion drives. Peb tsim thiab tsim hydraulic thiab hluav taws xob hom. Peb cov winches yog categorized los ntawm kev txiav txim siab ntawm kev teeb tsa thiab kev thov.