Various forms of drive, clutch and brake are fitted, depending on the use for which the winch is intended, e.g. cargo work, minesweeping.
Indidi zezakhiwo zokuqhuba ukubamba nokumisa ziyalingana, kuxhomekeka emsebenzini wokuba sesiphi isixhobo sotsalo esikuyo, umzekelo umsebenzi womthwalo wezithuthi, utshayelo lwemigodi.