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Lewis Winches best for Duck Hunting and River Boats

2012-02-02T10:43:00.000-08:00

“Here’s a picture where I counted 15 Lewis Winches mounted on these duck boats in a row.

Some winches are painted camo and some are not.

Shiawassee River State Game Area is 10,000 acres of managed hunting flooded crop land and sometimes we have to pull over as many as 3 dikes to get to some areas – so that’s where the Lewis Winch is a must.

Check www.shiawasseekid.com to see some pictures of us putting Lewis Winch mounts on the bow of boats and canoes. I bought my original winch from Mr. Lewis some 20 years ago and I guess I started a fad because there are at least around 100 Lewis Winches being used in our area and there’s 2 Lewis Winch dealers - one in Saginaw (Wolfhiel Hardware) and the other one in St.Charles (Bares Sporting Goods) - and they send me a lot of mounts. So all is well.”

- Butch Boivin, duck boat Lewis Winch installer in Michigan

For more information please visit www.Lewiswinch.com

Lewis Winch Wish List

2010-12-17T14:09:00.000-08:00

Posted by: Lewis Winch.

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Here's wishing you the best of the season from all of us at Lewis Winch.

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2010-12-08T10:19:00.000-08:00

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Lewis Winch, best winch for the buck!

2010-02-05T12:50:00.000-08:00

I like to hunt at the Shiawassee state game area and looking at a 14 ft boat and was trying to find a good winch. I have heard good things about Lewis Winches, but they seem a bit expensive, is it worth the money or is there a better cheaper brand, any suggestions?

B compeau
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Lewis is the only winch, IMO.

Shiawasseekid

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You have two choices. Go light and haul everything over the dikes or buy a Lewis Winch. I got to see SK's rig this Sunday and we were over the dikes in no time. And no unloading other than people and the dog.

Sampsons owner

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Get the Lewis Winch, buy once, cry once. I saw people this weekend using electric winches, all they did was hold everyone else up. Next thing you know you got 6 boats wanting to pull over and the guy with the electric is still on top of the dike 5 minutes later.

Adam Gibbs, hunting guide.

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Don't fall for the Rule Winch trap either. It will explode and u will be out $500.00.

Shiawasseekid

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Trust me when I say THE KID speaketh the truth!!! Nothing like being 3/4 of the way over the pull into the Federal Marsh and having all the plastic gearing in the Rule Winch explode...Believe me it does not make for a fun morning.

Luckily I bought it from Cabelas and they took it back, but just save yourself the hassle and get the Lewis Winch. On the third year of pulling a way too big boat (as Shi Kid says) and (the Lewis Winch) still doing fine.

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If I had $5.00 for every battery winch I've pulled over the dike behind mine...I could of purchased another Lewis Winch.

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Lewis Winches are the best for Duck Boats!

2010-02-05T11:51:00.000-08:00

I own a 14 ft flat bottom that I have been slowly rigging out for Duck hunting. Mostly complete at this point but I would like a winch.

Question: Why don't I see many people with electric winches? Do I need a Lewis Winch? Most hunting will involve non-winch activities but several trips to Saginaw or St Charles can be expected. Thoughts? costs? Thanks in advance.

Drewman

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No options, only the Lewis Winch. Anything else is a waste of time and money.

Gunner87

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See video of Lewis Winch pulling boat over dike at this link.

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I see a lot of electric winches every year as I pass them. I even see them as I tow them in after they run their batteries dead pulling dikes and can't get their motor started because of it. I also see a lot of dead electric winches that burnt up halfway up the dike.

Moral of the storyis it's been tried. Downfall is they are slow, weak and can't take abuse. Spend double the money and have your winch pull fast, last longer and not strand you out in sub freezing temperature. Lewis Winch makes the the best winch to date, and I haven't seen anything equal or better than it yet.

Good luck with what you do and if you have any questions feel free to ask (make sure you tie your mounts to your gunnels so you don't rip your boat in half).

Shiawasseekid

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I knew basically what they were but I've never used one and I haven't hunted Managed areas before so as a curious engineer I was looking these up for some info!

Are they really about $800 - 1000 new? I guess I was thinking they would be priced a little closer to a top end electric winch but as ShiKid pointed out it is a superior product in this application.

-Bob

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Do you buy the Lewis Winch, then have to attach it to your own chainsaw engine?

Or can you purchase it complete?

Quakstakr

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Correct. Orange Lewis Winch is the only thing included in the purchase. You must buy a saw separate and attach. I suggest a Stihl as they have adaptor options to the winch.

Full set-up you can look to spend $1300.00 unless you can find a winch cheaper.

Shiawasseekid

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The Lewis Winch actually comes with two adaptor kits, which will fit any chainsaw. The universal adaptor kit will fit a chainsaw with an inboard sprocket. Most modern saws now have outboard sprockets and you can use the direct mount kit.

Using these supplied kits you can mount the Lewis chainsaw winch on Stihl, Husqvarna, Solo, Makita, Jonsered and most all other modern saws.

The Lewis Winch also comes with a clutch, brake and 150 feet of galvanized aircraft cable. The price on the Lewis Winch.com website is $899.00.

Lewis Winch Inc.

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Boat Electric Winch

2010-01-29T11:16:00.000-08:00

Boat Electric Winch: "The question that many new boat owners are facing, whether to use a standard trailer winch boat or an electric winch, boat trailer? You have some of the old timers who refuse to admit that the technology is worth it and still want to crank the winch by hand to bring the boat back on the rolls."

Lewis Winch better than electric winches

2010-01-22T08:19:00.000-08:00

I see a lot of electric winches every year as I pass by them. I even see them as I tow them in after they run their batteries dead pulling dikes and can't get their motor started because of it. I also see a lot of dead electric winches that burnt up half way up the dike.

Moral of the story is, it's been tried. The downfall of an electric winch is that they are slow, weak and can't take abuse. Spend double the money and have your winch pull fast, last longer and not strand you out is sub freezing temperature. Lewis Winch makes the best winch to date, and I haven't seen anything equal or better than it yet.

See pix of Lewis Winch mounted on boats.

http://www.shiawasseekid.com/

Managed Area Wind Guide

Lewis Winch on duck boats

2010-01-21T14:19:00.000-08:00

Lewis Winch on duck boats: "

I've noticed a lot of you folks are using the Lewis Winch on your duck boats and getting good results.

Great comments like "Lewis is the only winch" and "Lewis, best winch for the buck" tell it all.

I love this video showing an aluminum boating zipping up and over the dike powered by a Lewis Winch mounted on the bow.

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Click here to see the video!

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Do you have any more video footage or photographs you can send me of the Lewis Winch in action?
Lewis Winch is holding the World's Wackiest Winch Contest and I would like to invite all of you to enter and win prizes.

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Welcome to my Blog

2009-11-15T13:27:00.000-08:00

I'd like to share with you a great idea that was e-mailed to me by one of my customers that had a boat without a boat winch.

To get around this problem, my customer secured a permanent mount on the bow of his aluminum river boat to mount his chainsaw powered Lewis Winch and use it as a boat winch.

He was happy to use the portable winch he already owned and not have to go out and buy an electric winch because he was concerned that it would drain his boat's battery and leave him stranded.

He uses the Lewis Winch as an anchor winch. He also says that he can run a line ashore and tie it to a tree or rock to pull his boat off a sandbar if the water gets too skinny and he runs aground.

But the main reason he has the Lewis Winch on board is for hunting. He uses his boat to run up the rivers in remote northern British Columbia where he hunts deer and moose. He says that the Lewis Winch is an essential tool he uses to drag the animals into his boat and out of swamps without having to quarter them.

He uses the same set-up to winch a moose right into the back of his pick-up truck by himself. See photo.

If you have any stories or comments, I welcome you to contact me as I am the president of Lewis Winch.