Choosing a winch for Niva: a comprehensive study of the issue

Accessory on the car

The winch on the Niva today is hardly considered an exotic additional equipment. Nowadays, not only special-purpose vehicles are equipped with winches, but also any vehicle intended for off-road driving. They have become publicly available for purchase, and anyone can install them on their car.

A car winch is a device necessary for short-term towing of a vehicle in situations that preclude its independent movement. The principle of operation of the winch is based on winding a cable around its drum, the free end of which is attached to a stationary, massive object. The method of pulling up to such an object is used to extract the car from seemingly hopeless situations. Currently, the Niva winch has gained the most popularity in three versions: mechanical, hydraulic, electric.

Mechanical devices

The mechanical winch on the Niva is driven by a power take-off unit, which is attached to the transfer case of the vehicle. It is this design that generates the torque of the mechanical device, and the speed of winding the cable is regulated by changing the engine speed. To install such a winch, you may have to use the services of a qualified car mechanic, but this is exactly the case when the ends justify the means.

Installing a winch with a mechanical drive means equipping your Niva with a reliable, unpretentious device of increased power. It is a mechanical winch that many experienced car enthusiasts and professionals consider to be the most optimal equipment option necessary to overcome difficult off-road conditions.

Manual operation mechanism

However, compared to other types of winches, mechanical winches can be the most expensive option. Also, it does not have a remote control and cannot be used alone. When using it, it is impossible for one person to simultaneously control the winding of the cable and regulate the speed of its winding by engine speed.

Electric winch T-MAX ATW-6000 OFF-ROAD Improved

The lightest winch is only 10-12 kg with a thrust of 6000lbs, sufficient for a Niva

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This winch has a uniquely powerful pull for its size and weight. Its installation will not affect the car’s handling in any way, but it will cope with almost any difficulties. The winch is ideal for all types of off-road rides, but the operating speed is too low for competitions.

There is also an analogue with a synthetic cable

Hydraulics

Let's say the owner of a Niva decided to install a winch that operates using a hydraulic motor.

Often, such a winch motor is driven by the car's power steering pump. In this case, the traction power to the winch drum is transmitted by moving the working fluid of the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic motor using special solenoid valves.

But what to do if your Niva is equipped with electric power steering? In this case, you can install a winch, which is equipped with its own hydraulic pump and pulley. This will not be a cheap pleasure, but a car hydraulic winch will help you get out of many difficult, critical situations with dignity. It is very reliable and resistant to overloads, and is often equipped with a maximum power limiter regulator. When peak loads are reached, this device does not break down, but simply stops.

Hydraulic mechanism

The tightness of the hydraulic motors allows this type of winches to operate even when immersed in water. Hydraulic winches are high-torque, durable, and can be controlled remotely.

Among the disadvantages of this type of device, it should be noted the low speed of rewinding the cable and the impossibility of operation with the car engine turned off.

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Electrics

The most popular type of traction devices for Niva today is the electric winch. Structurally, it consists of an electric motor, a cable winding drum, a gearbox, a contact block and a winch control. Its electric motor is powered by the vehicle’s on-board network.

The electric winch is easily mounted on a vehicle, convenient to use, and can be operated with remote control. Unlike mechanical and hydraulic analogues, it can be operated with the Niva engine turned off.

Protection of the housing from atmospheric precipitation should not serve as a basis for the electric winch to be used by car owners for operation under water. If this does happen for any reason, you should not delay the preventive inspection of the winch to check for water ingress and compaction of possible places of its leakage.

If you decide to install a winch with an electric motor, it is advisable to equip the Niva with a high-capacity battery. This need is dictated by the fact that the electric winch, during its operation, consumes a significant amount of electricity from the on-board network. To prevent the Niva’s standard battery from completely breaking down in such a situation, it is better to replace it with a more capacious one in advance or take an additional power source with you on the road.

It should be remembered that the electric winch should not exceed its continuous operation time, limited to 10-15 minutes, after which the battery energy becomes insufficient for its full operation. In addition, its electric motor tends to overheat, so working with this type of winch requires breaks.

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Portable winch

You don’t have to install a winch at all, but use a portable one. The most popular models of portable winches for Niva are Stokrat SN 6.0 S and Superwinch Winch2GO. The traction is quite sufficient, but you can also increase the traction force using a block. Advantages of a portable winch: versatility - you can pull a car by the front/back, you can pull any car, use the winch on the farm or lend it to a neighbor. In addition, you can make a portable winch yourself to suit any requirements; everything necessary for this (platform, wires, connectors, fasteners) can be purchased at Elektrolebedka.ru.

Stationary winch

Until the end of the article we will talk about stationary winches. If you often use the Niva to conquer off-road terrain, and you have to use a winch quite often, we definitely recommend installing the winch permanently. To install it in a standard bumper, and in the case of the Niva, rather ON a standard bumper, you will need to make or buy a platform.

You can easily find how to do this on the Internet. It is recommended to install lightweight winches 6000-6500lbs on the Niva. Below we offer you winches that, according to all criteria, are ideal for installation on the Niva.

In most cases, a winch suitable for civilian use is T-MAX ATW 6000, but if you have a seriously prepared car, then it is better to choose a traction force of 6500-8000.

Electric winch T-MAX ATW-6000 OFF-ROAD Improved

The lightest winch is only 10-12 kg with a thrust of 6000lbs, sufficient for a Niva

Electric winch T-MAX EW-6500 OFF-ROAD Improved

Powerful and fast winch - for regular use and for competitions

Mounting options

Electric mechanism

You can install a winch on your Niva using one of the three most common options:

• removable design - a special bracket is permanently attached to the car, the winch on the Niva moves in the trunk and is installed on the bracket only if necessary;
• fastening to a power bumper - requires preliminary reliable, strong fixation of a reinforced bumper to the Niva body, on which a car winch is subsequently installed;
• installation of the mount in the front bumper - the platform for the winch is built into the standard front bumper of the Niva, while the design of the device is visually almost invisible.

Chevrolet Niva. Winch, blocking, lift, snorkel and tow bar.

On the agenda is the discreet installation of a 9500lb winch in a Chevrolet Niva with a Bertoni body kit. And also: installation of a snorkel, suspension lift, blocking in the rear axle and installation of a tow bar.

The car is planned for fishing trips. Therefore, it was decided to begin with limiting ourselves to such a modest alteration. And, during the process of operation and the acquisition of off-road experience, the owner of the car will have a sober vision of what is still missing and what else could be prepared for off-roading.

One of the interesting difficulties in this project is definitely the secretive installation of the winch. Yes, not just a winch, but a full-fledged heavy-duty 9500lb one (it is the same in size as the 12000lb one). For those who don’t know, there is very little space in the pulley for installing a winch and they usually install 6000lb quads. And even such small ones stick out from the bumper. Difficulties in installation are also due to the presence of an air conditioner radiator and a power steering coil.

But, the task is set primarily for yourself and must be completed. So - a completely secret installation of a full-fledged winch in a pulley with air conditioning.

Jack up and remove the wheels and bumper.

Then, we throw out the power steering coil. Firstly, the power steering works perfectly without it. And secondly, the coil is made of metal. There is no heat transfer. And in fact, he is stuck there for show off.

We move the air conditioner radiator upward and cut the crashbox to the root. Right next to the main radiator.

We don’t pay attention to the fact that the A/C radiator supports were sawed off. Because we will move it closer to the main radiator and re-support it.

Next is the area for the winch. We try it on and trim where it gets in the way. We’re also figuring out where to place the supports for the air conditioner radiator.

In general, after many fittings, manipulations and alterations of the A/C radiator mounts, we drill new supports for the A/C radiator.

We paint the mounting brackets for the A/C radiator in a “sports” color. Definitely will add power to the airflow

As a result, we have several centimeters between the winch and the A/C radiator. Yes a little. But this will allow you to use a 20-meter iron cable without thinking; I’m generally silent about the “rope”.

Mark the holes for the hawse.

Let's stop at this stage for now. Because the disassembled front end is quite convenient for lifting the front suspension and installing a snorkel.

Front lift.

Here the scheme has been worked out and tested more than once. Reinforced springs taking into account the additional weight of the winch and elevator. A duralumin spacer under the upper ball joint, moving the mounting point of the standard shock absorber.

Required Accessories

When you have decided how to install a winch on your Niva, it’s time to equip it with the accessories necessary for successful operation.

Minimum required accessories:

• protective gloves - for safe work with the cable;
• block (minimum 1 pc.) - helps to enhance the traction effect;
• shackle (minimum 1 pc.) - a bracket for connecting chains, cables, blocks, slings;
• bark protection sling (minimum 1 pc.) – protects trees from damage when used as an “anchor”;
• shovel;
• axe.

Safety regulations

When purchasing and installing any winch on a Niva for your needs, every vehicle owner must know the most important rules for its safe operation.

Here is a short list of these rules:

• a car winch should not be used for vertically lifting a car, transporting people, or as a lifting device;
• when operating the winch, it is prohibited to use power and communication line supports, lighting poles, bridge beams, or other suspended structures as an “anchor”;
• Do not operate devices with damaged cables, shackles, blocks, slings; When working with cables, be sure to use protective gloves;
• when operating winches, the presence of people in the area of ​​expected injury, which is possible due to a sudden cable break, is excluded;
• It is unacceptable to secure the winch cable to a tree without a bark protection sling;
• control of the operation of the device is carried out visually, to the side, at a sufficient distance, but in no case in front of the car;
• You can approach the winch only after first stopping it and loosening the cable tension.

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