Hand winches are always provided with a pawl and ratchet wheel on the crank shaft to prevent the winch from taking charge if the load becomes too heavy to hold by hand; the pawl should always be engaged when the winch is used for hoisting.
Isixhobo sokutsala sisoloko sinikelwa kunye nentsimbi enqanda ivili elinamazinyo angabuya umva amavili kumphambo wokujija weshaft ungakhusela isixhobo sokutsala ekuthatheni inxaxheba ukuba umthwalo ubamzima ubambe ngesandla isixhobo sotsalo, intsimbi enqanda ivili elinamazinyo lingabuya umva kufuneka lisoloko lingasebenzi xa isixhobo sotsalo singasetyenziswa ekunyusweni.