Umgomo we-winch yemoto ukusebenzisa amandla angaphandle ukuyiguqula ibe amandla okudonsa ekhebula ukukhipha imoto enganyakazi enkingeni. Yebo, kungasiza nomshayeli ukuthi asuse izithiyo emgwaqeni.
Inhloso ye-winch yemoto yilapho imoto ishayela endaweni enzima njengeqhwa, ixhaphozi, ugwadule, ulwandle, umgwaqo wezintaba ezinodaka, njll., lapho imoto isenkingeni. Uma imoto ifakwe i-winch, imoto ingakwazi ukuzihlenga nokuhlenga; kodwa uma imoto ingenawo amawindi emoto, lapho imoto isenkingeni, ingabiza kuphela ukuhlenga bese ilinda ithimba labatakuli ukuthi lifike lizosiza.
Ngakho-ke, i-winch yemoto ibaluleke kakhulu, ikakhulukazi kubanikazi bezimoto abavame ukuhamba ngaphandle komgwaqo.
