Starter - Hydraulic and Electrical Winches for Trucks and Vehicles

Starter is a manufacturer of hydraulic and electrical winches for trucks and vehicles, including armoured and special vehicles. Established in 1971, we have developed a range of high-level recovery winches dedicated to military applications that are used around the world.

Hydraulic side-mounted winches

Our Atlas L range, rated from 6t to 16t, is to be mounted on the side of vehicle bodies. Reliable and compact, it has been designed for the roughest situations. Many options are available, like an automatic spooling device for easy wire rope management, wire exit direction front/back, and pulling control, which includes constant tension mode or recovery mode.

Traction winches

Our Atlas TC range provides a constant pull whatever the length of the wire rope. Also a side-mounted winch, it is designed using simple, robust and easy to maintain technologies. Features like proper wire rope spooling and single wire rope input/output location allow a long wire rope life expectancy.

Drum winch integration

We provide integration solutions for any winch mounting position; side, rear, front, inside the chassis, behind the cabin, etc. Our team is used to cooperating and exchanging data with the vehicle designers, thus providing the most efficient design. We provide the whole winch system, including winch base adaptation to the vehicle chassis, platforms, pulley blocks, wire rope management systems, and accessories.

Winch design for military applications and environments

The expertise of our design department lies in the deep knowledge of the military automotive industry. Our dedicated engineers design custom-built solutions and specialise in product conception and project management. Our calculation software, as well as our testing devices, allows us to guarantee a high level of validation.

At Starter we put a special emphasis on the control system of our winches. We consider that the safety and the efficiency of pulling operations are highly dependant on the quality of the interface. Easy-to-read information, easy-to-operate switches and ergonomic devices are all key issues. Winches are also developed to be used in difficult environments, and are equipped with heavy-duty protection for shock, sealing and electromagnetic interference.

Service from dedicated engineers

From solution design to maintenance through mock-up and setting, our team offers full support to your project. Our dedicated engineers can work side by side with our customers anywhere in the world.

This also includes training and after-sales, with a spare parts policy based on reliability and availability.