When choosing a hydraulic winch, you will have to consider the electrical systems that may control the winch. The handles of the hydraulic winch consist of control panel displays, joysticks, switches and pushbuttons. This may make the system that operates the winch complex and it is important to obtain one whose wheelhouse controls, remote stations and local winch Hydraulic Winches controls are automated and operating as they should. You also need to get a hydraulic winch whose parts you can replace very easily. The winch will most likely wear at the liquid and mechanical interfaces along with o bands and seals. You need to be able to get the extra parts very easily as these parts should be replaced periodically when they wear out. For MAX Groupings’ winches, we generally slot in a packet of a number of free common extra parts using your shipment when you purchase from MAX Groupings Marine.