dp Winch is the industry leader in the commercial towing, government and recovery markets. dpWinch manufactures a complete line of planetary winches, capstans and bumper packages. Leading OEM’s choose our equipment for their utility trucks, towing and recovery vehicles, trailers, and numerous government vehicles. By choosing dpWinch our customers experience a military-grade, battle-proven design that has been trusted by governments worldwide for nearly 50 years.
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The DP Winch traction winch series of products is specifically designed for the Utility Industry. There are reasons more and more Utility fleet managers specify traction winches, bumper winches, capstans and accessories over other brands, but we’ll start with the first —safer operation by design.
Only Dp traction winches are designed with safety features typically offered as options on competitive products. This means added protection against operator accidents, injuries, and equipment failure. At DP Winch, we know that overloading and downtime impact your bottom line. That’s why every Dp traction winch is engineered from the very start to help you and your crew work safer —and smarter.
At DP Winch, safety isn’t an afterthought— it’s a mindset.
The recovery planetary winch line from dp Winch, proven the world over for heavy-duty recovery, has updated offerings in light recovery. Leveraging our experience we incorporate a proven balanced piston brake design that gives longer brake life, effective manual and pneumatic kick-outs that provide smooth engagement/disengagement, and smooth cable drums ready to accept either wire or synthetic rope. And because they are made by dp Winch, a leader in the commercial and military towing and recovery markets for almost 50 years, you can rest assured that these winches are rugged and dependable.
“Dp Winch- Experience, Efficiency, Safety, lower total cost of ownership" - (TCO)
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Skid steer operators often need retrieval capability or the ability for self-recovery to make their jobs easier. These abilities, along with added protection for the engine compartment, are available with the new OX bumper winch kit. The OX bumper winch has a large 20,000 lbs. capacity for effective self-recovery and object retrieval, a modular and open design that allows full access to the engine without compromising protection and can be easily installed on a variety of skid steer brands and models. And because they are made by dp Winch, a market leader for nearly 50 years, you can rest assured that these winches are rugged and dependable.
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Don Pruitt and two of his colleagues didn’t have much when they got started. It is said that Mr. Pruitt trusted his product so much, that he traveled on a dime to Texas, where he slept in a camper and ate bologna and bread for his meals while marketing his wares. There he sold his first product, and when he got home he and his partners took second mortgages on their homes to build this new company.
In 1970, DP Manufacturing was founded, with humble beginnings by renting one bay in the old Armory building in Haskell, Oklahoma. DP would stand for “Diversified Products.” DP’s main products at that time were guardrail straightening and post driving machines. In 1975, DP Manufacturing built its first winches and obtained a government contract to build winches for the military.
Exponential growth required a move to a larger facility, and in 1977 DP Manufacturing moved to a new facility in Eufaula, Oklahoma. In 1985, DP’s sales, engineering, and accounting departments were expanded into a location in Tulsa, Oklahoma, further broadening their manufacturing capabilities.
Due to the success of the Defense Industry winches, the DP Winch brand was initiated, creating a new era of commercial business to complement the existing government contracts.
With almost 30 years of successful growth and development, the company was appealing as an addition to a culmination of extraordinary brands that make up Tulsa Winch Group, or TWG. DP Winch was acquired by TWI in 1999 and continued the legacy of outstanding support as the Defense Industry’s number one supplier and logistical supporter of hydraulic winches for use on Army, Navy, and Marine vehicles. They have since fielded more than 40,000 winches on government vehicles used in field operations around the world.
Don Pruitt exemplified what it means to create an American company, from the ground up, and further validates the quality of his winches with support to our American troops.
Today the Tulsa Winch Group, TWG DP Winch brand manufactures a complete line of planetary winches, capstans, and bumper packages for major OEMs and the Light Recovery Industry. Additionally, the DP Winches brand can be found working on utility trucks, towing and recovery vehicles, trailers and numerous government vehicles used in defense operations around the world.
Around the globe, TWG’s seven distinct brands are recognized for superior product performance and innovative capability. Our customers know DP Winch®, Gear Products, Greer®, LANTEC®, Pullmaster®, Rufnek® and Tulsa Winch® by the vital role they play in the energy, infrastructure and recovery markets. TWG engineers and manufactures industry-specific winches, hoists, gear drives, hydraulic pump drives, slewing ring bearings and monitoring electronics for energy, infrastructure, recovery, marine, and natural resource markets worldwide. The breadth and depth of our gearing solutions and electronic monitoring technology are put to the test under some of the most demanding conditions on earth.
TWG’s capabilities include two world-class manufacturing centers and superior engineering to customize gearing and electronics solutions. Our ability to integrate data-capture technology into our product lines has made us an industry innovator and a market driver. Our North America headquarters is in Jenks, Oklahoma. Here, the combined operations of DP Winch, Greer, Gear Products, Rufnek, and Tulsa Winch provide a lean, streamlined approach to next-generation product development and problem-solving. Pullmaster and LANTEC products are manufactured in Surrey, British Columbia.
TWG’s worm gear and planetary winches, hoists, rotation drives, gear reducers, and electronic monitoring solutions are put to work every day on equipment and truck fleets that service the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry, including drilling and production.
TWG’s worm gear and planetary winches, hoists, rotation drives, gear reducers, swing drives, auger drives, slewing ring bearings, hydraulic pump drives, rotators and electronic monitoring solutions are used on cranes and heavy equipment that serve the construction and mining industry, light and heavy industrial applications, utility work, foundation drilling, and dredging.
TWG’s worm gear and planetary winches, hoists, rotation drives, gear reducers, and electronic monitoring solutions are used on cranes, wreckers and heavy equipment that serve government, towing, marine and forestry.
TWG’s planetary hoists and winches, rotation drives, SRB’s, swing drive and gear reducers, hydraulic pump drives are used on fishing and research vessels, shrimp boats, tuna boats, fishing trollers, workboat, barges, dredges, tug-boats, and marsh buggies.
TWG’s worm gear and planetary winches, hoists, rotation drives, gear reducers are used on pipe layers, feller-bunchers, skidders, forwarder’s, harvesters, mulchers, yarder systems, blast hole drills, water well drills, rock crushers, and rock breakers serving the forestry, pipelayer and the mining industry.
TWG serves Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), distributors and fleet customers of cranes, trucks, industrial platforms and heavy equipment throughout the world. We work closely with our customers to develop innovative gearing and electronic monitoring solutions that enhance equipment performance, minimize equipment risk and create added value for owners and operators.