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This International Standard defines dimensions and specifiesperformance and safety requirements for winches used in forestry.It is applicable to fixed and detachable winches and theircomponents mounted on mobile and self-propelled forestry machinerysuch as skidders and forwarders as defined in ISO 6814 and onagricultural tractors used for skidding in forestry operations. Itis not applicable to winches used for hoisting operations oncranes, draglines, high lead logging, cable logging systems oryarding.