The Nokken is a Norwegian winch normally used in forestry, and manufactured by Hordaland Mek . This winch is more versatile than others. The cable can be lead to the front or rear of the vehicle. With a cable length of 65 metres, it is twice as long as normally found on an electric drum winch.
Winching speed is variable, depending on gearbox, transfer gear and throttle settings.
Being a capstan winch, the cable load is constant, unlike an electric drum winch which is dependent upon how much cable is on the drum and upon the state of the battery. A minimum of 5 wraps of cable on the take up drum should be maintained when winching. Mark the cable with paint or plastic tape so that it can be seen from the driver's seat. Initial winch load can exceed that to which the winch was originally set due to corrosion, temperature etc. This winch should not be used for lifting.