Field-mountable winch assembly

1. A field-mountable winch assembly, comprising:

a boom;

a boom roller configured to attach to the boom;

a boom mount configured to support the boom;

wherein the boom roller is configured to support a line;

a drum configured to rotate and wrap the line;

a motor configured to rotate the drum;

a base for supporting at least the boom mount and the motor;

a support drum configured to support the base; and

a clamp comprising an upper clamp portion and a lower clamp portion,

wherein the support drum is mounted directly to and supported by the upper clamp portion,

wherein the clamp is configured to clamp to a utility pole crossbeam,

wherein the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion are configured to be directly connected and tightened together to secure the utility pole crossbeam between the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion by friction,

wherein the support drum actuates the base to rotate the boom such that the line may be disposed to a side of the utility pole crossbeam.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the field-mountable winch assembly is configured to be operable by a user in a utility platform assembly while the field-mountable winch assembly is mounted on the utility pole crossbeam.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , further comprising a piston configured to act on the boom mount rotating the boom mount in a vertical direction about an axis transverse to the boom.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the support drum is configured to rotate the base about a vertical axis.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the clamp is configured to the shape of the utility pole crossbeam to increase the in-contact surface area between the clamp and the utility pole crossbeam.

6. The assembly of claim 5 , wherein the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion are attached with bolts and comprise a material or texture on at least one surface to reduce slippage between the clamp and the utility pole crossbeam.

7. The assembly of claim 3 , wherein the piston, the support drum, and the boom are powered by an external power source.

8. A field-mountable winch assembly, comprising:

a boom;

a boom mount configured to support the boom;

a boom roller configured to attach to the boom;

a mount roller configured to attach to the boom mount,

wherein the boom roller and mount roller are configured to support a line;

a drum configured to rotate and wrap the line;

a motor configured to rotate the drum;

a base configured to support at least the boom mount and the motor;

a support drum configured to support the base; and

a clamp assembly comprising an upper clamp portion and a lower clamp portion;

wherein the clamp assembly is configured to support the support drum,

wherein the clamp assembly is configured to clamp to a utility pole crossbeam,

wherein the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion are configured to be directly connected and tightened together to secure the utility pole crossbeam between the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion by friction,

wherein the support drum actuates the base to rotate the boom such that the line may be disposed to a side of the utility pole crossbeam,

wherein the support drum is mounted directly to and supported by the upper clamp portion.

9. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the field-mountable winch assembly is configured to be operable by a user in a utility platform assembly while the field-mountable winch assembly is mounted on the utility pole crossbeam.

10. The assembly of claim 8 ,

wherein the boom comprises an inner boom and an outer boom,

wherein the inner boom is at least partially disposed within the outer boom and telescopically extends and retracts.

11. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the clamp assembly comprises a material on at least one surface that, when in contact with the utility pole crossbeam, reduces the likelihood of slippage as compared to the clamp assembly without the material.

12. The assembly of claim 11 , wherein the material is a polymer.

13. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the support drum rotates about a vertical axis.

14. The assembly of claim 8 , wherein the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion are configured to clamp onto the utility pole crossbeam using bolts.

15. A field-mountable winch assembly, comprising:

a boom;

a boom mount configured to support the boom;

a boom roller configured to attach to the boom;

wherein the boom roller is configured to support a line;

a drum configured to rotate and wrap the line;

a motor configured to rotate the drum;

a base configured to support at least the boom mount and the motor;

a support drum configured to support the base; and

a clamp comprising an upper clamp portion and a lower clamp portion configured to attach directly to and support the support drum,

wherein the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion are configured to be directly connected and tightened together to secure a utility pole crossbeam between the upper clamp portion and the lower clamp portion by friction,

wherein the support drum actuates the base to rotate the boom such that the line may be disposed to a side of a utility pole crossbeam.

16. The assembly of claim 15 , further comprising a piston configured to act on the boom mount rotating the boom mount in a vertical direction about an axis transverse to the boom.

17. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the clamp assembly comprises a texture on at least one surface that, when in contact with the utility pole crossbeam, reduces the likelihood of slippage as compared to the clamp without the texture.

18. The assembly of claim 17 , wherein the texture is at least one of grooves, craters, or protrusions.

19. The assembly of claim 15 ,

wherein the boom comprises an inner boom and an outer boom,

wherein the inner boom is at least partially disposed within the outer boom and telescopically extends and retracts.

20. The assembly of claim 15 , further comprising a mount roller configured to support the line and attached to the boom mount.