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www.marinelink.com MN33Patterson?s YoYo Barge Winch transcends efficiency, while creating a markedly safer workplace. In business since 1858, the Patterson Company of Pittsburgh, PA has shown the staying power like few oth- ers in the ever-changing and always competitive marine industry. A barge and towboat winch manufacturer more than a half century, the company is primarily known for their contributions to that market even today. Their newest entry into the winch market ? the Patterson YoYo Winch ? may be their most important ever. That?s because the revolutionary money and timesaving winch also trans- lates into untold gains in safety and reduction in lost man hours.Unlike efficiency gains, safety is much more difficult metric to track. Take Patterson?s online savings calculator, for example. Accessed by clicking www.pattersonmfg.com/calculator.html The ROI device calculates operational cost per boat, per trip and the time savings netted by simply changing to the Patterson Yoyo winch. In the end, time equals money and Patterson and its loyal clients have proven that the winch can reduce the time to make up barge tows by more than half, allowing more hauling time and runs for their equip- ment. The time to amortize the additional cost of a YoYo Winch is therefore easy to figure. Safety, on the other hand, is just as important and perhaps an overlooked aspect of the Patterson story. Listening to the needs of their customers, Patterson pro- duced a YoYo Winch that is both safer and more reliable, eliminating fouling and springcoil, while controlling spooling with its singlestacking design. And, while thatmeans the job will get done faster with tremendous cost savings, it is also safer. Barge laborers accustomed to see- ing as many as 5 different types of winch in a single day never want to see (or carry) a ratchet again. For fleet stan- dardization reasons alone, the winch makes sense on many levels. Completely different from anything else on today?s mar- ket, YoYo?s operation is simple and safe, utilizing a patent- ed double-dog design that allows easy maximum line ten- On Deck with Patterson?s YoYo Barge Winch Cashing in on SafetyPRODUCT FOCUS  SAFETYMN#1 (32-42):MN 2011 Layouts 1/5/2012 1:31 PM Page 33