A winch control system for off-road mobile construction or forestry equipment that includes a designated cab or operator platform area for operating the off-road mobile construction or forestry equipment is disclosed herein, the winch control system may include an input device. The input device may include a control interface and may be configured to control one or more functions of a winch in response to user interaction with the control interface. The input device may be portable and may be configured to be moved about the designated cab or operator platform area. The winch control system may be configured to enable operation of the winch when the input device is positioned within the designated cab or operator platform area and such that the input device is unable to control the one or more functions of the winch from a location beyond the designated cab or operator platform area.

A winch control system for off-road mobile construction or forestry equipment that includes a designated cab or operator platform area for operating the off-road mobile construction or forestry equipment is disclosed herein, the winch control system may include an input device. The input device may include a control interface and may be configured to control one or more functions of a winch in response to user interaction with the control interface. The input device may be portable and may be configured to be moved about the designated cab or operator platform area. The winch control system may be configured to enable operation of the winch when the input device is positioned within the designated cab or operator platform area and such that the input device is unable to control the one or more functions of the winch from a location beyond the designated cab or operator platform area.

A hoist system for cable-reeling operations is disclosed herein. The hoist system includes a housing, a drum disposed within the housing and configured to spin about an axis, a motor configured to spin the drum about the axis, a cable configured to be wound and unwound from the drum as the motor spins the drum about the axis, a cable sensor configured to detect misalignment of the cable during the cable-reeling operations, and a motor controller operatively coupled to the cable sensor and the motor, wherein the motor controller is configured to receive a cable misalignment signal from the cable sensor and adjust operation of the motor in response to the cable misalignment signal.