It is easier to adjust the length of a chain the grab hook will fit any link in the chain. The pull ram on My porta-power works even better. If I have to move a machine an inch or two in any direction as long as there are anchor points, a couple chains and a ratcheting chain binder will usually move it, slow and easy. The usual chain holds the load while the winch line can be used to stabilize or level it.
I bought extra cable winches and hoists to mount on My three cherry pickers. I have never seen a wrecker equipped with chain, rather than cable, on it's winches. I will not jerk on a stuck vehicle while using a chain or cable, that is what I have tow straps for. Chains are easier to hook up to many machines where sharp edges would damage a tow strap OR a cable. When towing a disabled machine a short distance, I will generally use a chain OR a tow strap. I flat out refuse to use a vehicle winch cable hooked to a tow strap. Sure wouldn't want to drag out that many chains for a hookup. My cargo sling doesn't get used much, but it does come in handy when I don't want to leave chain marks on a load.Īt times I have pulled out over 250 feet of winch cable to retrieve a vehicle. My ratcheting tie down straps see more use than My 10 chain binders.Ĭan't leave out the rope hoist that is properly called a wire stretcher in some areas. My tow straps range from small to rated for pulling semi trucks. They can be bolted to a vertical beam, with a cable running thru a pulley that is bolted to an overhead beam. It is easy to mistake these for a common boat trailer winch. My favorite smaller overhead hoists are small cable hoists with a safety brake. I have a bunch of various cable winches whose manufacturers state their device is not intended for lifting. I have four devices called a chain hoist that were specifically built for lifting. But there are tasks where things may be a bit different:: Cable would be the most common thing to find the gear for.
I'd forget about chain and go with cable or strap. These would be perfect for straps.įor your application pulling loads short distances BDT/NWMN's idea to scrap an old chain hoist would be the closest solution but it would be a bitch to deal with slack and binding when you start to take the load on it. There are blocks called tommy moore blocks used in the logging industry with 3" and wider pulleys inside so splices ect will fit through when you are stringing lines. To find a pulley wide enough to support a strap you'd need to find a block for very wide cable but that would be huge.
The sheave in the block is sized for specific cable. cable the groove in the pulley where the cable lies has to have near a 1" groove to support the bottom third of the cable exactly or the cable will crush itself under load. Think winch line going through an A frame (tow truck) etc. Chains would get too heavy in those lengths. Snatch blocks are made for long lengths of cable.
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