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paulz
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2021 09:48
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Still organizing stuff in my shop. In addition to a half dozen come alongs, found these that I have never used. Where did I get them? Heck if I know, sure didn't buy them.

I guess they are for vertical pulls mainly? Can they do anything a regular steel cable come along can't? Why would you use one instead?
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BobW
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# Posted: 23 Jun 2021 13:05
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Stronger and more pulling distance. Also chain is less likely to foul than cable and can be used to grip posts or logs. This is for a start

paulz
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2021 13:27
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Thanks Bob. Yes I can see that. I wonder though, without doubling back like the cable on a come along if you get the same pulling power. I have another big one I put up above my gate, just for looks, and it doubles the chain so maybe that has power. It was frozen when I got it, I dunked it in a 5 gallon used oil bucket for a month but probably still stuck.
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BobW
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2021 14:17
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Doubling the chain means pulling half the distance with twice the pulling power.

gcrank1
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# Posted: 24 Jun 2021 16:26
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They are just plain fun to use I like the sound of the chain running through.
But likely not OSHA approved. Watch yer fingers

Malamute
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# Posted: 25 Jun 2021 18:43
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Another useful tool is the rope come-a-longs. (Rope Power-pull?)You arent limited by the length of the cable as they dont wind up on a spool, so the reach is as long as your rope is. I gave up on the cable jobs after getting the first rope come-a-long. It made building with log by myself a reality with a rolling log winch and being able to lift and move logs by myself.

FishHog
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2021 08:15
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I’ve had my eye on a rope come a long for a while but can’t get one at a reasonable price in Canada but as soon as the border opens back up I’m getting one. Saw one a while back and realized how much better they are than the cable pullers I’m using

paulz
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2021 11:04
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This is a lightweight version I've been meaning to pick up. Says 450lb. but I figure I'll hook it under a rafter in front of the shop and if it will lift a 100-200lb. something out of the truck and hold it until I pull away that's good enough. Got a heavy duty hoist for the main beam inside the shop.
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paulz
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2021 11:06 - Edited by: paulz
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Quoting: Malamute
You arent limited by the length of the cable as they dont wind up on a spool,


Ha, nothing worse than ratcheting something with a come along only to run out of cable and having to de-ratchet a click at a time to start over.

mj1angier
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2021 19:06 - Edited by: mj1angier
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Quoting: Malamute

Another useful tool is the rope come-a-longs. (Rope Power-pull?)You arent limited by the length of the cable as they dont wind up on a spool, so the reach is as long as your rope is.


Dang, how did I get to be a 55 year old redneck and not know about these! I been fighting with the stupid wire one to drag stuff on trailer.

Off to order one!!

gcrank1
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2021 20:39
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The trick with the cable CaL's is to use two

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