Kito/Harrington Mini Hoist?

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Not to sure about that. Great for overhead but instead of a winch? I use a Tirfor type winch (grip puller) it is heavy, but a a heck of a lot closer to a real winch and beats the heck out of a come-a-long. I tried it out with my F150 (got it sort of stuck) and ya it pulls + with a snatch block it had no issue.
More work than a actual winch, but it can be used in conjunction with one, or alone.
 
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I was thinking for small jobs possibly in addition to a winch: a little side pull, pulling an axle to help situate a spring or shackle, raising a large branch, log, rock etc blocking a trail...
 
Only 5' ft of chain. Wonder how hard it would be to thread another chain though it. Be nice if you could use it like the Tirfor but with chain.
 
Most pulls are pretty short so add a strap to the hook to get to your anchor point and then you can pull the 5' of chain... should usually be plenty. But yes, you could swap out the chain... but they beauty is the size/weight as it is.

In case you don't know if this guy, he is a hoot:
 
woytovich said:
Yeah... I'm addicted.

The Power Puller is clearly better but too big/heavy for this use-case.
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So what is the use case? Seems interesting.

I got to say, I am originally from the Vancouver BC region. And the way this guy talks reminds me SO much of home.
 
Mentioned above:
"I was thinking for small jobs possibly in addition to a winch: a little side pull, pulling an axle to help situate a spring or shackle, raising a large branch, log, rock etc blocking a trail..."

I have a winch on my 60 for pulls to extract the truck. I was thinking that on some occasions I have wanted to pull the body away from a tree or rock - really just what people try to do by standing on a slider or pushing on the side of the truck to tilt it. Or sometimes to pull a large branch out of the way enough to get past... stuff like that.
 
I have used small chain hoist like that at work and it seems like they never last that long. I have a rope hoist that works on 1/2" rope. You can use 10' of rope or 100'. Also you can use it with a snatch block or rope blocks. Massdam is the manufacturer. I have been carrying it around for 20 years and it has saved my butt more than once.
 
Jason hansen said:
I have used small chain hoist like that at work and it seems like they never last that long. I have a rope hoist that works on 1/2" rope. You can use 10' of rope or 100'. Also you can use it with a snatch block or rope blocks. Massdam is the manufacturer. I have been carrying it around for 20 years and it has saved my butt more than once.
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Or a smaller good quality come-a- long I have have an old one US made, that was my grandfathers. I replaced the cable in it some time ago. IT looks like hell and never let me down either. I do not carry it much any more but still am keeping it.
Something like that might be good as well. Not heavy.
Last time I used it was 8 years ago to haul a Land Rover 109 with seized brake onto a trailer. No problem. Slow but no problem.
 
My only issue with the short pull is that by the time you take up the slack and stretch, half the pull is used up.
That said I've done quite a few recoveries with come-a-long. Best is when you can hook 2 or more together.
 
That's why I like my rope hoist, you can use 300' of rope if you want. It might that you a week of jacking on a hoist but it works.
N22 said:
My only issue with the short pull is that by the time you take up the slack and stretch, half the pull is used up.
That said I've done quite a few recoveries with come-a-long. Best is when you can hook 2 or more together.
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Had to look it up. Looks like a nice piece of kit. Sure would beat the multiple come-a-long.
 
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