Snatch Block Genius (1 Viewer)

[rlynch356]

the "rings" have been discussed quite a bit in I4WDTA circles... most of the consensus is that friction in these setups is a real problem at higher loads...
Not necessarily heat (we tried and it does bring some heat into the mix but not a dramatic amount).

The rigging in the video is a kinda version of the Spanish Burton.

Look at the pulley attached to the other wrecker with all the lines. This has the termination end of the the winch line AND is attached to the wrecker directly.. under pressure it's not going to move so it is purely a friction pulley. And the snatch block may break though since you can now put 4x the winch rated capacity on it... and are pulling on it from either end..

Anyway here is how to do it correctly.. this is a 4x system and only uses 2 pulleys...

I'd not do it as shown in the video..

 

[Boston Mangler]

Funny and Embarrassing...

I have one of these (the Factor55 version) and had no idea it could be used like this!

Great info @TeCKis300 thanks for sharing

 

[GordJ]

You know you’re supposed to use a pole puller

When we were transitioning from set besides to in place we were finding our way and tried to save time by having a cross arm or auger under the boom and double blocking. Took us a while to figure out that the butt jack wasn’t that heavy. Slow learners, broad backs.

 

[CharlieS]

Hrmmm...

I just put a Factor 55 splicer shackle on my winch line and realized that would prevent me from passing the line through the small hole of pulley if I ever wanted to do this. Actually, anything other than a naked loop probably coudln't take advantage of this.

Do I go back to a naked line with just a brummel loop on the end?

They need to make a pulley with possibly a larger oval hole rather than just a small offset hole.

I have a naked line with a spliced loop.