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Spend the bucks and get a good one, bad to find a cheap one's no good when you need it.
 
The e-bay post you put up does not have any sizes.

I use the Black Rat or Sand Rat or something like that. I have an old warn.

Don't go cheap on the snatch block. When/if it breaks it will come fying towards your radiator or windshield if you are set up in a double pull situation.
 
Rockstomper

Here's a good source for quality recovery gear...

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also...

OKoffroad.com

recovery gear is something NOT to go cheap on...
 
i sure hope warn makes better snatch blocks than they do hubs. they sure want a mint for them and i bought one mainly based on the rep of their winches. then i found out about the hubs and things have never been the same between me and warn.

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jah bill
 
Dumb question...But how do these things actually work? If myself or someone else is stuck, how does one use these? I mainly see mud and sand pull outs.
 
meatloaf said:
Dumb question...But how do these things actually work? If myself or someone else is stuck, how does one use these? I mainly see mud and sand pull outs.
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When you double your winch line through a snatch block (pulley) you will drop the feed speed in half but double your pulling power.

Also they come in real handy when someone on the trail in front of you falls over. You can use a tree saver around a tree or a tow strap around a rock and change the direction of the pull to upright the vehicle.

These are Very useful. It seems I use mine once a month.
 
i have one of the 2 biggest Warns, the red ones, mine is the 24K one, that thing is huge.

Lessons learned:
- they are very expensive
- the rating stamped on the block does not match the Warn ads. They are counting on the built-in safety margin to reach their stated specs. Upon check with Warn they stated that they engineers are confident it will hold at the stated pull. Hmmm....
- It is made in China. You can find the same looking one online for less.
- Warn customer service is outstanding. They treated me very well. Good guys.
- My impression is that most dealers (and manufs) play games with the numbers. They will state, say, 20000 lbs for a flimsy block, which makes it seem like it is to be used for 20,000 pulls, whereas in reality the 20,000 rating may be the catastrophic failure limit....
 
meatloaf said:
Dumb question...But how do these things actually work? If myself or someone else is stuck, how does one use these? I mainly see mud and sand pull outs.
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D'Animal said:
When you double your winch line through a snatch block (pulley) you will drop the feed speed in half but double your pulling power.

Also they come in real handy when someone on the trail in front of you falls over. You can use a tree saver around a tree or a tow strap around a rock and change the direction of the pull to upright the vehicle.

These are Very useful. It seems I use mine once a month.
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CaliCruiser said:
I have the Warn snatch block that is rated for 19000 lbs. I have used it a few times with great results and it is super beefy.

http://www.warn.com/truck/accessories/snatch_blocks_.shtml


Dylan
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Exactly the application I saw Dylans used in, except we were pulling a big rock out from under a rig that was turtled on it. Then again to stabilize a rig while we changed a tire. We ran a tree saver to the snatch block and did a side pull to keep the rig safe enough to get the wheel replaced.
That was a fun trip. :grinpimp:
 
Do turtle's make noise? :doh:

Yes big D's snatch is sweet..... I mean the block :D

ken
 
hitch pin clip vs. a circlip

The $15 block in the original post may be everybit as good as a $60 block but how do you really know???
I can tell you that at this price it is most certainly made in China. We buy pleeeenty of stuff from China, but I will not buy a snatch block from China (knowingly). If they can't make toys safe for our children how much attention/testing you think they put into snatch blocks?
 
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