Posted by jerryinidaho [24.49.176.137] on Monday, September 08, 2014 at 20:09:07 :
In Reply to: Re: Now that's a snatch block posted by Gil in Kentucky [139.55.38.54] on Monday, September 08, 2014 at 19:47:29 :
That's a capstan. They are used by power and phone companies and other uses where you can use a heavy fiber rope (manila or hemp) to pull lighter loads, such as power or phone cable.
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