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Posted by Michael on Thursday, May 01, 2008 at 01:52:25 :
This article in the "Glovebox" is a good reminder to people that snatch-blocks must have a working load of *at least* twice the rated capacity of the winch!
On the other hand, I think it's dead wrong about hydraulic winches being more likely to break things than electric winches. The pull rating on hydraulics is pretty much always based on the pressure relief valve setting, so tends to be pretty accurate - it just stops pulling when it reaches the rated load. An electric winch, on the other hand, puts some very unpredictable strains on the line at the moment it stalls out.
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