They Claim It Will Lift an Engine Block

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  • @77goanywhere
    @77goanywhere 4 ปีที่แล้ว +360

    As a sailor I couldn't help but chuckle over your nervousness about whether the block would lift your generator. You could probably lift 3 with no problem. That block set would be great for all sorts of load handling jobs.

    • @perrodehont5109
      @perrodehont5109 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I used to have a barge on the rivers in Europe and YEP your'e 100% right . I still have a wooden block that I used myself years ago on my boat . I used it too lower barrels of engine oil into the engine room .

    • @SettleNow
      @SettleNow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I think it was the brake that gave him pause.

    • @HighMaintenancePS
      @HighMaintenancePS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@SettleNow brake (cleat) will hold no problem if made of the right plastic. The cleat only has to hold 1/5th the weight of the load.

    • @HighMaintenancePS
      @HighMaintenancePS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yip.

    • @julian15516
      @julian15516 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is this applicable to logging using a portable winch

  • @roygalloway3714
    @roygalloway3714 4 ปีที่แล้ว +311

    TH-cam channel "SmarterEveryDay" has a great explanation of how pulleys and snatch blocks work in increasing lifting ability.

    • @landen2934
      @landen2934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      roy galloway no cap, I watched the vid yesterday and ended up dreaming about that stuff

    • @thobert
      @thobert 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      roy galloway I've watched it yesterday and this one in particular was suggested the day after

    • @midnightClub543
      @midnightClub543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Snatch blocks!

    • @matthewcullum2455
      @matthewcullum2455 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@midnightClub543 I kept waiting for him to call it a snatch block :(

    • @SSingh-nr8qz
      @SSingh-nr8qz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@midnightClub543 Was about to yell it the same way!

  • @adoniramulloa2943
    @adoniramulloa2943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    I think its awesome that you gave his product an honest review, and gave his product the opportunity to sink or swim on merit. This was cool.

    • @alanj7306
      @alanj7306 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Kudos to Cody!

    • @benlikebike
      @benlikebike 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wouldn't expect any less. Project farm and wranglerstar are the only channels I go to for tool testing and honest tests or opinions.

  • @871copperhead
    @871copperhead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "it's about the size of 550 cord so i don't know if this can lift my generator" well it's called 550 cord because it's rated for 550 pounds so i'm sure that this could lift your `200 pound generator

  • @michaelstepp8883
    @michaelstepp8883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +895

    I hate to say it but I rather see this kind of product review from your subscribers things that they have built than to see the cheapest stuff from Amazon.

    • @hollieblackmon3958
      @hollieblackmon3958 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Michael Stepp m

    • @artfulroger1665
      @artfulroger1665 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Why don't you start a channel like that, canvass some inventors to demonstrate their original inventions on your platform, oerhaos you & your inventors will become a sensation ☺!

    • @NathanStar-vw3dm
      @NathanStar-vw3dm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Why do you hate to say it ?

    • @Andytlp
      @Andytlp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      dont think theres a channel for that... it would be amazing.

    • @justjordan8018
      @justjordan8018 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yea but this invention is a well build version of something already in use since ages. There are not that many good inventions. Is a quality hand made knife an invention?

  • @CuDylan
    @CuDylan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    The applications of this are huge on a homestead rather than loading anything heavy into your truck with a ramp you can just put it in the air and back in your truck under it and then let it down.

    • @CuDylan
      @CuDylan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Are you speaking english?

    • @brw3079
      @brw3079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya just need a Skyhook in the right place

    • @HighMaintenancePS
      @HighMaintenancePS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brw3079 or appropriate structural beam and sling. Like the roof rafter or purlin under a shed.

    • @---cr8nw
      @---cr8nw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or, if the item you're loading has wheels (like a four wheeler), you can use this as a winch to pull it forward.

  • @randallmacdonald4851
    @randallmacdonald4851 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Being a sailor, I heartily recommend blocks and tackles such as from Nifty-lift. However, may I point out that you did not use a D-ring but a quik-link on the generator lift ring. Second, the line looks to me to be ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene, (Spectra, Dyneema, Amsteel) with a 1/4 in diameter line having a breaking strength of just over 6,000 lbs. The blocks or quik-link would probably give way before the line failed. Two more things: 1/4 inch line, as you felt, was way too small work with pulling 80 lbs. Yes, gloves were a good idea. (Better would have been blocks with three sheaves rather than two.) Finally, your choice of using a wooden handle to apply pull with was a good (and successful) idea but unsafe. Should your grip fail due to the line applying torque to your handle, the rotating handle's friction would be hard to deal with. The safer solution to that is the famous clove hitch, just as quick to use on the handle, but will not generate torque. (By the way, a 1/2 inch line has a breaking strength of over 23,000 lbs. Tough stuff, but expensive.)

  • @Mrbooboo1972
    @Mrbooboo1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +240

    Archimedes pulled a huge War ship into port using pulley's by himself to show king Hieron he could. Eureka...!!! Lol

    • @anondimwit
      @anondimwit 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I can do that myself without pulleys

    • @coldandscarednh
      @coldandscarednh 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      God m

    • @molinomusicaustria
      @molinomusicaustria 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mr, Boo Boo 1972 Bet you learned That on Smarter Every Day ;)

    • @Mrbooboo1972
      @Mrbooboo1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@molinomusicaustria lol. I Actually dont even know how I pulled that out of my over loaded brain, and back from school so many moons ago. I always loved History though. ;)

    • @anondimwit
      @anondimwit 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      kala captain the joke
      You

  • @davisdonnell55
    @davisdonnell55 6 ปีที่แล้ว +265

    Blocks are definitely still used on sailboats. A standard one mast (sloop) sailboat may have as many as four block and tackle set ups. They are needed to handle the high loads of the wind. There are modern devices that can take up the loads without block and tackle, but ultimately, the lines would not be able to handle it. When using a block and tackle not only is your effort minimized, so is the line's (or rope for you landlubbers).

    • @davisdonnell55
      @davisdonnell55 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oh, and the brake, is actually called a jam cleat, or a v cleat.

    • @vincenzociffa4959
      @vincenzociffa4959 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Davis Donnell sailors call it clamcleat and true about sailing

    • @davisdonnell55
      @davisdonnell55 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I haven't heard of it called a clamcleat before, but I do see references online! I want to have a look at my Chapman's when I get home.. Learn something new everyday!

    • @vincenzociffa4959
      @vincenzociffa4959 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Davis Donnell yea I think that is more of an specific name fromm the company then a universal one but that's what I've been accustomed to and for the record I hate them so much they barely ever hold rope.

    • @kdmccollum
      @kdmccollum 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      not a Clamcleat, A cam cleat.

  • @swittlinger
    @swittlinger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Remember, the load is distributed across 6 lengths of cord - if it was 550 paracord, it would be very strong indeed. The cord he used is likely strong enough to hold anything that a strong person or two could lift with that block&tackle

    • @RaphYkun
      @RaphYkun 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm only seeing 4 .... maybe 5 if you count the pulling cord, but that's not really where your load distribution happens

    • @swittlinger
      @swittlinger 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That's because there's only 4, and I need glasses haha

    • @Sailomatics
      @Sailomatics 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The cord is called dyneema.if it is 4mm it will roughly a breaking strain of 2866.009lbs or 1,300kg and times that by 4 it will hold 11464.04lbs or 5200kg! it will never break! it is stronger than wire rope

    • @CraigRamsay
      @CraigRamsay 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aidan33Gaming no it's not, that's Vectran.

    • @ronmoore6598
      @ronmoore6598 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      2866.009lbs = "roughly"

  • @trashclanofficial
    @trashclanofficial 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1287

    damn I need this to lift my wife off the couch 😭

    • @thomasblackwell9507
      @thomasblackwell9507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      daddy --TIME TO JOIN “NO MA’AM “!

    • @briansweeney6689
      @briansweeney6689 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      daddy she been slacking on making those sandwiches

    • @MrWhitelines
      @MrWhitelines 4 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      Why the hell you got a couch in the kitchen?

    • @damianfarnsworth7474
      @damianfarnsworth7474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you may need some nail clippers also ...LOL

    • @thomasavery6948
      @thomasavery6948 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣

  • @nickmany
    @nickmany 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been loving your videos. It's always fun to see things like this and even learn a few things. You seem to be quite knowledgeable and humble. I really respect and admire you.

  • @Shawn-rq4py
    @Shawn-rq4py 6 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    I had to stop hunting because of my disability. If I killed a Deer I always had to call someone out to load it up. This would be great for lifting deer to load into the truck or back of atv etc

    • @OlaJustin
      @OlaJustin 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Shawn C. This was my first thought too. Great little tool for hunters!

    • @tylerbuchholz3234
      @tylerbuchholz3234 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shawn C. I'm in the same boat, but with an atv I can throw a rope over a branch and use the atv to pull up the deer. I bought a package deal with gambrel and small pulley from Hunter's Specialties (I think that's the brand ). The rope rotted before I could use it, so I use the gambrel and the atv with a rope over a limb now.

    • @TechwithKyler
      @TechwithKyler 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Goin Roxognor Trollz

    • @HankWilliamsJr4L
      @HankWilliamsJr4L 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Goin Roxognor Deer are vermin

    • @stevenbass8674
      @stevenbass8674 6 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Never fails to amaze me how violent tree huggers like Goin Roxognor are .......... on the internet anyways ............ good thing they're cowards in the real world.

  • @MrLazer1211
    @MrLazer1211 6 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    This would be excellent for an avid camper to hoist food and gear up off the ground for safety I know when we go camping is usually a group of 8+ people and keeping everything in our lock box and hoisting it up 3 times a day or more usually takes 2 to 3 of us to do. With this, one person could do so quite easily. And the "Brake" he's using is called a clamcleat. They're made for sail boats. plenty strong enough for what that thing holds! Although a more robust rope for piece of mind would go a long way I think. But once you distribute the load over 4 lines it's super strong. Can't wait to talk my chief finical officer (The wife) Into this idea! Thanks for the excellent highlight of this American made product!

    • @mahfl22
      @mahfl22 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It would take longer though as you have to pull a lot of cord through the 4 pulleys.

    • @MrLazer1211
      @MrLazer1211 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, longer, but for only needing one person at camp (Even the young teens) it can be hoisted up and down for food and supplies by anyone.

    • @dedalliance1
      @dedalliance1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I don't think it'd really 'take longer'. If you're out in the woods you should be able to have a decent straight line to walk back and pull it up as you go.

    • @HRRRRRDRRRRR
      @HRRRRRDRRRRR 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That cord is more than enough to do the job. thin =/= weak, that's not how materials work.

    • @emmettmartin2639
      @emmettmartin2639 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      MrLazer1211 I think it's a little overkill

  • @rhondajunkins352
    @rhondajunkins352 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you. I’m trying to lift a heavy skirting table to the ceiling of my barn. (I own a sheep farm and hubby is usually working when I need to lift or lower this). Very helpful

  • @AndrewH.
    @AndrewH. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I stumbled upon this video after watching SmarterEveryDay's video on 'snatch blocks'. I'm incredibly impressed by the one demonstrated here. I'd love to buy one!
    When you had the generator lifted and said you wasn't sure what you'd it for, the first thought that came to my mind was lifting something like the generator and backing a truck underneath it for easy loading and transport by a single person no less! Thanks for sharing this wonderfully designed product. Definitely going to look into purchasing one.

  • @jacolley
    @jacolley 6 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    You seem a very nice chap been looking at your Chanel for a few weeks, you have a good view on life

  • @davidduff9871
    @davidduff9871 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    As Spelunkerd pointed out, the cord is known as UHMWPE or Dyneema. No stretch, can’t be flame sealed, 7/64 with a 1500 tensile. The block he gave you looked like a 4 or 5 part. Every time it crosses a pulley you get 1x. Crosses 4 times you 4x your strength but need to pull 4 feet to get 1 foot of travel.

  • @davidskeeterskeeter1835
    @davidskeeterskeeter1835 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    All good and informative stuff on here fella,,Respect all the way from England ✊✊✊✊🇬🇧

  • @JV-wl6ex
    @JV-wl6ex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Didn’t doubt this setup one bit. I’ve been around pulleys enough to know what are capable of and those that have never used one will probably be mind blown. Good looking setup. Thanks for sharing

  • @TheClandinc
    @TheClandinc 6 ปีที่แล้ว +593

    it would be great for a hunting situation. example field dressing a deer or elk.

    • @cowboyk64
      @cowboyk64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      150.00 deer lift

    • @heinrichvonkekelnazi393
      @heinrichvonkekelnazi393 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Chris Land Just tie a rope around it's hind ankles, throw said rope over a big branch, and hoist it up. Deer aren't all that heavy. Quit easy to hoist -- at least, in my experience.

    • @misfitmike4685
      @misfitmike4685 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Heinrich Von Kekelnazi deer no problem by yourself. Elk by yourself no way you will need some extra bodies or a hoist, come along, winch, or some sort of pulleys. Non of that will be as compact as this.

    • @dwightehowell8179
      @dwightehowell8179 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      White tail, sure thing. Elk? Well they are a deer but I bet they weigh more than you do.

    • @consaka1
      @consaka1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Lol Heinrich. try that with a moose. And do it without destroying the tree branch.

  • @yuvalhuck5437
    @yuvalhuck5437 6 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    7:50
    That's what she said

  • @ICDedPeplArisen
    @ICDedPeplArisen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was a really good video! I watched it from start to finish and I really enjoyed how you explained a bit about the block and tackle system and demonstrated its mechanical advantage. Subbed

  • @frankthetank3342
    @frankthetank3342 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You never cease to amaze me. If I'm researching crosscut saw sharpening, your'e the man. If I'm looking for body armor, night vision, firewood processing, irrigation, wood stoves, pulleys, comms, you name it, you're already posting about it! Is crazy how on target your areas of interest can be!

  • @BrookNBones
    @BrookNBones 6 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    rolling pins make great pull handles. when you need to go higher step on the cord and roll it up the line with the handles. to use it for the actual pull handle grab the roller to prevent it from spinning.

    • @strikeforcek9149
      @strikeforcek9149 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      JudgmentDay78 - that's a really good idea!

    • @davidmarzolino7159
      @davidmarzolino7159 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      JudgmentDay78. My wife uses ours to beat me.

    • @Torontodude20000
      @Torontodude20000 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      David marzolino oh. You are so lucky. Mine uses a wooden spoon. 😂

    • @socialdestroyer4112
      @socialdestroyer4112 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Man you guys still get beat... you both are lucky ones.

    • @fadedflage
      @fadedflage 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stay out of my kitchen

  • @patriotstate
    @patriotstate 6 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That is a great little device, that I can see a lot of uses for, including hanging game in the shed, and general use in the basement shop.

    • @locomotive3845
      @locomotive3845 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a good idea but I wanted to read the reply's first.

  • @MrStebe120
    @MrStebe120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    @wranglerstar The way it works: for each strand attached to the pulled or lifted side, you gain 1 multiplier. So with the block you have, you would have a multiplier of 4. Consequently, you would pull the rope 4 times as far to lift

  • @SpiritOfTheWest49
    @SpiritOfTheWest49 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Definitely looks nicely made. I use a block and tackle when I'm camping in the back country to hoist my food bags beyond the reach of bears. I've had 2+ weeks worth of food for two hoisted before and 3 pullies made it just possible to hoist with both of our effort. With higher quality parts perhaps one could've hoisted, but it was a LOT of weight.

  • @Customsouthernarms
    @Customsouthernarms 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    the clear windows on the back of your shop are looking awesome!

  • @evanthompson3727
    @evanthompson3727 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Would you be willing to show us how you set up your grandad's yale hoist? Is it connected to the rafters or some other weight bearing frame? I've always wondered how to instal those. Thanks for the consideration.

  • @brianshanahan3878
    @brianshanahan3878 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great videos! Keep up the good work. I really appreciate these and share with my 3 sons. PS - block and tackle gear is always cool!

  • @nathanchampion3809
    @nathanchampion3809 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I happened to be viewing several channels showing mechanical advantage examples with snatch-blocks, pulleys and rigs like you demonstrated. Thank you for the repetitive opportunities to aid me in learning!

  • @matthewrydl7209
    @matthewrydl7209 6 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    A small block chevy, depending on how many cast parts, weighs 550-725lbs. Most modern produced ones from jegs, summit etc are under 650.

    • @InitialDave
      @InitialDave 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hilariously, the 70bhp 4-cylinder in my Land Rover weighs the same, 550lbs or so. They put some iron in that thing!

    • @colbytroutman2882
      @colbytroutman2882 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And small block fords are anywhere from 550 to 675 if i remember right

    • @Speedie15
      @Speedie15 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I weighed one I pulled from a 90s chevy truck and it was just over 700# with all the stuff still bolted to it.

    • @13budkingjason
      @13budkingjason 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      he needs to change the title, a small block chevy block weighs 90 pounds at most. he needs to change it to it will lift a small blockchevy engine (fully assembled)

    • @Fr35HTiLNiNjA
      @Fr35HTiLNiNjA 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      sbc block weighs like 150lbs.

  • @kierinburbank2383
    @kierinburbank2383 6 ปีที่แล้ว +605

    I use this all the time up in the hills. Its always funny when i show up to pull someone out of the mud with 500ft of cable and 9 blocks. Btw im 19, 6,2 and weigh 198. So you see why people laugh. I've pulled 4 ton tractors out by myself and have earned quite the reputation for it. Can't ever go wrong with ancient technology thats been proven time and time again.

    • @dichotomy1593
      @dichotomy1593 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Exactly, brother!

    • @williamwhite1078
      @williamwhite1078 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      I don't k ow if you'll see this but you've gotta upload a video of that

    • @joeanonimous1105
      @joeanonimous1105 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Same can be done with zero pulleys, so long as you have a truly non-stretching line. Chain works best, wire rope OK, too. Kevlar rope is the only rope that I know of that might work, and I'd guess that's what he has in this video. Heavy-duty 2" webbing or larger might work, too.
      If you link two things together with a completely taut line with no slack and no stretch, say the frame of a stuck car and the trunk of a large tree, then pull SIDEWAYS on the MIDDLE of the line, simple physics tells you that the force on the two ends is INFINITE, so one end or the other is going to bend, break, or move (or the line itself will stretch or break). Physics also tells us that the force drops off immediately and fairly quickly as soon as the line is anything but perfectly straight, so you can only get a few inches of motion per pull before you lose a lot of the mechanical advantage. When I freed a car this way, I had two helpers (the stuck people) with wooden chocks to put under the wheels, and every time the car shifted a few inches, they shifted the chocks. My buddy was at the tree, where we had maybe 3 turns of chain around the trunk to give him the frictional assist to hold it tight, and every time they shifted the chocks, he'd take up the slack around the tree, and I'd be ready to go again. Took probably 20 -25 pulls to get the car out, but we got pretty fast as a team, probably averaging under 1 minute per pull. I would estimate I maxed out at maybe 150 lbs of pulling force, and I was limited more by the potential damage to my gloved hand by the chain. This was done with no equipment other than wood chocks we scavenged from the woods around the road, two pairs of gloves, and 100' of sturdy chain.

    • @CARBIDE76
      @CARBIDE76 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Very true. Our ancient ancestors were so much more than we are. They had no vaccines, pollution or other body/mind contaminants. The ancients invented amazing things like: Writing, fire making, farming, hunting, metal working, roads, boats, science, glass, math, the bow and arrow, cloth, shoes, knots, carpentry, on and on.......And they did it from a pool of minds, (a few hundred million) with a fraction of the world population that we have today (7.4 Billion).

    • @philliprunge
      @philliprunge 5 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      They also died in their 30's

  • @pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319
    @pinemeadowshobbyfarmafruga8319 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a cool device. I installed a system like that in my barn featured on my show to hoist hay bales up to the loft and slide it onto the loft deck with an sliding barn door track and dolley system. works great. This device your showing is cool.

  • @joelplease9039
    @joelplease9039 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have one of those in my emergency tool kit that is in my snowmobile, i have used it a few times to get the snowmobile out from deep wet snow.

  • @VEC7ORlt
    @VEC7ORlt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    This just in - Block and tackle works! Who knew!

    • @garyjohnson4575
      @garyjohnson4575 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hey, have you heard about that wheel thing, let's test it!

    • @spyersecol0013
      @spyersecol0013 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I have this thing I call a "ramp". Do you think this will go anywhere?

    • @vbhillu
      @vbhillu 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have a new tool to sell you-a lever!

    • @apocalypseap
      @apocalypseap 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think the romans did, but they're dead so who cares lol

  • @danb3498
    @danb3498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ordered one of these yesterday for snowmobiling, and extraction when stuck, which I try to avoid but happens on occasion, like riding solo, so this could be a life saver I am strong, however working smarter not harder is my new life motto so, had to get one. Cannot wait for it to arrive, looks like an amazingly well made tool

    • @rosebarnes9625
      @rosebarnes9625 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have always said, "I'm not afraid to work hard, but I'd rather work smart!"

  • @kevinmreams
    @kevinmreams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for the introduction and review of this product. I'm getting into off-road and adventure style motorcycle riding, and I can see this product having a use in that scenario.

    • @jimandaubz
      @jimandaubz 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Another adventure rider! How was last season?

  • @AnAZPatriot
    @AnAZPatriot 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Have been using these in technical rescue and rope climbing classes for decades. Just as small. And high enough quality to depend your, and whomever you've picked off a cliff, life on.

  • @JWS1968
    @JWS1968 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think a good addition to this piece of kit would be some kind of quick release pull handle that the pull cord feeds through. Something that can be pulled and locked pulled and locked as you hoyst. Then you wouldn't need to keep setting the brake and re-adjusting your grip.

  • @jimwilliams2425
    @jimwilliams2425 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    All these posters complaining about the cost forget that this is a much higher quality system, made with machined aluminum instead of pot metal, it is all enclosed rather than having wheels and bearings exposed where they often get dinged up and dirty, and it is a higher tensile strength cord. The comparisons given as a "cheaper and just as good" option were rated about 1 ton less and made somewhere overseas. If you support American Industry then you should be willing to pay a premium for a quality, locally made product. Just my 2¢

    • @niftelift7388
      @niftelift7388 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      thanks for the insight you can appreciate good quality...the ones that post "it's too much money" maybe they work for free

    • @RWBHere
      @RWBHere 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To save a few dollars, would you risk your life or heavy equipment by using a tool made with unknown quality control and cheaper materials? Cutting costs today can be much more expensive in the long run.

    • @palmbeachcitizen
      @palmbeachcitizen 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pingumcping He's not entitled, he's a patriot.

    • @lukewarmwater6412
      @lukewarmwater6412 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree. lets support our hometown economy first.

  • @jamesnielsen1802
    @jamesnielsen1802 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Simple machines made with modern materials! I love my pulley system in my shop. From lifting elk and deer for skinning to holding pieces for painting or maneuvering large machinery to work/weld on. I even use mine to load or offload snowmobiles onto trailers by myself. I'd say it's a useful tool for people that do those sorts of things.

  • @Cigarsnguitars
    @Cigarsnguitars 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    The small block and tackle that was sent to you is fabulous. I’m sure you will find many opportunities to use it. Albert did a great 👍 job.

  • @drifters_end
    @drifters_end 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    good for horizontal pull. Logs, stuck atv. Any place you would use a comealong.

  • @BenCDXX
    @BenCDXX 6 ปีที่แล้ว +199

    Everytime you say your weight it goes up

    • @turnersparadise8368
      @turnersparadise8368 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      lol yeah. I am the same height and build and try hard to stay under 210. When he was talking 180 I was like no way...That is too thin.

    • @dwightehowell8179
      @dwightehowell8179 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He recently noted he'd gained a few lbs and needed to go back on his diet.

    • @jdod64
      @jdod64 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That tends to be how life goes lol.

    • @Cisco6x
      @Cisco6x 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Maybe he had a big lunch

    • @keelanbarrette529
      @keelanbarrette529 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm 6'2" and 185 lbs and work in industry. Everybody is built differently

  • @wandawTube
    @wandawTube 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for doing a straight forward, simple, real world example of using a block and tackle.

  • @---cr8nw
    @---cr8nw 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Destin from Smarter Every Day gives a really good presentation of these. "snatch blocks"

    • @TheMrChaddles
      @TheMrChaddles 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Slightly different I think, but I wish there were more interactive or hands on type stuff online.
      There’s a lot of videos showing the “theory” but not much actually showing real life scenarios

  • @mr.sandnes9257
    @mr.sandnes9257 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    my guess is that it is some sort of Spectra rope, use it alot at work instead of chains. alot stronger than steel - so light that its fun to work with actually :D Slings made with Spectra fiber were used to lift 2.6 million-pound sections of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
    buy som and test it, you'll be amazed!

    • @BOBPortlandOr
      @BOBPortlandOr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was going to say the same so kudos to you.

    • @sykwookiee
      @sykwookiee 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mr. Sandnes ...I will sir, and thanks...ďà wòöķįęè

    • @AxelCross
      @AxelCross 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      This explains the pricetag. Paying for the tech.

    • @jakeblanton6853
      @jakeblanton6853 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's not that much load being put on the rope due to the force multiplier effect of the block and tackle pulleys. Even a 1/4" polypropylene rope will have a minimum breaking load of 1125 lbs. Actual "working load" is some multiplier less than that depending upon the type of use -- maybe 1/2 for some uses, maybe 1/5 for other uses. For example, a working load for a horizontal pull where there no life is threatened might be 1/2 and a vertical lift where it might be lifted above people might be 1/5.

    • @makermaker276
      @makermaker276 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's dynema rope. Now used alot on car winches. And used as soft shackles instead of metal D shackles. 12mm (1/2 inch) can take 14 metric ton's.

  • @JapanScott1
    @JapanScott1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +128

    The line on that looks a bit like 'mule tape'. The mule tape I have is rated at 1800lbs.

    • @markashlock8058
      @markashlock8058 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Was hoping someone would mention Mule Tape. Incredible stuff!

    • @JapanScott1
      @JapanScott1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mark. The only thing that makes me unsure if it is mule tape , is the size of the line. It seems about half the width of the mule tape I have.

    • @kadmow
      @kadmow 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      isn't mule tape, well tape. not cord?.
      anyhow a 1/8 inch braided spectra/dyneema line/cordage has a min strength of 2300lb.
      if that's too thin (cut your hands) 3/16 will do 5000lb (min).
      That should do..

    • @tomas1000m
      @tomas1000m 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Looks to me like amsteel, it's the stuff that whoopie slings for hammocks are made out of. The stuff has a high tensile strength and low stretch. It's great stuff and can be woven inside of itself and unlike paracord it does not have any guts inside which make it thinner. I've bought the rope and made my own continuous loops and ridgelines 7/64 amsteel rope has an average 1500 break strength. www.samsonrope.com/Pages/Product.aspx?ProductID=872

    • @blahorgaslisk7763
      @blahorgaslisk7763 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Going over a pulley puts more strain on a rope than most people expect. It's the difference in the inner and outer diameter of the rope as it goes over the wheel that causes this, and the smaller the pulley wheel is the worse this getts. For this reason it's been recommended that you don't use lines with kevlar core with a small diameter pulley. The Aramid fiber has extremely little give, making it tear itself apart when running over a small pulley. By making the ditch in the pulley square bottomed instead of round the line will be able to flatten itself to a degree and the difference in circumference will be smaller.
      Because of these kinds of problems cheaper lines with more stretch will actually last longer in a pulley system like this than if you were to go with the latest and greatest Aramid fiber line.
      By using a line that is designed to flatten itself to the wheel this effect is minimized and it will last longer and retain a higher percentage of it's strength. One problem that was mentioned is that something this thin will tend to cut into the hands, but in most cases wearing gloves will be enough. Remember that you will be pulling a lot less than the weight of what you are lifting.

  • @ahjtate
    @ahjtate 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Reminds me of the Haltrac Mini Hoist which used to be made in the UK back in the 50's and 60's. I took an engine out my old Austin 7 Mini using one and a pair of ladders to make an "A frame" to lift from. Changed the clutch and put it all back. Even had the locking cam as an option on my one.

  • @alfulton5946
    @alfulton5946 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My grandfather used a full size come along (block & tackle) for removing stumps on our farm and lifting big block engines out of our truck or lifting up the tractor when it needed fixing.

  • @mikekernan5388
    @mikekernan5388 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    "What could go wrong"...at which point I realized the whole thing may fly apart, injuring millions. Instead, we get to watch someone who is honest, rational, reasonable, and overall interesting to watch. Thank you for another informative video, sir! Mike

  • @AerialLensVideo
    @AerialLensVideo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    Cool little set there. Pretty dang expensive to buy but seems like it might last a generation or two...or three..or...

    • @niftelift7388
      @niftelift7388 6 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      introducing a lower cost version...not anodized, no cleat, cloth sack...no case...going to pass on the savings to the customer...$ 79.95 but it's just as strong and internals are the same.

    • @AerialLensVideo
      @AerialLensVideo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Darn it! The price is great BUT the CAM LOCK (GONE in this new version) is what made it really useful.

    • @Poodleinacan
      @Poodleinacan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, that feature is in the Deluxe edition, for an approximate additional 50$. No way a small piece of plastic can cost that much.

    • @AquaTech225
      @AquaTech225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      A little on the high side for the deluxe model just for an added locking break. But I’ve used it a number of times an it stays in the vehicle. When nothing else in a pinch would do but this. Has always turned out invaluable

    • @chuckyluvskalae5102
      @chuckyluvskalae5102 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Four

  • @petersallander2455
    @petersallander2455 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I made one over tell years ago and it works great. I used it mostly for putting thing up in the rafters.

  • @noneofurbusiness1464
    @noneofurbusiness1464 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    awesome albert. I need one of those for my toolbox.
    Good for hunters too when your trying to lift your prize buck into back of pickup by yourself.

  • @stepbackjack4194
    @stepbackjack4194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This looks like something I can use to hoist bags of groceries up my 2nd story deck entrance. Muscle mass not what it used to be.

  • @ravenwind123
    @ravenwind123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    My Grandma welded in that ship yard at that time.

    • @DON-yq2op
      @DON-yq2op 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She must have been quite a woman, its always nice when a woman can do a mans job.

    • @billybobjoe198
      @billybobjoe198 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Was she hot?

    • @SgtReach
      @SgtReach 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@billybobjoe198 lol

    • @heknows5418
      @heknows5418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      byw if she was welding She was hot, that I an guarantee you.

    • @dopeytripod
      @dopeytripod 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@heknows5418 what if she was welding underwater

  • @tyrelpalmerak
    @tyrelpalmerak ปีที่แล้ว

    I need one of these for my backwoods ATV/snow machine kit to make sure I can pull myself out of holes or flip machines

  • @bigred8438
    @bigred8438 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those were used to to drag cannons back into position after the recoils of firing, on those huge man-o-war sailing ships. There was a set on each side so that the cannon lined up perfectly and quickly with the opening in the ships side.

  • @ridermak4111
    @ridermak4111 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Power doubles each time the line passes through a moving pulley (lower set).
    Stationary pulleys (upper set) don’t figure into the formula. 👍

  • @bingnowtv
    @bingnowtv 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really cool that you showed this device, Cody. That guy did a really nice job creating a wonderful lifting pulley. The pull rope is unbelievable too.
    Thanks for the video. God Bless to all.

  • @newfwheels2965
    @newfwheels2965 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    loves the shop build, and the block and tackle setups are the best, hunting, off-roading, shop work, light and easy setup. good review.

  • @CUPCAKEBORIS
    @CUPCAKEBORIS 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    We've had a similar product in Australia for many years sold at trade shows and exhibitions called the Lift and lock/Aussie jackstrap.

  • @dannys69
    @dannys69 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Lifts at around 8:30

  • @Anon-mj7xr
    @Anon-mj7xr 6 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    8:23 what you came here to see

  • @nsx9512
    @nsx9512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Convinced me, I just went and bought it.. plus some of that cord. 😊👍👍

  • @jeffroutledge9153
    @jeffroutledge9153 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Thanks for the info! Love the Hamilton khaki field watch too bro.

  • @willmarshall3552
    @willmarshall3552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Use'd to tighten fencing wire. Neat little thing. Lots of uses.

  • @stokes771
    @stokes771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Buy a CMC Rescue Aztek. 8000lb min break strength. We use them all the time for rope rescue. 8mm rope 12 feet of travel.
    Also, in the video you are using a 4:1 mechanical advantage. If you flip the whole rig upside down you are using a 5:1 rig.

    • @crispinmiller7989
      @crispinmiller7989 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True that you get 5:1 if you pull upward, but then you have to BE pulling upward. Downward you need to use only your arms and shoulders. Upward you have to use your legs and back as well. If the load were at the limit of the tension I could manage, personally I would prefer to pull downward with an extra 25% rather than pull upward at the reduced tension.
      OTOH if you're a body builder who routinely jerks and curls more than your body weight, you might prefer the upward direction, because then the tension you could exert could be greater than your weight. Downward if you pulled that hard you'd just come off the ground

  • @bigqueue
    @bigqueue 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am about 2 years behind seeing, this, but I have to say I am happy I have. I agree that the unit looks to be very well made, and I am considering getting one.....BTW: I too have an old block and tackle from my dads shop.....thanks for the video review!

  • @franciscovidab
    @franciscovidab 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thanks for this i really believe Albert has something here tanks for sharing im going to buy some for myself and the in-laws

  • @leefoote528
    @leefoote528 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    This is one of those 'you never know' purchases. It'll sit in your truck for twenty years,then one day....

    • @iamaduckquack
      @iamaduckquack 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Go on...

    • @nathanschultz7950
      @nathanschultz7950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@iamaduckquack Then one day your standard equipment will either break, go missing, or be clearly unequipped to deal with the issue at hand. You and whoever you might be with will sit around, scratching their heads for a good 15 minutes before you remember that red thing in the glove box or buried underneath all your tools. It will take some fiddling around as you learn how to set it up, but when the moment comes, the tool will preform well! You, and whoever you might be with, will be in a great mood for the rest of the day and depending on the importance of the project, you might have a fun little story to tell over a beer or at Christmas.

  • @ugnius1makavicius247
    @ugnius1makavicius247 6 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    Miss woodworking videos :(

    • @crosssiclare4708
      @crosssiclare4708 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ugnius1 Makavicius2 me too. Can't wait for winter to come!

    • @robertolsen7709
      @robertolsen7709 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Winter will be here soon, that's when he does more woodworking videos in the shop.

    • @samswihart878
      @samswihart878 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He works outside in good weather, inside in bad weather. It's a homesteading channel, so you should expect a variety of subjects.

  • @peterclancy3653
    @peterclancy3653 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have had something very similar for about 25 years, it is a three , four sheave block and tackle which gives a mechanical advantage of 7:1 , using correct rated line you can lift a weight 7 times the weight you pull down on. A very useful piece of kit!

  • @albertjaysonakampurira8085
    @albertjaysonakampurira8085 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's actually great and well scaled down I guess I wud look into adding some kind of winding mechanism... Hook it up to a drill and I bet the operation wud be much much faster... It all just needs to be anchored!

  • @richw1907
    @richw1907 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Google says a small block chevy with cast iron intake weighs 575lbs, just saying

    • @drakeroten8928
      @drakeroten8928 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah he said 900-1000 and i was like??? Ls engine weigh like 400 sooo

  • @caramelzappa
    @caramelzappa 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The concern here for me is how the weight is actually rated, especially coming from a 1-man show.
    Most hoist equipment is rated way below the actual tested breaking-strengh of the product, and the product is pushed to its breaking point thousands of times to test the minimum weight that causes a break. Hard to believe this guy has done that, but it's an impressive piece regardless.

  • @johnsavoy4784
    @johnsavoy4784 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    We use a very similar item called a fence stretcher, for pulling fence wire tight,it's been around for ages

  • @TDOLLA
    @TDOLLA 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    These are cool but I work in rope/technical rescue and we have “short haul kits” that feature the same concept in an equal if not smaller size with similar or better usage ratings.

  • @imback3200
    @imback3200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Remember what Scotty said. "If my grandmother had wheels she'd be a wagon." They probably meant an engine for a gas motor scooter.

  • @TheyCallMeCoolRon
    @TheyCallMeCoolRon 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your grandad’s hoist will last for generations to come! Great review.

  • @James-ke5sx
    @James-ke5sx 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fire Escape Web is possibly what you have or something similar.
    City Firefighters carry a personal bailout escape setup. It includes a hook, rope, descender etc. carried in a small pouch. CMC PRO makes this rope/webbing. It's light weight, fire rated etc.
    My ropes came in yesterday and waiting for a rescue hook arriving today. The exact same carabiners arrived with my climbing cord last week. Tossed them for 40kN solid steel ones

  • @wagonet
    @wagonet 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i have no use for something like this, but somehow this came up on my feed and it's pretty cool.

    • @---cr8nw
      @---cr8nw 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You'd be shocked what kind of uses you might have for this. I've seen a guy use snatch blocks, a tree, and a small car to pull an F-150 out of mud on the side of the road.

  • @larrylentini5688
    @larrylentini5688 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The mechanical advantage you're using to lift the generator also applies to the chord so you don't have to be so worried about it breaking under the 80 lb force you're exerting on it. 4 strands of 1700 lb rated (or whatever it actually is) chord adds up to the claimed 6800 lb rating on the website if you can manage to pull on that string with nearly a ton of force without the block shattering into a million pieces.

  • @fearsomebeast
    @fearsomebeast 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Found you today and I'm already 5 videos in.

  • @richmac918
    @richmac918 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Funny - I've been looking for a small, locking block and tackle so that I can lift the tops off my jet skis when I want to work on them. They don't weigh more than 70 or 80 pounds but because they are long I need another person to help me take them off. I bought a really cheap aluminum swing set (just wanted the frame) that set up over them for a lifting point but couldn't find something like this anywhere. Thanks for testing this out.

  • @Bob_Adkins
    @Bob_Adkins 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Neat implementation of an old tool, love it. Not to worry about the cord. I have some just a little larger in diameter that will lift a pickup truck. I do worry about the cleat fraying the cord with continued pinching at the same place.

  • @anthonyswann3157
    @anthonyswann3157 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It actually can lift an engine into a truck, Matt from Demolition Ranch did it with that exact same thing on his second channel Off The Ranch.

  • @adamb2656
    @adamb2656 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You should definitely test this to destruction, really put it through its paces and see what it can handle.

  • @williammiller7543
    @williammiller7543 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I've seen this type of B&T in Big Box Stores and didn't paymuch attention to them. Now i've seen it in operation I may give them another view. The BRAKE on yourunit looks like a great idea.

  • @vendarsr
    @vendarsr 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Vid the new dyneema cord is VERY strong used for sailing mast

  • @joelbrown3479
    @joelbrown3479 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I want one!!! I'm a sheet metal worker that welds, usually 10'-15' above the floor, climbing out of the scissor lift to perform my work. Being able to lift my MIG welder with that baby would be a treat!!!

    • @fetralburns3466
      @fetralburns3466 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Joel Brown then why not keep your mig in the scissor lift and just pull your leads out of the lift? Lmao

    • @obfuscated3090
      @obfuscated3090 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      STUDY RIGGING! You'll be glad you did. Study different types of winches, comealongs (industrial, not hardware store trash), ways of clamping sheet metal, etc. For example I use an eye bolt threaded into the adjuster bolt hole of a pair of visegrips to lift sheets and other material by rope or cable. I study professional riggers, arborists, and nautical rope users and equipment (I work alone and move a wide variety of material, machinery and vehicles).In your case the OSH compliant way would be to use "sheet metal lifting clamps" and any suitable wire cable or rope hoist. It being difficult to grab sheet metal I use visegrip sheet metal clamps as handles.
      There is a professional, SAFE, LOW LIABILITY way to do nearly every task so find out what tools of the (many) trade(s) work for you. Always compare pro gear to meme hobby toy gear. You can often save money especially by buying used. Your taxes paid for this outstanding rigging manual. Download and study it. www.marines.mil/Portals/1/MCRP%203-17.7J%20With%20Ch.%201%20z.pdf

    • @TheTruthSeeker756
      @TheTruthSeeker756 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@obfuscated3090 Thanks Man!

  • @trsdos80
    @trsdos80 5 ปีที่แล้ว +177

    Who would of thought something Archimedes invented over 2200 years ago still works

    • @Quarkee
      @Quarkee 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Every physicist

    • @leanmeangreenbeanmachine3347
      @leanmeangreenbeanmachine3347 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Trsdos original Archimedes would

    • @dahooool
      @dahooool 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      would 'have'

    • @J__C__
      @J__C__ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Why wouldn't it? Mechanics and engineering don't just up and change or stop working because it's a different year 🤣
      And it's "would have" not would of. Of isn't a verb. You can't of something.
      I would have gone becomes "I have gone" in simplified form.
      *NOT*
      "I would of gone" .... Which would become "I of gone" when simplified.
      I of gone isn't English. Neither is "would/could/should of" nobody taught you that. That's just pure ignorance and laziness.

    • @Squarehead45
      @Squarehead45 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@dahooool Hey, we WERE having fun until "Mr. Professor" here butted in, killjoy

  • @chrissmith2114
    @chrissmith2114 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Due to having 4 cords suspending the load, each cord only sees a quarter of the weight, but as you see the downside is that for every foot of lift you have to pull 4 feet of cord, that is the mechanical advantage - it is like a lever with a 4:1 advantage to lift a load you have to move the end of the lever a long way to lift the load a bit - you are trading distance for force. I have a similar small block and tackle with a 6:1 advantage - can lift 180lbs with a 30lb pull..

  • @educatedmanholecoverbyrich8890
    @educatedmanholecoverbyrich8890 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I recall my father had one of these back in the 1950s

  • @TheVABigDog
    @TheVABigDog 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Just looked at the website and HOLY COW!!!! That thing has a Max Weight of 6,800lbs!!!!!! Upon further looking at a close-up picture of the cordage, it appears that the cordage used is Dyneema or Amsteel. It's the same cordage used in synthetic winch rope and it's Extremely strong. 1/4" (dia.) Amsteel has a breaking strength of 7,700-8,600lbs and the same diameter Dyneema breaking strength is between 4,500-5,000lbs!!! .... I'll be a customer of his for sure!!

    • @AquaTech225
      @AquaTech225 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TheVABigDog where on the website do u see any numbers that add up to 6800. All I see is 1700 with a 700 safe working load

    • @marcelinogarcia776
      @marcelinogarcia776 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      you my friend are soo wrong. do youre homework before misleading people .....

    • @marcelinogarcia776
      @marcelinogarcia776 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      1700 max safe workload 700 not no 6800 lbs

    • @benashley2556
      @benashley2556 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Safe working load with rope is 1/10 the breaking strength. So the rope may be amsteel. Except I've only seen blue colored amsteel.

    • @residentevil2928
      @residentevil2928 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well not quite that. The amount on tension per cord is where you get your real numbers. If you have 4 cord segments it is split 4 ways. So if you have a 2000 pound object you need to lift, you would need to have about 4 segments (if it is 600 pound rated rope) in order to lift that object.

  • @forestlampcraft472
    @forestlampcraft472 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    COOL !!!

    • @michaelc.4321
      @michaelc.4321 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alexander Forestlamp? That is a unique name if I've ever heard one!

  • @stephenmoore6515
    @stephenmoore6515 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We use the same thing in the power line industry put a grip on each end pop a belly in the wire and perform splices, Mack out the wire ect. Nice snatch blocks is how we refer to that set up I’ve used for 35 years good series u have