[TowerTalk] Multi sheve pully

[Robert Harmon]

 I like the rope pulley device.  Looks like it would do nicely for hoisting the rotor. 

my two cents,

Bob
K6UJ







> On Nov 14, 2019, at 6:36 PM, jcjacobsen at q.com wrote:
> 
> Yo, 
> 
> Dave, K4TO, is searching for a way to lift a rather heavy rotor. LOTS of suggestions. Here's mine: 
> 
> Dave, look at Northern Tool. I think this link will get you close: 
> 
> [ https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_material-handling+hoists-lifts-cranes+rope-pulley-hoists | https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/category_material-handling+hoists-lifts-cranes+rope-pulley-hoists ] 
> 
> Inexpensive and they work. Well under $15. I replaced the poly rope with a nylon braid. Easier to handle. Doesn't twist up and look like a snake. 
> I believe its a 4:1 or 5:1 lift ratio, so good force multiplier. I don't know if I'd trust it for overhead lifting of real heavy things, but it would probably work for what you need. 
> 
> That is all. 
> 73 K9WN Jake 
> OUT 
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