Re: [MV] M35 winching ....

From: kuhrick (kuhrick@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Oct 30 2002 - 13:32:51 PST


the 2 line with hock on the truck and pully on the tree makes a 5 ton
winch pull 10 ton 1/2 as fast and wasting 1/2 the cable
a 3 line with a pully on ther truck and on the tree
make a 5 ton winch pull 15 ton
ken kb9yku
At 07:41 AM 10/30/02 -0800, John Souza wrote:
>If memory servers me correct you have to get to a "three part line"
>before you are actually doubling the pulling power. Just merely running
>the cable back the the winch, "two part line", only cuts the line speed
>in half and does nothing for the pulling power. If you run the line
>back to the winch and then back to the load this is a "three part line"
>then you double the power.
>
>John Sozua
>MVPA #2697
>Fresno, CA



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