Thread: Best type of pulley for hoist

This sort should be a fair bit better.

Manan 10 Ton Snatch Block Winch Recovery Rope Pulley Hoist 4WD Off Road Recover | eBay

Keep the pulley and replace the rope sheave with with a proper wire rope sheave or buy a sheave and make you’re own pulley block, can be very hard to buy lifting blocks in the smaller sizes that are suit for wire rope.

Hmmm 4WD recovery... might be easier to go down to my local SCA and pick this up:

Ridge Ryder Heavy Duty Snatch Block 8000kg | Supercheap Auto

It doesnt swivel though.... maybe I can use something like this?

Taskmaster 6mm 316 Stainless Steel Swivel - Bunnings Australia

Any ideas on how to attach it to the C channel on my roof?

In regards to the second pulley, it has a swivel but the wheel looks painted - you think the pain will chip off? My worry is that it comes off and contaminates any finish I apply to the work piece

You could try a marine/yachting shop. They sell blocks designed for wire rope.

Originally Posted by qwertyu

Hmmm 4WD recovery... might be easier to go down to my local SCA and pick this up:

Ridge Ryder Heavy Duty Snatch Block 8000kg | Supercheap Auto

It doesnt swivel though.... maybe I can use something like this?

Taskmaster 6mm 316 Stainless Steel Swivel - Bunnings Australia

Any ideas on how to attach it to the C channel on my roof?

In regards to the second pulley, it has a swivel but the wheel looks painted - you think the pain will chip off? My worry is that it comes off and contaminates any finish I apply to the work piece

I wouldn't be relying on that swivel from Bunnings to support any reasonable weight or impact. You'd be better off with a proper hammer lock swivel designed for lifting.

STAINLESS STEEL SWIVEL TO SUIT HAMMERLOCK

The Ridge Ryder snatch block that you have linked to (or similar) would handle the job easily - I have one in my 4WD recovery kit and it pulls Toyotas out all the time.

Originally Posted by BMKal

I wouldn't be relying on that swivel from Bunnings to support any reasonable weight or impact. You'd be better off with a proper hammer lock swivel designed for lifting.

STAINLESS STEEL SWIVEL TO SUIT HAMMERLOCK

The Ridge Ryder snatch block that you have linked to (or similar) would handle the job easily - I have one in my 4WD recovery kit and it pulls Toyotas out all the time.

How would I connect that swivel to the snatch block? I would need to use a D ring right? Any idea where to buy these hammerlock swivels?

I cant believe how hard it is find to swivel pulley where the top of it is a hole to bolt onto a structure horizontally like the one I got from bunnings, most of them are loops which require a d ring or something else similar

Try adding swivel and wire, wire rope, cable to your search of sheaves, snatch blocks and pulleys. Domestic will be more than import.

Snatch Block – Eye/Wire - The Rigging Shed

Snatch Block with Shackle Head | Austlift

Sheave Blocks - LiftQuip Australia

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Sheave Blocks & Sheaves - SuperLift Industrial Lifting Equipment

Pete

Originally Posted by qwertyu

How would I connect that swivel to the snatch block? I would need to use a D ring right? Any idea where to buy these hammerlock swivels?

I cant believe how hard it is find to swivel pulley where the top of it is a hole to bolt onto a structure horizontally like the one I got from bunnings, most of them are loops which require a d ring or something else similar

Just use another hammer lock (the yellow bit).

Depending on if you want to be able to remove the pulley / block when not in use, I would actually use a "D" shackle in the top of the swivel to attach it to your ceiling beam (making the entire assembly easily removable) with a hammer lock connecting the swivel to the pulley / block.

Once you have assembled a hammer lock and hit the pin home, you don't want to be disassembling it. it can be done, but a bugger of a job.

I am surprised that you are complaining, qwertyu. There is a big clue in the brand name that you bought a crap product.

Sheaves to handle wire rope must be closely matched to the diameter of the rope as well as being made from an appropriate material. The "channel" is much more rounded than those designed for rope.

But why do you want to use steel wire? Modern ropes are commonly stronger than steel and much easier and safer to handle. Popular fibres are kevlar, vectran, spectra and dyneema. The "channel" in the sheave for these lines has a flatter bottom.