It's only a 10' lift, which I found common for chain hoists. A 10' lift isn't going to do it. Twice that buys a 1300lb. electric unit with a 25' lift.
The heaviest thing I'm interested in is a table saw (600lbs. total) and that only once. It would also be nice to lift plywood and sheetrock to finish the area.
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I wasn't shopping for you, I simply showed two that are roughly the same pulling power-rated mostly so you could see the characteristic difference between the design of a winch vis a vis a hoist.
It's up to you to select what level of performance you're going to be satisfied with, I'm merely attempting to ensure you do understand the essential difference to avoid, hopefully, an accident down the road.
I'd stick w/ reputable vendor/manufacturer and check out the manuals. I believe it's required for all to be compliant in the US to be legal, but it's an area of sufficient gravity (pun intended) that I, personally, would avoid the cheapest of Chinese knock-offs a la Harbor Freight, etc. They may be fine, but I'm not trusting my life to one, thank you very much.
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Actually, they're not that bad and have the facility to simply stop at any point. I think...flip, flip, flip--ah, yes...looking at the catalogue, Northern has up to 24' versions that I'd trust for $150 or less.
Not really if the winch doesn't failsafe on loss of power, for example. I don't recommend it as the first choice if the intent is a 1000-lb TS, but I don't have any real problems w/ them, either, if one is familiar w/ their operation. Having grown up on the farm we used the farm hay rake routinely and handled easily that much routinely but practice makes for easier and safer usage. It was 1-inch rope and does have reverse ratchets that work like dynamic braking on elevators if it starts to lower too rapidly and also has locking device. It was originally designed for use w/ horse/mule team, of course, although had switched to tractor power by the time I was large enough to be involved. Manually, one uses a snubbing post similar to a stationary bulldogging post (I'm sure that's a reference you're totally familiar with... :) ).
One could (as I've already done) do the same with two hoists. Your comparison was unhelpful (though the rest of your posts have been quite helpful - thanks).
I've got the idea, but it still sounds dangerous. Many of these old farm devices were.
I still haven't completely thought through this idea. You've given me a lot to think about and safety is certainly one of my concerns. Thanks again.
Well, so be it...
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Your out of context quotation makes me look unappreciative of your efforts. That certainly isn't the case. This one comparison was all I was unhelpful.
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