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Offline FourbangerYJ

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Snatch blocks
« on: July 16, 2009, 11:45:17 PM »
I don't have one. I was looking around at the various brands. I would imagine the one that are 16K or heavier would be the ones to look for.

What are you guy's running?
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Re: Snatch blocks
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2009, 05:23:11 AM »
I bought one rated at 16000lbs of EBay pulled some big trees and rocks with it
works fine for what I paid for it
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Re: Snatch blocks
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2009, 08:28:36 AM »
i think the rule is to have it double what the winch is rated at (so if you have a 9k winch should be rated at 18k since the winch would pull double when using a snatch block) - but that is just what the winch max pull is with the line completely unwinded - mine came with the winch and i have no idea what it is rated at.
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Re: Snatch blocks
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2009, 08:31:12 AM »
I use a Warn.
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Re: Snatch blocks
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2009, 01:52:01 PM »
Beware there are two rating systems.  One seems to be for work load strength and the other is break strength.

ARB's small snatch block is rated - breaking strength    30,000lb.  Their higher models is rated at - working load: 19,800lb & breaking strength: 38,500lb

Warn rates their swing away pulley block at 19,000lbs/8618kgs maximum capacity snatch, 24,000 lbs/10886kgs maximum capacity heavy-duty snatch block, and 33,000 lbs maximum capacity heavy-duty snatch block.

Superwinch has theirs too.  It's rated to 20,000 lb, Swing Away Pulley Block.

I'd stick with name brands.
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