Portable hand operated winch/cable system

[theshredder]

Does anyone know where to get a hand operated portable winch/cable system that would fit in a backpack or if such a thing even exists?

Basically, I'm looking for something similar to what you'd see on a boat trailer, but totally portable, easily attached to a tree, rock, or piton, and able to support a couple hundred pounds vertically. I'm thinking something like this might be used in construction and someone told me its called a cable pull but I didn't really turn up much on a quick internet search.

Thanks

[mishka_4]

rope hoist

http://www.google.com/search?q=rope+hoist&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

[Dude Bro]

try searching cable winch puller or come along. not a very light weight option

[1000-oaks]

"Come a long", Harbor Freight sells 'em cheap.

There's a heavy-duty one sold called a "Power Puller", but you won't want to be packing it unless you REALLY need it. Probably weighs 30 lbs, two or three ton dead-lift capacity models.

http://www.wyeth-scott.com/

[capulin overdrive]

Block and Tackle will probably be the best for light weight packing?


other than that, a boat trailer winch would be lighter than a come-a-long.

[Kai]

Not particularly light weight, but very well made.

More power puller.

http://www.wyeth-scott.com/

[splat]

Block and Tackle will probably be the best for light weight packing?


other than that, a boat trailer winch would be lighter than a come-a-long.

Yeah, but, what's he gonna bolt a trailer winch to - his camelback?

I've built about 20 miles of barbed wire fence with a come along and I sure wouldn't want one in my backpack.

[Jethro]

This is the cheapest of this type of winch which I could find http://winchlines.com/merchant.mvc?S...Code=Griphoist. If you have a need for bigger ones they make them also. Google "griphoist" for other options. They are not very light, but they are handy for many things.

[GeezerSteve]

Big wall hauling setup with a big fat static rope. Start with a self-tending pulley like one of these these and do some rigging. Maybe a Z pulley if you're solo. Brute force 1:1 if you've got 2 or more people

[Jethro]

What are you lifting, and how high are you lifting it? Is it a temporary or more permanent setup? Z-drags and come alongs need to be reset for longer pulls or hoists. Heavier, more powerful systems, can do longer hoists in one step.

[Gerome]

The wyeth-Scott looks nice with the doubled back cable. It looks like you could buy a 1-ton come-a-long for $20 bucks at Home Depot. The one listed below is under ten pounds, but it's only 12 feet long. You'd probably need to use some kind of static rope or tow strap depending on how far away the object is. It's a much cheaper option than a static rope and pulley system.

I would also create some factor of safety and redundant system depending on safety and what the value of the lifted object. Lifting a 900 pound object with a 1-ton winch could end disastrously for the object or anyone underneath it if something went wrong.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ocStoreNum=629

[Poz]

The wyeth-Scott looks nice with the doubled back cable. It looks like you could buy a 1-ton come-a-long for $20 bucks at Home Depot. The one listed below is under ten pounds, but it's only 12 feet long. You'd probably need to use some kind of static rope or tow strap depending on how far away the object is. It's a much cheaper option than a static rope and pulley system.

I would also create some factor of safety and redundant system depending on safety and what the value of the lifted object. Lifting a 900 pound object with a 1-ton winch could end disastrously for the object or anyone underneath it if something went wrong.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/...ocStoreNum=629

I don't know about winches but I do know that come alongs generally have a safety factor of 5:1. So a 1 tonne comealong is technically good until 5 tons, although that is more so to protect against shock loading which mulitplies very quickly.

[under the radar]

Big wall hauling setup with a big fat static rope. Start with a self-tending pulley like one of these these and do some rigging. Maybe a Z pulley if you're solo. Brute force 1:1 if you've got 2 or more people

big wall gear is basically made to do what you want as light as possible. Find a used petzl mini traxion or pro traxion somewhere. Can probably sell it and nearly brake even when you are done.

[theshredder]

Woah! Ask and yee shall receive! Nice.

I was gonna be bringing it along with me when I take my enduro out. The things can get you a long way from help on crap trails and there has been a few times when something like that would have been useful, not necessarily for mud because I try to avoid that, but washouts, downed trees, steep embankments. I could see it coming in handy sledding once in a while too, or dragging logs up hills in the bush. And probably all kinds of other stuff.

I'm gonna have to look into all of these options and experiment. I'll post the results.

[Jethro]

If your enduro is a dirt bike or a mtn bike, I would go with a Z-drag for the occasional usage. It could double as a tow strap. I would only drag a winch or come-a-long in for a specific known project.