DOUBLE YOUR STRENGTH
Lifting heavy objects is an everyday occurrence in machine shops.  To prevent injury, it’s a good idea to install small, inexpensive wire cable hoists over equipment that can hold castings in place while mounting to machinery.  Small hoists that lift a few hundred pounds are perfect for installing over cylinder head equipment.  Some diesel heads weighing hundreds of pounds can be difficult to lift with a small, single cable hoist.  To double the lifting capacity of any single line hoist, simply add a pulley hook to the cable and attach the free end to the hoist to create a loop.  By looping the cable around the pulley you’ve constructed a block and tackle to increase the mechanical advantage, effectively doubling the lifting capacity.

Steve Rich
Don Gross/Sterling Bearing, Inc.
N. Kansas City, MO
FEB, 2023