Want to move a big tree? Use cable puller!

We had a tree stump in the front ,it’s diameter is about a little bit more than 4 feet,it had bothered us for a few years,we’ve tried chainsaw on it but nothing can go through it,lately we bought a 4 ton rated cable puller,together with my truck pulled the stump out like a decayed molar in a few minutes!

Cable pullers are great multipurpose and heavy duty stretching tools that any handy man should have them around in their garage and work places. The rated capacity of cable puller usually comes in from 1 ton to 4 ton(2200lbs to 8800lbs),the reach of the pullers is usually 6 feet to 12 feet,the higher the capacity,the shorter the reach,1 ton puller can have 12′reach while 4 ton puller will only have 6′reach,but some extra heavy duty 4 ton ones can have 11′or more. We usually call cable puller “Come Along”,by definition,a come along is a hand operated ratchet lever winch,so cable puller can be called come along,along with chain puller,chain hoist,hand winch,trailer winch. The difference between cable puller and other come alongs is that cable pullers are perceived as heavy duty tools,pull capacity can be 4 ton(8800lbs),while typical hand winch has 400-4000lbs capacity and mostly used to pull boat out of or lower boat into water from trailer,sometimes also called boat trailer winch.

Cable pullers have some nice features and interesting applications you should know before you buy them. A typical cable puller will have a cable limiter ,which keeps 2 wraps of cable on ratchet wheel,and you can release loads one notch at a time,so you can lower a vehicle or tree safely,it usually has a laminated steel ratchet wheel, rust resistant plated steel, safety drop forged slip hooks, 4 ton model will feature 5/16”galvanized aircraft cable,and all the cable pullers will have to meet OSHA and ASME specs. Typically the cable pullers will have two slip safety hooks with latch,but some super heavy duty ones have 3 safety hooks for enhanced protection.

For stretching,pulling,lifting and lowering,cable pullers are the best choice. You can pull or release vehicles onto and from trailer respectively, to pull or tear down trees, pull big rack or shed around your house,pull the tree stumps out of somewhere,compare to electric powered winch,e.g. ATV winch,cable pullers are inexpensive handy tools .

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