the mixer recovery
in this demo, they had a cement mixer loaded with thousands of pounds of crushed cement. i think they said it was around 66,000 lbs. they locked up all the brakes and had a bar holding the brake pedel down.
the point of this demo from the begining was to show how much of a difference it makes to run snatch blocks and double up on lines- remember the golden rule of winching: lines to the load.
1 did not work so they 2 parted the line
3 parts- NOTE: the strap hanging on the line- it is there to help controle the line should it sudonly lose pressure (snap) the weight of the strap would help drop the line to the ground - if only for a second or two- instead of the violent reaction should it snap.
then they added a line to the mix off the tail board (drag winch)
2 parted that- 5 lines to the load
he had to ajust the block of wood he was standing on because it pulled the truck away
the point of this demo from the begining was to show how much of a difference it makes to run snatch blocks and double up on lines- remember the golden rule of winching: lines to the load.
1 did not work so they 2 parted the line
3 parts- NOTE: the strap hanging on the line- it is there to help controle the line should it sudonly lose pressure (snap) the weight of the strap would help drop the line to the ground - if only for a second or two- instead of the violent reaction should it snap.
then they added a line to the mix off the tail board (drag winch)
2 parted that- 5 lines to the load
he had to ajust the block of wood he was standing on because it pulled the truck away
posted by James R Maurer at 9:59 PM
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