I was given two gear drive (manual) basketball goal lifters. They consist of two gears, one on a drive spindle and one on the drum. These look substantial, and came with 1/4" wire rope cable. They are Aalco A3 K500 hand winches.
I am going to basket rig it, deadmanning the hoist, going through two pulleys, one at each end of a spreader bar, then up to a deadman on the lifting beam. Under the spreader bar will be a 3" (approx.) nylon ratchet strap that will cradle the underside of the boat front and rear. I want to lift it just enough, about 6-12" so I can pull the trailer out and paint it, work on the trailer, and do some work on the underside of the boat.
I have looked at these closely, and see no load rating. Went to their site and requested a catalog that might have this info.
Is anyone familiar with these?
Steve