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HEY LOOK EVERYBODY... a real question.When shopping for snatch blocks, Do you purchase based on the weight limit of your winch on a single line pull? Or double it?
I own a Terra 45SR. Do I shop for a snatch block rated at least 4500 pounds? Or 9,000 pounds?
Is the Warn Epic 92097 rated at 5,000lbs a perfect match? Or go nuts with the 92188 rated at 12,000lbs?
I don't mind overkill, but there is a huge price difference between the 2.
@Neohio - In the world of off road snatch blocks, you would need double the work load of the winch if you're hooking it back to the same machine the winch is hooked to.
A safer way to say that, a snatch block is designed to decrease the work load on the line. If you hook it BACK to the winched vehicle, you're effectively doubling the pull on the line... SO a 4,000lb (2 ton) winch would require a 4 ton capable snatch block.
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