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Brian McVickers
01-17-2006, 06:26 AM
For those of you who have snatch blocks in your revovery kit
Which one are you using? Which one would you suggest?
...to be used with wire rope...for a 6000lb vehicle...
Scott Brady
01-17-2006, 03:06 PM
This is my favorite pulley block:
http://www.extremeoutback.com/index.cgi?cart_id=2014938.20774&pid=51

It can be disassembled and greased for less resistance. The capacity is 17,500 lbs. (WLL)

When running pulleys in a double line or triple line pull, typically you must factor in a 10% reduction with each pulley due to parasitic loss. I would say the greased pulley reduces that factor somewhat (though I have not tested two units to determine)

I have the Warn unit as well, which is also good, but lacks the ability to disassemble or grease.
pangaea
01-19-2006, 05:49 PM
Scotts is definitely a good one. I'll also add the ARB snatch block into the mix, which is also greasable/servicable.
cruiseroutfit
01-20-2006, 04:25 AM
...I'll also add the ARB snatch block into the mix, which is also greasable/servicable.

Ditto & a 30k capacity to boot... I have some pretty hard pulls on mine (enough to break some planetaries ;)), good as new. :cool:
madizell
04-23-2006, 10:36 AM
This is my favorite pulley block:
http://www.extremeoutback.com/index.cgi?cart_id=2014938.20774&pid=51

It can be disassembled and greased for less resistance. The capacity is 17,500 lbs. (WLL)
I have the Warn unit as well, which is also good, but lacks the ability to disassemble or grease.


The Black Rat unit should be considered a light duty block. At only 17,500 it is already right at the limit when used with an 8,000 winch. I believe the Black Rat block is intended to be used with a hand-operated winch such as the Black Rat hand winch, but in any case, I would not suggest using a 17,500 pound block with an 8,000 pound winch unless the line angle through the block is substantially less and than 180 degrees.
Scott Brady
04-23-2006, 02:33 PM
It is important to balance WLL, weight, etc. Weight robs performance, so outside of the rigors of Alaska and competitive winching the black rat is more than appropriate for the typical 8,000lb winch / smaller vehicle.

bigger is not necessarily better IMO
Willman
04-24-2006, 11:21 PM
I have the warn 61560 which is 19,000 lbs!!!!

http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f374/nicwillman/snatch-blocks-2.jpg
cruiseroutfit
04-25-2006, 05:16 AM
I have the warn 61560 which is 19,000 lbs!!!!

Good enough for a 9500lb (& under) winch. Anything bigger (or double snatched) and you are over the working limit.
Beowulf
02-22-2007, 09:22 PM
I am using the superwinch model.


https://www.expeditionexchange.com/superwinch/DSC08573.jpg
p1michaud
02-23-2007, 01:20 PM
Scotts is definitely a good one. I'll also add the ARB snatch block into the mix, which is also greasable/servicable.


Ditto & a 30k capacity to boot... I have some pretty hard pulls on mine (enough to break some planetaries ;)), good as new. :cool:

x 3
I'm also using the ARB unit and it's strong. I've stalled my Warn
8000 winch on the first layer of rope on the drum with the snatch block last weekend. No ill effects.

Cheers :beer:,
P
OnTheTrail
02-26-2007, 01:31 AM
Are you still looking for one? I have a Warn I can sell you.
p1michaud
11-21-2007, 01:45 PM
Digging up and old thread, but it's worth the update.

ARB has re-designed their Snatch Block and call it the Snatch Block 9000 clicky (http://www.arbusa.com/New_Products/snatch-block-9000.pdf)...

Cheers :beer:,
P
smbisig
11-21-2007, 03:05 PM
Digging up and old thread, but it's worth the update.

ARB has re-designed their Snatch Block and call it the Snatch Block 9000 clicky (http://www.arbusa.com/New_Products/snatch-block-9000.pdf)...

Cheers :beer:,
P

not a redesign, just a premium block that will be offered by ARB. the older block which has proved very reliable, will still be available.
p1michaud
11-21-2007, 03:34 PM
not a redesign, just a premium block that will be offered by ARB. the older block which has proved very reliable, will still be available.

Thanks for the clarification!
Cheers,
P
OverlandZJ
11-21-2007, 04:00 PM
Recently picked up an ARB recovery kit for a Jeep being raffled off next Oct in Moab by NAXJA.

When i was shopping i was informed that the Warn block was not compatable with synthetic winch lines, whereas the ARB was. Any truth to this?
p1michaud
11-21-2007, 06:26 PM
When i was shopping i was informed that the Warn block was not compatable with synthetic winch lines, whereas the ARB was. Any truth to this?

No 100% sure, what I had read is that any snatch block can be used as long as it's new (i.e. never seen a wire rope). The reasoning was that a used one may have rough/abraded surfaces that could damage your synthetic line. Made sense to me.

Cheers,
P
TeriAnn
11-22-2007, 02:25 PM
Good enough for a 9500lb (& under) winch. Anything bigger (or double snatched) and you are over the working limit.

I usually source my recovery fittings from an industrial tractor supply company. Their stuff is designed for pulling much heavier loads than regular off road recovery gear is. It may be bulkier & heavier, but I feel a little bit safer using pulleys & D rings that folks with a Caterpillar D8 would use.

"Supersize the pulley please and I'll have fries with that"
cruiseroutfit
11-22-2007, 06:13 PM
...ARB has re-designed their Snatch Block and call it the Snatch Block 9000 clicky (http://www.arbusa.com/New_Products/snatch-block-9000.pdf)...

The new snatch-block is really neat. When I first saw notice of them awhile back I didn't think much of it. It was a lighter than the others on the market, but big deal I thought. Well, when playing with them yesterday side by side with the older ARB unit as well as a couple of others I had... I really changed my mind, its light and stronger. Well thought out!

(NOT an advertisement, I don't care what snatchblock folks buy :D)