William Hackett Lever Hoist

[Haironyourchest]

Just bought this, it cost € 180, great price for such an excellent gadget. Ive done a pile of research on these and the price for 1.5tonners is anywhere from € 90 to €500+

 

Hackett WH-L4 Lever Hoist - Manual Hoisting - Lifting & Hoisting - William Hackett Chains William Hackett Chains

 

Spoken with a couple of crane and hoist crowds on the phone, and the concensus is that they are all pretty much made in china now, even the big brand name ones, and the quality is variable. These are made for Hackett, an old and reputable British company, and they're not rubbish.

 

Had a chance to use it the same afternoon, lifting 3/4 ton bag of sand out of a trailer from a barn beam. It was effortless, literally a five year old kid could have done it with ease. Super smooth action, break engaged with neary a millimetre of movement of the load.

 

I intend to use it for pulling big trees this way and that, handier than a tirfor. The only caveat is the chain length is 1.5 meters, so I will have to buy a longer chain for it, and these things use 7.1mm chain which is not easily found in grade 80 untreated, and it costs €20 per meter after vat. But I reckon 5m should do me, with an extension rope.