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Subject: [TowerTalk] Come-a-long
From: n4kg@juno.com (T. A. Russell)
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 1997 20:55:51 -0600
Home Depot sell's two versions of it's "POW'R  PULL" 
with either a single 12 ft range or a double with 6 ft range.
These units are made with a solid ratchet  instead of the cheapies
that use several plates bolted together.

BTW, it is easy to convert a double to a single by simply connecting the
wire end to the pulley instead of back to the come-along.

de  Tom  N4KG

On Mon, 09 Jun 1997 21:55:59 +0100 Tyler Stewart <k3mm@erols.com> writes:
>Bill Fisher - W4AN wrote:
>> 
>> I bought 3 come-a-longs from hardware stores.  Each one was junk.
>> 
>> Where does a person get one that you can trust?  Brand?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Bill, W4AN
>> 
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>
>I dont know, but when you find a good one, let me know!  I just bought
>one at Ames and it immediatly jammed and then as soon as we freed it 
>up,
>the cable came right off the reel!
>
>I'm also having a bit of a hard time finding one that has a long 
>single
>cable, and not the hook with a pulley, which doubles the leverage, but
>cuts the range in half.  For putting guys on, it's best to get one 
>with
>a long single cable instead of a double which may not be long enough.
>
>I bought another one at Home Depot which was OK, but it was the double
>cable type and it's not quite long enough to do guys comfortably.
>
>73, Tyler K3MM
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