What is the winch handle for? I can tell it lifts the upper arm with the hydraulic jack, does the winch handle actually raise and lower the hook?
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The winch handle is a leverage device to swing the boom over the load for attachment, and to aid in moving it while under load
1713534
Hello yes the cable is like a boat trailer system - you want to use it to take up the slack - then use the hydraulic jack to lift - if it was not like this I think it would only be 1/2 as useful
1713535
Yes, the winch handle serves to wind or lower the steel cable the hook is attached to. Be advised my cable broke on less than 200lbs of weight (made in China)...I replaced it with another manual winch and cable (also from Amazon, but made in USA)...not hard to do.
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There are two handles on this hoist. One is a lever that raises and lowers the boom similar to an engine hoist. The other is, as you mentioned, a winch handle. It does raise and lower the hook as you suspect. One item to note is that tension must be maintained on the hook or the cable will "birds nest" on you. I had to unspool and re-spool the cable a few times myself. And the way the cable is attached to the spool seems a bit odd and could use a new more effective method that I have not decided on yet. The foot must be used if picking up anything heavy as the hitch adapter is of fairly light material and designed for the foot to carry the load. I hope this helps. There are two handles on this hoist. One is a lever that raises and lowers the boom similar to an engine hoist. The other is, as you mentioned, a winch handle. It does raise and lower the hook as you suspect. One item to note is that tension must be maintained on the hook or the cable will "birds nest" on you. I had to unspool and re-spool the cable a few times myself. And the way the cable is attached to the spool seems a bit odd and could use a new more effective method that I have not decided on yet. The foot must be used if picking up anything heavy as the hitch adapter is of... » Read More There are two handles on this hoist. One is a lever that raises and lowers the boom similar to an engine hoist. The other is, as you mentioned, a winch handle. It does raise and lower the hook as you suspect. One item to note is that tension must be maintained on the hook or the cable will "birds nest" on you. I had to unspool and re-spool the cable a few times myself. And the way the cable is attached to the spool seems a bit odd and could use a new more effective method that I have not decided on yet. The foot must be used if picking up anything heavy as the hitch adapter is of fairly light material and designed for the foot to carry the load. I hope this helps. « Show Less
1713537
The handle operates the jack bottle,the winch handle cranks the 50' of cable
1713538
Yes, the winch handle is a crank that reels in the cable to raise the hook.
1713539
It moves the winch cable that is attached to the hook. My cable was about 25' long
1713540
It's to lift and/or lower the load. Also with the hydraulic arm lowered, the cable is to secure the load and allow slack taken out prior to the hydraulic lifting. I hope this helps, helpse careful.
1713541
the "winch handle" is just that. the handle operates the cable winch to hoist/lower loads. Cable is threaded through the upper arm and can raise/lower the load without changing the angle of the upper arm, similar in operation to any "boom style" crane setup.
69687
No the handle does not need to be up to release the jack. I really like this jack and it works very smooth and efficiently with minimal effort.
1883475
It's a power winch. It's purpose is to wind a cable. Presumably the cable is hooked to a system of pulleys and struts that lift your top. By "no crank system" I imagine you manually lift the top up? If that's the case, it would probably require some engineering to use a power winch.
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from ARB's website: Particularly well suited to use in sand, mud and snow, and with a lifting capacity of 4400lb, the exhaust operated X-Jack is an invaluable recovery tool, providing up to 31" of vehicle lift. It gives no specification on pressure, but it does offer both the ability to use exhaust hose or aux air via compressor or air tank.
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This is a stabilization Jack ans is not meant to actually lift anything. That is likely why there is no lift rating. If your putting it on a camper as a stabilizing Jack it should work fine.
69685
The handle does not need to be up to release the jack. The handle can be in any position to lower the car (turn handle counter clockwise to lower).
1299274
There are 2 basic positions, "half-way up" & "fully extended"...there's a 3rd if you're mindful to use it, it's actually the "half-way up" but instead of using the narrower part of the handle arm, you can fully extend it then release the lock button and push the top half of the handle back down leaving the thicker bottom part up. (hope that explanation was easy to understand)...Hope this answer helps.
975198
No, that current picture is wrong, google search the part number, winch would fit on top with an added winch plate, doesn't come with hooks either. Good bumper though.
69683
To lower the jack you twist the handle and it can be in any position. I highly recommend this jack, you will not be disappointed. I thought about an aluminum jack because it's lighter but they are a ton more expensive so this is the best bang for the buck. I used a 20% off coupon and got mine from Northern Tool online and shipped it to the store and picked it up, I got it for $80 shipped that way. Good luck!
570801
yes it has cable and hook, I bought this for cleaning deer so far i've used it to lift 3 deer all around 175 - 200 lb and 1 hog that went about 225lb. The mounting hardware was not really what i was looking for but i made it work
875264
The winch handler you are talking about has extra holes drilled and it matched up fine with the 4500 lb winch I bought at tsc. even if it didn't, it would be easy enough to drill a couple holes to make it work fine. This handler has gone up a little compared to what I paid for it a month ago. it is still less expensive than buying off the shelf. if you have to pay shipping then it will just about be a wash.
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Possibly, the mechanism is is fairly tight but not overly hard to turn. I haven't used it enough to "break-it-in" yet so the jack will probably get easer to operate. Right now, I would say that a good 1/2" drill motor would lift and lower the jack, but have no idea if it'll pick-up a bike.
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You can definitely take down trees with it depending on how it is rigged-up and within the capabilities of the particular winch. Just remember, unless you rig it not to do so, it will pull things tward it's soruce and make sure it doesn't plop all down on top of your arse, or the attachment point and winch. I used it to raise walls on a building I was constructing and it worked well for that as well, just make sure it is anchored well and you take into account the direction things are being pulled doesn't put you or your equipmewnt in danger. Snatch blocks, angle points,auxillary lines, and pullies make the possibilities endless.
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it does seem to lift as advertised... altho part of the lift has to be in the foot (6") ...... I have a 2500 new dodge and it has a high hitch works with no problem.. great jack for the money
540661
It will depend on what how high your attachment point for the lift strap is. On my machine, it lifts it about 10 inches which is more than the ground clearance available. It allows for much more control than using a winch. I would buy this lift again. Hope this helps.Jeff Smith
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I don't see why not. It lifts my Harley Road Glide off the ground which is a similarly sized bike. It does not drift back down like a hydraulic jack it will keep its height perfectly. Hope that helps.
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I assume you mean to have the jack fully extended most of the time and then actually "lower" the jack to raise a platform? I doubt it will do that....I would not think the shaft that moves would have the pulling strength without coming out of the outside cylinder.