Winches (this is for you, Alec)

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by TheGoodHummerMan:
Whew, a lot too learn, but great people helping me...

So, by spreading out the anchors of the pulling forces amongst the front receiver and both tow hooks, the winch can exert an increased amount of force and still not necessarily damage the hitch itself? With the two snatch blocks that Paragon described --- a dual pulley and a single pulley --- (or three pulleys) what would the multiplier be when using say a 9000# winch? Three times or four times? 27,000 pounds or 36,000 pounds?

What would the force on each pulley be?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Don't think about it as multiplying the force by 2 or 3 times but as cutting the force needed in half or thirds. Each time you get stuck there will be a different amout of force needed. In the H2, I have found that you don't get "barely" stuck. If the vehicle stops moving in mud, you are in bad shape. So think of it this way. Each line that attaches to the vehicle is cutting the needed force from the winch.

So, with one block and the end of the cable anchored back at the winch, there are 2 lines attached to the vehicle and that means you cut the needed force in half. In the set up I had, there were 3 lines attached to the vehicle, so it cut the needed force into thirds.

This may not be the best explanation, maybe someone with physics background can explain better.