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    I need some help with mechanical advantage (pulleys)

    Please see “Double Line Rigging” on page 11 of this link: https://manuals.harborfreight.com/manuals/68000-68999/68144.pdf Dude, that's the winch I was looking at. I was try to decide between the 3,500 lbs or the 5,000 lbs. While I was looking at the manual that you linked to, I noticed the 5%...
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    I need some help with mechanical advantage (pulleys)

    I'm wanting to get a winch for my truck for vehicle recovery, but they are expensive. I know if I get a couple of snatch block pulleys, I can get a "smaller" (and less expensive) winch. My problem is that I don't know if the cable and pulleys need to be rated at or above the winch capacity, or...