I bought a pair of these to use on a gantry crane, for raising / lowering the beam. Much cheaper than the factory hand-winches, which are pretty much the same thing. These work fine, the short handle is acceptable since the load is not very high. I just used them tonight to raise the beam one notch and it was very slick to be able to do each side without moving hardware. The compact design is nice to store on the crane. I debated whether to get the 10ft or the 5ft version - the longer one worked out fine with the little black plastic handle on the "winching" chain handy for hanging the tail off the floor. I think the 5ft version would be just a touch too short for full range on my gantry.
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