Increasing Winching Power With A Snatch Block - Quadratec Q9000 Synthetic Operator's Manual

Changing the direction of the pull
requires use of a tree saver and a
snatch block, secured to a point
directly in front of vehicle being
recovered. This allows rope to wind
properly onto winch drum.
straight pull is not possible. The use of a snatch block to
create a 90 degree angle as shown below will create this
straight line pull and provide the pulling power necessary.

Increasing winching power with a Snatch Block

The power of your winch is increased when you have more
layers of winch line removed from your winch due to the
ratio reduction by the lack of diameter of the line on the
drum of the winch. By using a snatch block to
effectively double or triple the length of line used in the pull,
you can gain significant power (1.5 times from a
double line pull) from the use of a snatch block.
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