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Must be the Wyeth that was mentioned earlier? Being able to double back on itself and attach to the winch body for twice the pull, with the block and additional hook on the line, is a clever idea. i changed the thin plastic grip on the handle to a fatter wooden one, made it more comfortable to...

I have seen some ancient Tirfors that look like they were dragged behind a car up the Alaskan highway. Still working, though.

Chicagos have different types of jaws. The type for our applications is the smooth jaw type that doesn't mar the cable or rope. Some have serrated jaws too, I guess the guys up on the electric towers like those.

That would be the ticket if they don't kink the cable. The great thing about the endless line puller is that you don't need a grip, and the pull is slow and steady in measured increments. I like the gearing on the Tirfors, a pleasure to use.

Damn, those Chicago grips scare the heck out of me when pulling a tree, they can fall off when the tension is slackened..as I found out. I wrote about it here and got some good ideas. The gum taping it on is a good quick prevention.

Jack, I think this was recently discussed, but how do you employ the prusik in your system?

Sure do, Nick, been around for years. Tirfor I believe is the most recognized brand. http://www.highgearsales.com/Tirfor21.html

If you think that you might want two tons of pull, I'd get the continuous rope one and hang a pulley up in the tree, at least you'll get a ton and a half. It's a great tool. I also have the two ton Wyeth, which I used a lot before getting the Masdam. It's a reliable tool. For a cable puller...