How to make your own block and tackle

Need to create some mechanical advantage for lifting? Here I will show you the versatile set of fours for rescue and home/farm/ranch use.

[juniordelgiorno]

Your explanation of this process is outstanding. Thank you for making such an intuitive video without a bunch of nonsense and distracting music. Job well done!

[foesfly]

Very good demonstration. Bravo for mounting the camera to your head, freeing both hands and ensuring a logistical perspective for your audience. I’m amazed how many video ‘producers’ struggle to demonstrate an action with one hand, while fumbling with the camera in the other.

[jkd]

This video saved my ass on a construction site - I needed to get all my tools, tile saw, tile etc from a patio deck up to a second floor patio deck - maximum weight was 100# - I had to get creative on the support arm that the pully was attached to - it had to swing in order for me get my products to clear the handrail - could not have done it without this video - thx so much for your excellent presentations 👍

[wbymag]

Just for fun, I learned how to climb ropes (SRT style). I am an old guy, probably far too old for climbing big trees, but learning to do it was great fun. My interest eventually to include rope-rescue and learning about pulley systems was necessary. I bought good variety of high-quality pulleys and climbing gear and have used the things I learned many times hauling deer and elk out of the local mountains. Everyone should understand how they work.

[iwantcheesypuffs]

Also good for getting your 4-wheeler from being stuck and for hanging dear for processing. Great video!

[pappysproductions]

What a great tutorial. I'll be using this for my gin pole in my that I am still designing and building

[KathrynLeis]

So helpful. I've been looking for this video. Everyone shows you how it works but not how to configure it all.

[deuashachai]

First off thank you. Love your videos there is something strangely calming learning something new from someone who knows what they are talking about ! 😅

[meshellesumpter]

Thank you so much. I am a sing gale mom with 3 boys. This helps. Keep up the good work.

[mr.wilson]

excellent breakdown of the application, and the Prussic use is critical in all scenarios; thank you

[SapioiT]

Well explained, including how to do the knot easily. In the last third of the video, you could have simply swapped the two pulleys with the rope still attached, so the one with the fixed anchor (which you kept hooked above) is close to the object being lifted/moved (hooked below the rope), and move the moving anchor (which stops the weight from going away) would need to be moved so it's close to you (hooked above the rope). Thanks for the video! Edit: You did eventually do the swapping, right after I commented this. 😆 Edit2: No, you just moved the mobile anchor to the bottom. I think moving it would make it easier for people to imagine how it would be used practically.

[robrich]

GREAT VIDEO!!

Thanks in your incredible articulation and explanation of this. You sound like a engineer and very passionate about how this works with so many helpful applications like you briefly mentioned with rescue missions. Or just keeping the load from both holding and slipping away and controlling the load in hoisting and lowering.

I plan on doing tree climbing work late in life but enjoy solving intricate problems and dangers and making them safer for everyone involved. I’m 54 YEARS YOUNG!!

[RichardPeterson-uzxz]

I'm grateful for a video that is well and truly educational.good info that illustrates what these simple machines where intended to do, make it easier to solve everyday problems with limited resources

[Bristoll]

And VERY good for pulling the ride on lawn mower on to the tip trailer 👍
thanks for a great demonstration.
Cheers
Pete' New Zealand.

[leelarc]

JUST BEAUTIFUL. A GREAT PRESENTATION.

[StevenBeutel-cn]

Something I've always wanted to know and attempt to use thank you

[marlonvite]

Thanks X3 for sharing your video with us .... thw world is already better with people like you and I.

[p]

By the way, thank you for making all of these great videos. You have helped my learn a lot.

[vfblue]

Excellent teaching, I'm just getting into this stuff, have been a bit of a knot tie'r but wanted to learn more.

[yoashuain]

Thank you. You make it look so easy and explain it well.