help me find a product???

[Dave Bulla]

Okay, time to tap into the hive!

A few years back, a friend of mine bought a set of stamped metal rope sheeves/ block and tackle that were really slick.  They worked just like a regular pulley type block and tackle but weren't much bigger than a pack of cigarettes.  There were no actual pulleys but instead had a curved lip that the rope ran over like it would a pulley.  He got them to take on an elk hunt so we could hang up a heavy critter easier.  I'm trying to find out the name and if they are still made or not.

Anybody familiar with these???

[bornagainbowhunter]

Well I bought some with pulleys from a place called Harbor Freight.  They were cheap, light, and small.  I needed them to  pull whitetail out of hollars. (hollows for the northern folks here)
They work great.  Hope this helps.

[Dave Bulla]

Nope, these things don't have any moving parts.  Totally rugged and the plates nest together and go into a small carry case.  You provide the rope.  I do recall you could set them up for various amounts of mechanical advantage depending on how you threaded them and that there was a notch in a corner so that you could pull the rope into it and it would "bite" to lock the load suspended.  Worked awesome on elk.

** Just had a flash but for some reason I'm thinking they might have been made in Australia???

[Forester]

http://www.akcooltools.com/hitchmaster.html

Is this what you're looking for Dave?

I have a set of these and they work well.  Not as smooth as wheeled pulleys but easier to carry and functional.

[Dave Bulla]

Forester,

THAT"S THEM!!!

Thanks a bunch.  I KNEW someone here would know what I was talking about.

[joevan125]

Man thats a product that sure would come in handy.

[Doc Nock]

How about that DAve..Christmas in January!  

[Forester]

Looks like a good little item for a few sponsors to offer.  The link above is for a dealer in Alaska but I believe you are correct regarding the Australian origin.

Good luck with them Dave.  Happy New Year!

[fisheye47]

Now thats really neat.

[bowhuter82]

That is really cool I might have to make an investment there

[SS Snuffer]

Hey that is pretty neet.
Thanks