Designed for towing, pulling and overhead lifting, these snatch blocks are built for demanding recovery and winching tasks, including off-road winching and vehicle recovery. Each block is intended for use with wire rope and features a gate that allows the rope to be placed onto the sheave without threading it through the block, helping to speed up set-up when conditions are challenging.
Available with either a safety hook or a safety shackle, the range spans 3 inch to 16 inch sizes with Safe Working Loads from 2 ton up to 30 ton. A bush sheave is fitted, which means these heavy duty pulley blocks are not suitable for high speed applications. The design can also be used to lessen the load on the winch during recoveries and off-road winching.
Key features
- Suitable for towing, pulling and overhead lifting applications
- Designed for use with wire rope
- Gate design allows rope placement onto the sheave without threading through the block
- Available with safety hook or safety shackle
- Fitted with a bush sheave
- Not suitable for high speed applications
- Conforms to BS EN 13157: 2004 + A1: 2009
- Factor of safety: 4:1
Sizing
- 3 inch (75MM): SWL 2 ton; front width 82MM (shackle) / 80MM (hook); side width 77.6MM (shackle) / 80MM (hook); overall height 290MM (shackle) / 295MM (hook); suits wire diameter 7-9MM
- 4.5 inch (114MM): SWL 4 ton; front width 120MM; side width 70MM (shackle) / 75MM (hook); overall height 365MM (shackle) / 360MM (hook); suits wire diameter 10-12MM
- 6 inch (150MM): SWL 8 ton; front width 150MM (shackle) / 160MM (hook); side width 160MM (shackle) / 110MM (hook); overall height 492MM (shackle) / 510MM (hook); suits wire diameter 20-22MM
- 6 inch (150MM): SWL 8 ton; front width 160MM; side width 93MM (shackle) / 110MM (hook); overall height 480MM (shackle) / 409MM (hook); suits wire diameter 16MM (shackle) / 16MM-18MM (hook)
- 8 inch (203MM): SWL 8 ton; front width 210MM; side width 93MM (shackle) / 100MM (hook); overall height 530MM (shackle) / 555MM (hook); suits wire diameter 20-22MM
- 8 inch (203MM): SWL 15 ton; front width 210MM; side width 100MM (shackle) / 110MM (hook); overall height 665MM (shackle) / 667MM (hook); suits wire diameter 22-24MM
- 10 inch (250MM): SWL 12 ton; front width 262MM (shackle) / 260MM (hook); side width 180MM (shackle) / 130MM (hook); overall height 700MM; suits wire diameter 24-26MM
- 12 inch (300MM shackle): SWL 15 ton; front width 305MM; side width 195MM; overall height 775MM; suits wire diameter 24-26MM
- 12 inch (305MM hook): SWL 15 ton; front width 310MM; side width 133MM; overall height 797MM; suits wire diameter 26-28MM
- 14 inch (357MM): SWL 22 ton; front width 355MM (shackle) / 365MM (hook); side width 170MM (shackle) / 140MM (hook); overall height 952MM (shackle) / 960MM (hook); suits wire diameter 28-32MM
- 16 inch (406MM): SWL 30 ton; front width 415MM; side width 140MM; overall height 1019MM (shackle) / 1027MM (hook); suits wire diameter 32-35MM