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First of all, when you have a good, fully charged battery, it does what it was designed to do. I've used it to raise and lower a full 55 gallon feeder effectively. I would guess it at 400 lbs. My original AC charger died within the first month and one of the two batteries went bad within the first 3 months. Warn replaced them no questions asked although it was an inconvenience. I think the NIMH batteries were a questionable choice considering their spontaneous discharge rate of 1-2% without use. Lithium-ion would have been a better choice in my opinion. Overall, it does meet my needs but could stand improvement.
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I like the winch but it has some limitations. Most noticeable is the battery life is short.I'm building a house and I recently used the Pullzall to tilt up some engineered trusses that weighed 330 lbs. each. The winch was a life saver!!! The winch load varied from around 500 lbs to 0 lbs once the trusses went vertical. I was able to raise three trusses before the battery started to go low. With the second battery I kept on working. Since the winch doesn't free-wheel you have to power in and out which is a battery hog. If you leave the unit on (even without use) the batteries drain overnight. A battery charge takes about an hour and a half.
I have purchased a 30' synthetic cable hoping to get a more useful length on the winch. Although synthetics do abraid so I'm not sure??????
A remote pendant would be nice but the loads are low and the cable is stout. The variable speed is great for tightening but once taunt, you will be using the full speed, which is acceptable.
You have to make sure that the winch body does not come in contact with surrounding structure when pulling or else you will crack the plastic case or battery compartment. The unit is well made but plastic is plastic.
I do like this unit and would buy it again. You should check the duty cycle to make sure it will fit your needs. I won't be throwing away my chain falls and lever hoists but for light work this will be my first choice.
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