Manual Winch 4 Ton Cable Puller Long Handle Ratchet Winch

As others have pointed out, it's a bit awkward to release the cable on your own but it is doable, just attach the cable hook on something static, use both hands to release the pawls and pull away from the hook. Solid equipment and at this price point, it already paid for itself in the single intended use I had for it.

Works very well for the price. Heavy dutyish but a bit suspicious about 4 ton rating. Used to recover 2.3 ton vehicle and fine except at high load tension release requires a bar and 2 people. Lower loads can do on own. Release is not the best feature. My solution was to use a rachet strap in the pulling line for quick release. Handle works well. Its value for money and useful but wouldn't buy for everyday use.

I wanted to pull large bamboo cluster (about 1.5m x1.5m). After a lot of digging I realised it was going to take days to get it out.Achieved anchor to a couple of trees and had the root ball out in 20min and wasn’t too tired at the end.The cable is short (1.5-2m) and so had to re-shorten the rope that led to anchor - using a strong ratchet strap would have been a winner.Many comments mention the locking mechanism: took a few goes but it’s easy- First slide the spring that engages the ratchet and is linked to long lever to the other side of the slot it sits in. Take one lever action slowly and as the lever returns it will release the spring. The use an object (I used a spade blade but it would be much better with a small hammer or use a screwdriver as a lever. Dosing age the spring - now hole both springs away from ratchet and pull (leaving hook attached to something solid). If you are using brute force than you are probably doing it wrong.

Great item, great seller

Bought to ratchet my quad in to my van. Ratchets up very very slowly but works. Unfortunately the reverse process is really awkward and you need to change the clip on one and and hold a button at the other whilst putting pull tension on the cable. Pretty much impossible to undo on your own with no weight on it. Unfortunately I threw the box away as it was damaged on delivery otherwise I'd return it. Just buy a hand winch it's safer!

A 15m tall (12" round) tree in our garden had decided to start learning over and threaten our neighbour's shed, so much so that I couldn't cut any of it down without the branches falling into their garden. So I took a bit of a punt on this winch to help pull the tree back over to our side of the fence and didn't want to spend too much in case my plan didn't work. But to my surprise, this did exactly want I had hoped, pulling what I would estimate to be 500kgs of tree back upright and then down into our garden.It does have a couple of limitations though:1. The length of the wire cable is only 1-1.5m long so you have to reset it quite often if you're pulling some distance, which is a pain as you need another rope to hold the tension while you reset the other strap lengths or chocks if you were pulling a car/ trailer, or just taking up a little bit of stretch/ slack in the system.2. It's a bit awkward to let out the wire while it is under tension, as you have to flip the 2 rachet levers in order.3. It doesn't come with any instructions, but to be honest if you can't work out how to operate it, you probably shouldn't be doing what you're about to use it for.Overall I'm more than happy with my purchase and would recommend it, just consider purchasing some lifting strops or tow straps if you're planning on pulling things around your garden, as anchor position and length of 'drag' are essential things to consider.

You need to know what you’re doing with this device but it is an excellent piece of kit and very powerful. The three stars are only because the cable detached itself from the cylinder during use and I had to work hard to get it back into place. I bought it to haul out some stubborn plants and bamboo. It did the job and I’ll probably never use it again. Handy to have though and not expensive.

not used yet but looks very sturdy and should do the job no instructions but enquire on google utube first video explains i watch and its pretty easy to get cable out and take off and reengage ratchet i am looking forward to using for taking down small trees