Description
THE ‘U’ ADVANTAGE
- The U-shaped jaws maintain cylindrical shape of the rope resulting in increased mechanical yield and ensures maximum life
- Can be very easily dismantled and reduces the amount of time to maintain
- Allows considerable savings in the number of parts to be repaired
- Perfect choice of hoist if used in daily operation
EASE OF USE
- Works in any position: horizontal, vertical, or angled
- Easy installation and operation
- Lightweight and portable – less effort and manpower are required
CONVENIENT
- Can be positioned in any anchoring place
- Does not need to change anchor points, as continuous pull is possible
- Direction of pull can be adjusted using sheave blocks
- Reduced maintenance
SAFE AND RELIABLE
- All Griphoist/Tirfor units come equipped with overload shear pins to prevent damage to the hoist if the maximum weight capacity is exceeded
- Can operate in reverse
- Built with experience and quality for longevity: Griphoist/Tirfor has been a customer favorite for decades
TU32 SPECIFICATIONS
- Nominal capacity: 8,000 lb. for material handling / 6,000 lb. for man-riding
- Wire rope diameter: 5/8 in.
- Wire rope weight: 8 lb./30 ft.
- Unit weight: 64 lb.
APPLICATIONS
A Griphoist/Tirfor can replace conventional winches and other hoists to be used in a variety of applications.
- Garden maintenance
- Forest and agriculture
- Tensioning fences
- Fire rescue or as a 4×4 emergency winch
- Suspension of large platforms for construction
- Installation and removal of machine tools
- Installation of window frames, large façade signs, panels
- Loading and unloading of heavy equipment
- Public works contracting
- Bridge building
- Steel construction
- Mining
- Pulling telephone cables, replacement of poles, or erection of mobile television aerials, antennas
- And many more!
