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Originally Posted by mmzullo
Mike It does have a posstive brake on it. I would not trust any winch for overhead lifting. I use mine for my jib crane on my log splitter. It would lift a round 3 foot in diameter no problem. The cable is 50 feet long.
I have the old style remote. There is also a delay from when you release the button.
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Thanks. I went to the HF store the other day with intentions of buying one. I saw on the box it had a brake on it.
I looked around a little and saw they had three different hoists. The 880 lb hoist was a $129 and I had a 20% off coupon so I got the hoist for $109. I have a barn loft I want to store some heavy parts in. The winch would have worked. The shortcoming being I would have to supply battery power anytime I wanted to use it. I guess that's the main reason I passed on the winch.
Yeah I know winches are not generally regarded as safe for lifting devices.