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2. Come-along - Wikipedia

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   A come-along. A come-along, also known as a power puller, is a hand-operated winch with a ratchet used to pull objects. The drum is wrapped with wire rope.A similar tool that uses a nylon strap is used to straighten trees, as it straightens gradually over time, therefore not splitting the trunk.

3. Towing sock - Wikipedia

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   A towing sock or wire rope puller or wire pulling grip is a device that connects to the end of a cable, such as a power cable, in order to pull it through a tube or tunnel. [1] It works by tightening around the cable when pulled, in the same manner as a Chinese finger trap . [ 2 ]

4. Winch - Wikipedia

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   [3] [4] The snubbing winch is used to pull vehicles out of mud, snow, sand, rocks, and water, and to pull vehicles through or over obstacles. The winch is made of cable made up of a braided synthetic rope, or a steel cable wrapped around a motorized drum. Each is controlled electronically, allowing the operator to control the winch speed. [5]

5. Windlass - Wikipedia

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   The stick is inserted into the loop and twisted, tightening the rope and pulling the two points toward each other. It is commonly used to move a heavy object such as a pipe or a post a short distance. It can be an effective device for pulling cars or cattle out of mud. [13] A Spanish windlass is sometimes used to tighten a tourniquet or a ...

6. Steam donkey - Wikipedia

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   A logging donkey consists of a steam boiler and steam engine, [5] [6] connected to a winch mounted on a sled called a donkey sled. [7] [8] The donkeys were moved by simply dragging themselves with the winch line, originally hemp rope and later steel cable. They were used to move logs, by attaching lines to the logs and hauling them.

7. Trapped underground with decaying bodies, miners faced a dark ...

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   Why others did not come out is not clear – they may have been too weak or were being threatened by gang members in the mine - but they were left in desperate circumstances.