I have used a lot of come-alongs. I have always hated the ones with a cable.
Never tired one with  rope, but it sounds reasonable.

I own a couple of chain models, Chisolm-Moore, and they are excellent.


On Jan 28, 2015, at 11:13 AM, Christopher Swingley  wrote:

> David,
> 
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 9:35 AM, David Nighswander
>  wrote:
>> I watched a review the More Power Puller. The Wyeth-Scott company has been in
business since 1934 and has a strong following.
> 
> Nice.  Quite a hefty unit by comparison to what I used.  If there's a
> disadvantage, however, it's that as you're winching, you accumulate
> rope on spool of the unit, which will eventually become full and
> you'll have to tie off the load and start again.  One of the things I
> really like about the rope winch I used is that the rope only loops
> through it so you can pull the full length of whatever length rope
> you're using.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris
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