There are various combinations to increase the lifting and/or pulling capacity with the use of snatch blocks or sheave blocks for wire ropes. However, not every combination can or should be used for every type of project. Some of the considerations you should have prior to the start of any project include the type of snatch block you might need to rent for your project. Well, consider no more. Here are a few of the different snatch blocks that are available for rental.Super Champion
20 – 30 Ton McKissick Single Sheave
Drop forged, heat treated swivel hook or swivel shackle.
Hook and shackle assemblies on 8” through 14” sizes can be interchanged.
Can be furnished with bronze bushing or roller bearings.
Pressure lube fittings.8” through 14” 430 and 431 blocks have exclusive bolt retaining spring to assure no lost bolts.
Can be furnished with hook latch.
8” and 10” models furnished with dual-rated wireline sheaves.
Fatique rated.
Light Champion Double Sheave
4-12 Ton McKissick Double Sheave
Light champion snatch block as a double sheave block.
Drop forged swivel hook or swivel shackle.
Can be furnished with bronze bushing or roller bearings.
Opening feature permits easy insertion of wire rope in both sheaves with removal of one bolt.
Can be furnished with S-4320 hook latch.
Pressure lube fittings.
4 ½ – 10” models furnished with dual-rated wireline sheaves.
Fatigue rated.
Champion
12-15 Ton McKissick Single Sheave
Hooks and side plates are forged alloy steel and heat treated.
Shackles and yokes are forged and heat treated steel.
All parts are forged.
Side plates are designed to eliminate possibility of rope jamming.
Can be furnished with bronze bushings or sealed roller bearings.
Opening feature permits insertion of rope while block is suspended from gin-pole.
Can be furnished with S-4320 hook latch.
Pressure lube fittings.
Hook and Shackle assemblies can be interchanged.
Blocks furnished with dual-rated wireline sheaves.
Fatigue rated.
All Alloy Snatch Blocks
12 Ton McKissick Single Sheave – Alloy
Entire block made from heat-treated alloy steel. Use of heat treated alloy gives block only 60% of the weight of blocks of comparable capacities.
Available with a bronze bushed or roller bearing sheaves.
Easy opening feature of “Champion” blocks retained.
Hook and shackle assemblies can be interchanged.
Pressure lube fittings.
Can be furnished with S-4320 hook latch.
Blocks furnished with dual-rated wireline sheaves.
Fatigue rated.
NOTE: Be advised that when rope blocks are used, the load imposed on the supporting structure is increased by the value of the hoisting effort, as well as on the equipment that is used to connect the top hook or eye of the pulley blocks to the structure. There must be a deal of care taken to ensure that the structure, along with all the hook equipment is of adequate capacity.
To view our complete list of the snatch blocks that are available for rental from LGH, visit the sheave blocks product page,
or call 800-878-7305 and speak with an LGH representative today.
