what’s the part on the boom of a tow truck that looks like a snatch block?
May 12, 2010 by bebo
Filed under Truck boom
what’s the part on the boom of a tow truck that looks like a snatch block. Where the winch cable comes out of the end of the boom. It pivots.
Whats this called?
It’s a pivoting pulley, or sheave wheel, and looks nothing like a snatch block.
Here is a snatch block: http://www.germes-online.com/direct/dbimage/50254291/Heavy_Duty_Snatch_Block.jpg