"Rob Morden" wrote in message
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2/ the winch is very poor quality - I stripped it - I can't think what
I was doing at the time - maybe trying to get the B&S surface grinder
off the pallet at about about 700lbs I think. (I didn't have an
engine hoist at the time.)

You sure about that 700 pounds? B&S didn't make lousy equipment, which
means that a surface grinder, for which they have a respectable reputation,
would likely weigh in more like 3,000 pounds.

Harold