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Why not fix a pulley to a rafter, make a suitable sling/carrier and attach it to a
rope, temporarily install a pal/child/wife in the loft, and just haul things up for the
aforementioned pal/etcetera to unload?

There is no need for anyone in the loft.

You lay the load underneath the hatch, attach the
hook, climb the ladder move the ladder to one side
and pull it up yourself.

Again as suggested elsewhere there's no need for
a ratchet. Just a cleat screwed to a rafter around which
secure the rope in the event of any temporary problem
in manouvering the load through the hatch etc .


michael adams

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