Sorry if this isn't the best section to post this. Google cant tell me the answer to this and maybe I'm overthinking it.
To keep it simple. If I'm using a 4 to one block and tackle to pick up 100 lbs I know the force needed to pick it up is 25#. I'm wondering what's the load on the rope and the pully itself. Does the load get split evenly across the 4 ropes or do I look at it as one single rope picking up the load. I'm wondering the same thing about the pullys. Would 4 pullys @ 25, 50, or 100# be needed?
What brought this on is I can't find a b&t rated for 600+lbs for under $60 and think I might build one
To keep it simple. If I'm using a 4 to one block and tackle to pick up 100 lbs I know the force needed to pick it up is 25#. I'm wondering what's the load on the rope and the pully itself. Does the load get split evenly across the 4 ropes or do I look at it as one single rope picking up the load. I'm wondering the same thing about the pullys. Would 4 pullys @ 25, 50, or 100# be needed?
What brought this on is I can't find a b&t rated for 600+lbs for under $60 and think I might build one