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Knowing the gear ratio and the number of layers on the drum, one should be able to calculate the pulling capacity with a shear pin of a given shear strength.....
Gerhard probably has the formulas handy (=I won't bother digging for them). :-)
One or more snatch blocks is the best solution for...
The shear pin determines the level of safety, not the strength of the winch.
This was mostly covered in previous posts, but my search now ends with a "404" msg....
There are also many PS magazine notes, also no longer available. The link in this search result is now a dead end.
"I did post...
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