Lever Hoists

Hand operated ratchet lever hoists or lever chain hoists are also known within industry as pull lifts (originally the term Pul-Lift name came to life with the invention of the Yale D85 and C85 as early back as 1936 - To date, over 1-million original Yale Pul-lifts have been sold) because they are not only used to lift a load, they are also used to pull, separate, tension and hold a load. They are a very versatile piece of lifting equipment and are often preferred over a manual chain block because of the ease in quickly altering the hook position (when not under load), with the free-wheel function that is unique to the lever hoist and within our range you can find ratchet lever hoists from the likes of Yale, Tiger Lifting, Kito, Hackett, Tractel, Pfaff and Hadef, among others, all with this as a standard feature.

We offer you a great choice online in the hope that we will have at least hoist from the afore mentioned manufacturers that will suit our customers' requirements. The lever hoists that we offer are made from many different materials such as a pressed steel body, cast iron body and aluminium construction. The height of lift can be to our customers' requirements and we can offer with special key features, for example with Atex protection and/or specifically designed for subsea and offshore use. Please contact us if you need any assistance in choosing the most appropriate option.

Further Information on Lever Hoists:

With our comprehensive range we offer a wide selection of 'Pul-Lift' Hand Lever Hoists that are built to a high quality standard from different manufacturers, like Yale and Hacketts.

Amongst the different features on the pul-lifts that we offer are lightweight aluminium units and a selection of different heavy duty options some made from cast, lever hoists with a very fine ratchet mechanism for precise controlled movement.

We also have a lever hoist that is sealed against dust and even one sealed from the ingress of water that is suitable for subsea use (under water) lever hoists can be supplied with stainless steel load chain on certain models.

Contact our sales or technical department if you need any assistance or further information to enable the right choice to be made when selecting the most appropriate pul-lift for your application.

A pul-lift lever hoist is a lifting pulling and tensioning device. A ratchet mechanism pulls the load chain through the hoist body shortening the distance between the load hooks, the lever action of the handle reduces the manual effort required to operate a pullift. Every unit has a maximum safe working load and this should never be exceeded when lifting a load.

Pul-lifts are rated as a vertical lift though ratchet lever hoists can be used for tensioning at angles, the load must be calculated by the competent person to ensure that the lever hoist is not overloaded. It is deemed good practice to have a load measuring device in-line (load cell) to monitor the load as tension is applied.
Pull Lifts can also be used for pulling a load though the maximum load that can be pulled must be calculated by the competent person dependant on:

• Is the load in rolling (on wheels)
• Is the load on level flat surface or on a slope,
• Is the surface smooth concrete
• Are you pulling through sand! Etc...

To summarise the maximum load that can be pulled is dependent on user assessment taking into account the amount of drag/resistance.

'Ratchet Lever Hoist's are a really convenient piece of portable lifting equipment that can be quickly and easily set-up and they can be used in most environments, indoor and outdoor use, in a workshop or an offshore oil platform etc...They can be supplied in capacities from 250kg right up to 20 tonne SWL, and are the ideal solution where portability, ease of use, cost effectiveness, lack of electrical power supply and durability are a requirement. A pul-lift is a cost effective lifting tool and is easy to operate with minimal training.