A lever/ratchet hoist in 0.75 T, 1.5 T, and 3 T capacities — the compact, portable hand tool for tensioning, pulling, and precision lifting without crane access — stocked at Multi Trade Combines, Guwahati, price on request.
The lever hoist — also marketed as a lever block or ratchet hoist — is a compact, portable mechanical advantage device that translates short lever strokes into controlled load movement through a ratchet-and-pawl mechanism and a load chain. Available at Multi Trade Combines in 0.75 T, 1.5 T, and 3 T capacity ratings, the lever hoist covers most light to medium lifting and pulling tasks encountered by fabricators, riggers, and plant-maintenance teams across Northeast India.
Unlike overhead chain pulley blocks that are fixed above the load, a lever hoist can be rigged at any angle. Fabrication workshops use 1.5 T lever hoists to pull structural sections into square before welding, and to tip heavy weldments for access to underside joints. Borewell-drilling teams use 3 T lever hoists to retrieve stuck casing sections with lateral pulling force. Tea-estate machinery fitters use 0.75 T units to tension drive belts and position rollers on withering lines during seasonal overhaul. PWD bridge construction gangs carry 3 T lever hoists to pull expansion joints into position before grouting.
The ratchet free-wheeling handle on quality units allows the operator to disengage the ratchet for fast no-load pay-out of the load chain, which saves significant time when rigging a new lift. Drop-forged hooks with safety latches, stamped-steel body, and quality load chain make up the typical construction. All lever hoists available at Multi Trade Combines should be operated within rated SWL and inspected periodically per standard rigging practice.
| Category | Lifting & Handling |
|---|---|
| Key specs | 0.75 T / 1.5 T / 3 T |
| Capacity range | 0.75 T / 1.5 T / 3 T |
| Mechanism | Lever ratchet with load-chain and drop-forged hooks |
| Application | Lifting, tensioning, pulling, aligning — any orientation |
| Standard | Compliant with general rigging safety requirements |
| Availability | In stock — price on request |
A lever hoist (also called a lever block or come-along) is worked by pumping a short handle back and forth with a ratchet mechanism, allowing precise load positioning in any orientation — vertical, horizontal, or at an angle. A chain pulley block (hand chain hoist) is designed for vertical overhead lifting with a long hand chain. Lever hoists are preferred for tensioning cables, pulling pipes into alignment, dragging loads horizontally, and working in confined spaces where a full-length hand chain would be impractical.
Yes — this is one of the key advantages of the lever hoist over overhead chain blocks. Riggers use lever hoists to tension steel cables and strapping on flatbed lorries, pull machinery flanges into alignment for bolting, shift heavy loads sideways on a structural beam, and secure loads in confined plant rooms where a crane or overhead hoist cannot reach.