Pulley & block sets — single and double sheave rope-rigging systems for manual load lifting on construction sites, plant rooms, and remote projects across Northeast India where crane access is impractical. In stock at Multi Trade Combines, AT Road, Guwahati.
A pulley and block set is one of the oldest and most reliable manual load-handling tools in construction and industry: a set of grooved sheave wheels housed in steel or cast frames, rigged with rope or wire, that multiply the pulling force available to a worker or a small team. Single-sheave blocks simply redirect the pulling direction; double-sheave (two-wheel) blocks in a block-and-tackle arrangement halve the force required at the cost of extra rope travel. Triple-sheave sets reduce effort further and are used for very heavy loads in well-rigging and heavy marine applications.
In Northeast India's active construction sector — where cranes are frequently impractical on narrow urban sites in Guwahati, or simply unavailable on remote project sites in Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland — rope pulley block sets provide a low-cost, portable manual lifting solution. They are used for hoisting building materials (cement bags, steel sections, roofing GI sheets) up scaffold frames, positioning heavy equipment in plant rooms, tensioning guy wires on telecom towers, and dragging embedded objects during demolition work. Because they require no power source and weigh very little compared with chain hoists or electric winches, they remain a standard item in every site foreman's toolkit.
Multi Trade Combines stocks pulley block sets alongside chain pulley blocks, lever hoists, wire rope slings, webbing slings, and D-shackles — the full range of rigging and load-handling equipment needed by contractors and workshop operators across the Northeast. Buying rigging equipment from a known supplier matters: counterfeit shackles and sub-standard pulley blocks have caused load drops and serious injuries on sites where procurement was done on price alone. Our lifting equipment stock carries proper ratings for safe working load (SWL) as marked on each component.
| Category | Lifting & Handling |
|---|---|
| Key specs | Single / double sheave |
| Availability | In stock — price on request |
| Sheave types | Single / double |
| Application | Manual load lifting, rigging, site material handling |
Civil contractors building multi-storey structures in Guwahati's dense urban fabric, telecom tower erection teams working in hill terrain across Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh, rural construction gangs without crane access, plant maintenance teams for re-positioning heavy equipment in machine rooms, and ship and barge crews on the Brahmaputra river transport fleet all use rope pulley block sets as standard site equipment.
Pairs well with: wire rope slings, D-shackles and bow shackles, webbing round slings, and electric chain hoists for a complete lifting and rigging equipment kit. All in stock at Multi Trade Combines.
A pulley block set (block and tackle) multiplies the pulling force applied to a rope or chain, allowing a small team to lift or move heavy loads that would otherwise require mechanical hoisting equipment. Single-sheave blocks change rope direction; double-sheave blocks halve the required pull force. In construction sites in Northeast India, pulley block sets are used for lifting scaffolding materials, roofing sheets, and equipment to upper floors on sites without a crane.
A rope/wire pulley block uses fibre rope or steel wire rope running over grooved sheaves. A chain pulley block (chain hoist) uses hardened steel lifting chain and is rated for suspending loads overhead for extended periods — making it safer for workshop overhead use. For temporary rigging and pulling (not overhead sustained hanging), rope pulley blocks are lighter and more versatile. Multi Trade Combines stocks both types at AT Road, Guwahati.