My winch bar made a believer out of me.

I have the same kind of bar. When I was in kansas city one time at a J I seen a panhandler approach me. I usually shrug them off, but he had a bar like I had not seen before. It had a paten pending waiting on it as the label said. Good looking bar and he said after the patent comes out he could not sale them anymore. I asked him how much and he said 10 bucks. It has a hook that bites. Sometimes our winches are bent and you can't get the type bar that you are talking about thru both holes. This bar only needs 1 hole to bite. I have slipped several times with the other bar when it would not go all the way thru the 2nd hole.

I don't use this bar a lot, but it grips really well and you can get better angles of a bite with it. It is a little akward getting the feel of it tho compared to the other type bar. I think all of us have had close calls with winches and bars. I would not recommend getting your finger in the latch either..... Most guys name those latches some awful names....

 

You need to redo your signature. May I suggest? ......

Walk soft and carry a big winch bar. Plus don't forget the brain bucket! (hard hat)

 

Had a friend who was flatbedding in Watkins Shepard. While tarping a load had a bungee break and took the hook in the eye. Last I heard he lost his sight in that eye and would need the monocular exemption on his medical. So, safety eye protection while using bungees, I believe they even have that stamped on them...

Wench bars: get one with the knob on the end or ridges. They actually have square hole wench boxes with a square end bar. Less chance of slippage, but when you work with company equipment, you take what you can get and do the best you can.