A simple pulley has one more part added—a rope wrapped around the wheel. One end of the rope can be tied to a load, for example, a bucketful of water at the bottom of a well. You can pull on the ...

A pulley close pulley A pulley is a simple machine made up of a grooved wheel on an axle. It guides a rope, belt, or cable and changes the direction of or the amount of force that is needed to ...

Like any pulley, it works by trading force for distance: it's easier to lift, say, an engine block, but you'll have to pull the rope a lot further to do it. The pocket sized pulleys come in pairs ...

The European association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) and the European Association of Lifting Equipment Manufacturers (FEM) have started work on an updated best practice guide ...