tirfor
German translation: Greifzug
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| na | selbsttaetige kabelklemme |
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| na | Greifzug |
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| na | Seilzug, Greifzug, Tirfor |
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selbsttaetige kabelklemme Explanation: it's not a brand name it comes from the french tirer= to draw,pull fort=hard hope it helps |
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Greifzug Explanation: Tirfor is also a registered trademark as you can see from one of the references below. The generic name for the device is Greifzug, griphoist in English. Check out some of the sites listed, many of them contain pictures (which I always find very helpful). Die TRACTEL-Gruppe ist weltweit die Nr. 1 bei hand- und motorbetriebenen Winden für Hängebühnen - GREIFZUG®, auch als TIRFOR® bekannt, TIRAK® und SCAFOR® - sowie der führende Hersteller von hochziehbaren Aluminium-Arbeitsbühnen nach dem Baukastenprinzip ALTA®, TANGOR® und SKYSAFE®Die TRACTEL-Gruppe ist weltweit die Nr. 1 bei hand- und motorbetriebenen Winden für Hängebühnen - GREIFZUG®, auch als TIRFOR® bekannt, TIRAK® und SCAFOR® - sowie der führende Hersteller von hochziehbaren Aluminium-Arbeitsbühnen nach dem Baukastenprinzip ALTA®, TANGOR® und SKYSAFE® www.greifzug.de/Specialities/TRACSPEC.HTM TIRFOR Universell einsetzbarer Handseilzug zum Heben, Senken und Spannen, robust und zuverlässig, unbegrenzte Seillänge www.d-a.ch/html/share/shop/d/art/821/821475.htm TIRFOR: wire rope lifting and pulling machines. In Germany, Tirfor is known as GREIFZUG and in North America as GRIPHOIST The TIRFOR machine was invented and patented by Mr Simon Faure at the time of the second world war. The TIRFOR is a multipurpose manually operated wire rope lever hoist. It works by pulling directly on the rope, the pull applied by two pairs of jaws exerting a grip on the rope in proportion to the load lifted or pulled. www.tractel.com/Products/Lift&MaterialsHandling/Hoists/ Tirfor/trifor_more.htm The Tirfor is a hand operated winch, which as you can see in the pictures. can be used to pull vehicles safely and under control. ... www.thefireservice.co.uk/tirfor.htm Hope this helps. |
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Seilzug, Greifzug, Tirfor Explanation: Seilzugapparate TIRFOR Universell einsetzbarer Handseilzug zum Heben, Senken und Spannen, robust und zuverlässig, unbegrenzte Seillänge (http://www.d-a.ch/html/share/shop/d/art/821/821475.htm) Seilzug Habegger Tirfor Super, 1,5t (http://www.gerber-bau.ch/seite2.htm) Tirfor is a brand name (my father used that) Reference: http://www.tecnologietermiche.com/ger/org.htm |
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