A buddy of mine and i were just talking about how a chain hoist works, trying to explane to each other the principle behind the gadget and how much force it took to do certain things. Finally I said it works like this: <br> <br> With a chevy and a chain hoist you can pull as much as my Dodge. Thats what a chain hoist is for.

 

Yep - with a big enough lever (or enough gear reduction) you can move the world.<br><br>Don't take much of a lever to move a Chevy, though :