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   Hello,

There's a lot of handy and industrial folks here so I thought I'd post a general help question.  

I have an issue with a project I have at home with a come along -- 1 ton basic model purchased at the local hardware store.

I used it to tighten a wire cable (1/4 inch) that's wrapped around two trees for a swing and trapeze.  The come along won't disengage no matter how hard I try. Since it's 10 ft above ground and required a ladder to wrench, I had to use as added pipe as added leverage to pull it as tight as it would go --- almost all the way, probably had a few more notches left.  Well now I can't get it to disengage and allow me to release it and finish my job?   Does anyone have experience with this?  Any ideas other than cutting the chain from behind the tree where it is anchored, it has 1,200 lbs of tension in it, I'm not creating a sling shot that will throw hard metal towoards my backyard neighbors.

Thanks in advance. 

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babyboogerfamily Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 05 Mar 2018 Location: VA Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Topic: Misc - Help Items Posted: 03 May 2020 at 11:10am
	Hello, There's a lot of handy and industrial folks here so I thought I'd post a general help question. I have an issue with a project I have at home with a come along -- 1 ton basic model purchased at the local hardware store. I used it to tighten a wire cable (1/4 inch) that's wrapped around two trees for a swing and trapeze. The come along won't disengage no matter how hard I try. Since it's 10 ft above ground and required a ladder to wrench, I had to use as added pipe as added leverage to pull it as tight as it would go --- almost all the way, probably had a few more notches left. Well now I can't get it to disengage and allow me to release it and finish my job? Does anyone have experience with this? Any ideas other than cutting the chain from behind the tree where it is anchored, it has 1,200 lbs of tension in it, I'm not creating a sling shot that will throw hard metal towoards my backyard neighbors. Thanks in advance.