Pro Bar Halligan Mechanical Advantage

Regular price 245 00 24 halligan tool.

Pro bar halligan mechanical advantage.

This presentation uses field calculations and rough math to help the student understand the basics of the mechanical advantage the. The key is to have a good grasp on the capabilities of the tool. From search destroy fire training. Standard 30 pro bar halligan 30 pro bar halligan is the most popular halligan type bar used in the.

The pro bar 30 is the only halligan type tool used by the new york city fire and police department for the last 30 years. Sale price 245 00 sale. The pro bar has long been the go to tool for forcible entry operations. Widening the gap on your fork for pulling key in knob locks.

What part of the halligan pro bar provides the greatest mechanical advantage. The closer you move to the door the less ma you realize. The distance from fulcrum to load is 2. However the maxximus boasts many improvements over the pro bar and therefore can rightfully hold the title as the next generation halligan.

Fire hooks unlimited pro bar halligan type forcible entry tool. And don t forget in order to achieve the greatest mechanical advantage you have to maximize the force to fulcrum distance meaning you must pull or push at the end of the halligan. It is carried by every engine truck and rescue in the f d n y. Ordinary construction is prevalent in most downtown or main street ares of older towns and villages.

Distance from effort to fulcrum is 25 inches. Zak tool tactical mini halligan with pike. Yes the 36 inch bar offers an increase in mechanical advantage but the limitations it places on you make anything longer than 30 inch undesirable. Vertical ventilation will prevent fire extension by from occurring at a remote part of the building.

Sale price 105 00. Photo 1 shows a 30 inch and 36 inch halligan. Mechanical advantage of the halligan. More often than not when dealing with outward swinging doors we will look to gap crush or tunnel the door between the door above the lock and the jamb using the adze end of the halligan in doing so and moving the tool up or down offering a 15 1 mechanical advantage with a maximum spread of 2 inches width of the adze.