One of the things I like being an electrician is we have some of the coolest tools. Wire pulled is no exception. Tools are indispensable. As the same time, the bean counters who make our tools know the value of thir tools and price them accordingly. Renting or leasing the specialty tools it's about many if us can even afford them. Bigger the job, the better to rent, lease, or buy them. Unless one is regularly doing big pulls, it's probably more economical to rent versus buying.
Another puller I used is the Maxis. It runs off a hole hog. So it's an economal alternative. I've used it on one big pull and had no issue with it. It secured to its own dolly making it easily transportable. In fact, my wife brought it back for me from their warehouse in Arizona clear up here to Alaska as a check on bag.
Crazy as that may sound, that's the norm up here without roads. As nice a Greenlee, it's not as portable as the Maxis. It's a nice fit in my opinion between a Greenlee and elbow grease....
