Patent ID: 7850145

Claim:
A pulling tool, comprising: a bracket assembly including first and second brackets, said first and second brackets each having a planar portion, said planar portions disposed in parallel spaced relation to each other; a drum rotatably supported between said first and second bracket planar portions, said drum having a cable wound thereon; a motor supported by, and disposed between, each of said first and second bracket planar portions at a location laterally offset from an axis of said drum; and a drive train connected between said drive motor and said drum for transmitting drive torque from said motor to said drum, said drive train being supported by an integrally formed one piece gear housing including a first aperture for receiving a drive shaft of said motor, a second aperture for supporting at least one intermediate gear and a planetary gear housing portion rotatably supporting a sun gear, said sun gear being in meshing engagement with a planetary gear set disposed within said planetary gear housing portion.