[AT] OT - Question about chain

[Mike]

Thank you for all the input guys, Charlie, I like the idea about putting 
something over the chain to capture the energy if it snaps. I think 
after listening to all the ideas, I'm going to go with chain, but I'm 
going to upgrade to 5/16" grade 43 high test chain. If I snap that with 
the 'Ol Massey I'm really hooking up, especially with the diff lock 
broken. My thought was to get about 75 ft total, but have it in 25 ft 
sections, so I can add length as needed, and not have to lug the whole 
75ft around all the time.

Mike M

On 11/27/2013 3:04 PM, David Bruce wrote:
> Charlie,
> That makes a lot of sense to me.  For my very limited pulling
> applications I'll stick to chains.
>
> David
> NW NC
>
>
> On 11/27/2013 9:44 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> David the ones that are intended to stretch, the so called snatch straps,
>> deform and go back like a stiff bungee cord.  They do work when you
>> need to pull something and don't have enough pulling force but it comes
>> with some risk and danger.  I talked to a guy a while back that was using
>> one
>> to pull a stump.  He had it hooded to his 4 wd pickup and the other end to
>> the
>> stump.  He'd get a running start and go until the truck quit pulling, hit
>> the brakes
>> and wait, similar to what Al described.  The problem was he was hooked to a
>> stump that was being held by roots.  After a few pulls, as he sat in the
>> truck
>> holding the brake the roots came loose and the stump flew through the air,
>> into
>> the pickup bed and came to rest when it crashed into the back of the cab
>> with significant damage.
>>
>> Charlie
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