[AT] OT - Question about chain

[charlie hill]

Sounds like a plan Mike.  When I hauled logs, a long time ago,
we always had our chain in 30' lengths because that's what you
needed to go around a load of logs on a log trailer and still have
enough to get the binder on it properly.  Now days all of the
log trucks use wide, woven nylon straps. (the kind that don't stretch).

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mike
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 4:41 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Question about chain

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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