Tyin chains
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From: Sweetwater Texas
Go for it. I'm about to have a pull off with a rich kid in my class that got a brand new '03 F150 singlecab with a 5.4 and an auto in it, and he is always talking trash about my "old beat down piece of junk" and that his is so much better because he has a bigger motor. So monday, I'm bringin my 20,000 lbs test chain and we are goin for it.
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From: The Casa
Kinda funny my opponent is rich too.His dad sell land or something.He got too much advantage over me in a pull,but he still seems more scared to ty em up than I do.Now he wants a race.It sounds good to me.We won't tear our trucks up,and I still get to prove my small block has more ***** than his 454.Going motor to motor tomorrow.See what happens.
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Originally Posted by Dean88
Go for it. I'm about to have a pull off with a rich kid in my class that got a brand new '03 F150 singlecab with a 5.4 and an auto in it, and he is always talking trash about my "old beat down piece of junk" and that his is so much better because he has a bigger motor. So monday, I'm bringin my 20,000 lbs test chain and we are goin for it.
Chain huh? Make sure you connect it to the ball good and tight. If you are gonna be completely unsafe, make sure you do it right.
Another statistic..........
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Originally Posted by 75F350
Chain huh? Make sure you connect it to the ball good and tight. If you are gonna be completely unsafe, make sure you do it right.
Another statistic..........
Another statistic..........
i dont know whats up with the people on here and their chains....maybe theyve never used one b4....well i guess they learn the hard way....
GET A STRAP!!!!!
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Originally Posted by quadzjr
haha.....
i dont know whats up with the people on here and their chains....maybe theyve never used one b4....well i guess they learn the hard way....
GET A STRAP!!!!!
i dont know whats up with the people on here and their chains....maybe theyve never used one b4....well i guess they learn the hard way....
GET A STRAP!!!!!
Yeah bro.
Obviously they have never seen a chain come apart. Tough lesson to learn.
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From: Sweetwater Texas
Originally Posted by 75F350
Chain huh? Make sure you connect it to the ball good and tight. If you are gonna be completely unsafe, make sure you do it right.
Another statistic..........
Another statistic..........
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The loads that occur while "hoisting" (lifting) compared to the "dynamic loads" involved when a machine (vehicle) is in motion are very different, and a grade 70 chain or better is still not up to this type of task, and is very dangerous.
20,000 lbs is not a very high capacity and is equal to a 4' strap.
I use a 6" unit for big tugs and recovery.
Have seem plenty of chains break and the damage that results. Too easy to really hurt, or kill someone this way.
Also, carrying around an extra 125 lbs has gotta be rough. A 6" recovery strap weighs around 7 lbs.
20,000 lbs is not a very high capacity and is equal to a 4' strap.
I use a 6" unit for big tugs and recovery.
Have seem plenty of chains break and the damage that results. Too easy to really hurt, or kill someone this way.
Also, carrying around an extra 125 lbs has gotta be rough. A 6" recovery strap weighs around 7 lbs.
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I was beginning to think that I was the only one preaching about chains. I only have a 20 ft chain but I am smart about how i use it. NEVER yank on a chain. Rarely do I ever have to use mine, mostly just towing short distances, not pulling someone out or "Hookin em up"
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From: Cocoa, FL
Originally Posted by captain p4
hookin em up sounds fun until someones attaching point comes flying through your back window and takes your head off.
there is no advantage to chains....they are heavy, cant yank from them....even getting them tight is rough....they suck....
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From: The Casa
Alright first of all.I don't use chains when I hook em up,I was just using that to say what I was going to do(pull off)I would have used a strap,but since we raced I didn't need to.I won the race though.No it wasn't on a public street.
Ok later,I'm sorry if my tone is messed up but I just got stopped by the cops for running open headers.
Ok later,I'm sorry if my tone is messed up but I just got stopped by the cops for running open headers.
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If any of us were to pull up to another vehicle and see that the truck only had one lug nut holding the wheel on, or the drag link was loose and falling off we would point out the problem and probably offer some assistance with a trail side fix so the guy does not kill himself or anyone else.
That being said, those of us that have seen the tragedies associated with the use of chain for vehicle recovery are simply trying to pass along some experience.
Similar to the guy running a couple of lug nuts, this can be just as unsafe althought not quite as obvious.
Mudslingur:
Glad to hear that you were victorious in your race, sounds like fun, although the open header and cop thing is a bummer. At least you ate up the BBC.
That being said, those of us that have seen the tragedies associated with the use of chain for vehicle recovery are simply trying to pass along some experience.
Similar to the guy running a couple of lug nuts, this can be just as unsafe althought not quite as obvious.
Mudslingur:
Glad to hear that you were victorious in your race, sounds like fun, although the open header and cop thing is a bummer. At least you ate up the BBC.
