Was just looking around, thought I'd share some of the vids I found. These really show the amount of energy stored in a cable/ chain when using it. If you watch the last 15 sec or so of this one you see a chevy loose a grill and hood because of a snapping cable. http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fusea...ideoid=4973873

This one is just crazy, watch how fast the guy jumps.. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0eHWOVjDSw


And this one...... Ever yank with a chain? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2ed2HviJDE

 

makes me feel a LOT better having my amsteel blue!

-cutts-

 

As far as the third video goes why was the idiot standing so close to the chain when pulling apparently he has a death wish. Also in that video why was some gut playing in the dunes with a stock geo tracker, like like going mudding with geo metro.

I've only had a strap break once, no one was standing any where near it either. I told my buddy the 2000lb strap wasn't going to be able to pull that stump he didn't listen, it broke. I told him he needed to go get a log chain if he wanted to pull stumps.

 

If there is a big subdivision construction project near you and the make up of the soil is sandy, head over there and watch the concrete trucks, These guys got all wheel drive, can drop the air pressure in the tires from the cab, and have about 500:1 low low ratio in the transmission with 4.56 in the axles. They get stuck all the time from making stupid moves, Like crossing a ditch at an angle, Or revving up the motor and dumping the clutch and digging down the tires for no reason, With the final ratio that low all you need to do is let the clutch out the computer will put just enough fuel to get the truck moving, Actually with that low of a ratio you don't even need to use the clutch just throw it into low low like you mean it and it will go with no grinding!!
I have seen them bust doubled 1/2 inch chain like nothing, Make loaders pop wheelies(very scary the truck driver was just sitting there instead of trying to drive it out while getting pulled!!) one or more wheels get airborne, Broken axles, blown out tires, smoked clutches, neighbors driveway cracked because they floored it and couldn't control the truck and ran it over, All different size chains, straps, cable, even romeyes they ran 50 foot or so who knows how many times doubled to a dually!! Snapped broke, and almost taking all the concrete workers standing around OUT!! If I got the call to pull those knuckle heads out I would hand them the shovel off the back of my truck, Shoveling a nice little trench in front of the tires that raises at a small angle 2 inches to a foot or so. Make sure to dig out about half way under the contact patch
when the truck falls that little bit of forward momentum you gain from that, can be enough to get you out without a pull!! If you still need a pull, the force needed will be cut in half by removing some of the dirt in front of the tires!!