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The back hatch was open on my jeep ZJ, of the 30ft , about 5ft was doubled and in the back of the truck, the rest was under the truck, half way between front and rear tires,
SCARED THE HELL OUTA ME
The good thing is no damage to me, or truck , if hatch was shut prob ,broken window
The repair link on left is the same deal as the one that broke .
EDIT; what I did was, tried to pull the entire tree out at once, didn't work
The back hatch was open on my jeep ZJ, of the 30ft , about 5ft was doubled and in the back of the truck, the rest was under the truck, half way between front and rear tires,
SCARED THE HELL OUTA ME
The good thing is no damage to me, or truck , if hatch was shut prob ,broken window
The repair link on left is the same deal as the one that broke .
EDIT; what I did was, tried to pull the entire tree out at once, didn't work
good safety mesure when using a chain or rope or cable like that is to place a potato sack or simalar over the chain so if this sort of thing happens = it take the energy out of the backlash if it should break ... it helps reduce its traveling projectile speed ... be safe .... cheers
yeh ive never been keen on them , reckon a good qaulity d-shackle is far more safer ......... whats the old saying ... chains only as strong as its weakest link ...
Didn't someone just say a couple days ago that a chain would simply drop to the ground when it breaks due to it's weight and lack of stretch (vs a slingshot cable)? I knew it was wrong then and now HD rock knows too (if he didn't already). Chains are dangerous. When pulling hard on them always drape a towel, tarp, jacket, etc over the chain, cable, strap, etc.
In my working days
The Annual chain "safety inspection" always got me a few good chains to throw away.
(They come with a tag with the length, chains grows as they wear, "x" growth & they were thrown out.)
Still using them
No repair links in them .
Good safety point, don't use a chain for pulling, towing or lifting that has a repair link in it.( It has already broke once )