Very true. Also the chain ratings vary a lot depending on the "Rating" of the chain.
I recommend buying the heavier Grade......I know they cost more but saving money
on tiedowns is not a good thing.
Chain placement is also important. On I-Beam I always try to put a chain around
the front of the I-Beam....pulling back. Make sure chain isn't to tight.....snug is good.
Remember....if you end up doing a panic stop the steel will try to shift forward. If your
load shifts forward the rest of the tiedowns end up pretty much useless.
3/8" or 1/2" Chain
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well i've pulled a reasonable amount of steel (both beams and structural (fabbed) and honestly some loads are 5lbs of poo in a 2lb bucket. 3 of these, 2 of those, 9 of those all stuck together
and while i might have enough for length and weight, ti's not actually enough to tie every piece down. (and many times had to put dunnage on top of the beam to give the chain/strap something to push down on.).
look from the back
this kind of "preloaded and chained down trailer" happens a lot. There's ZERO touching those two tubes.
another good one (and this happens a lot, another preload) it looks from the side like it's great, but look up the trailer (we're at the back here), there's ZERO touching those two.
but then sometimes the whole trailer is all the same size/length etc and it's just boom boom boom for length and weight.whitegmc83, Lepton1, D.Tibbitt and 4 others Thank this. -
Yep you have to love them loads and the look on their faces when you try to explain why that won't work. lol
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Theres no harm in mixing chains and straps [with sufficient edge protection] on a load of beams right?
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What is a armature...? A turbine shaft maybe?
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Basically the shaft and winding in a generator, in other words the part that spins and the pulley is hooked to, but in is case probably the blades hooks to.
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And the mp8 handles that.........?
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