CHAINING...are you ready?

t-handle gives you more leverage and ability to put more torque on the cams to tighten your chains.

 

Whatever works for you is great.

Torque is the vector cross product of force applied at the end of a moment arm around an axis. The longer the moment arm, the more torque you produce. Wrapping your fist around a t-handle at the axis of rotation will not produce more torque than having a grip at the end of an L-wrench.

 

Its called a cheater bar.. a pipe as a handle extension.. a box end wrench will work too if long enough

 

I've used both the T handles and the L handles. T handles are great, but sometimes the cam at the bottom of the tire is so close to the ground you can't turn the handle. Then a L handle is required. I keep both in the bungie bag that goes with me on the trip around the tires to tighten and bungie. The bungie bag stays in the side box until it's needed, no need to lose it in the snow while you're getting the chains wrapped and secured.

 

Obviously, you're not tipping enough

 

you cant get two hands securely on the L-shaped tool. the t-handle you can, and you have more leverage. and because you a longer cross section, you have a larger area of which to grab a hold of.


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/torque

Mechanics. something that produces or tends to produce torsion or rotation; the moment of a force or system of forces tending to cause rotation.


Torque is a measure of how much a force acting on an object causes that object to rotate.


so yes the T-handle tool will provide more torque.

 

Wait til u see how much torque one gets with a cheater bar ..

then again you'll probably never try

 

RKE


Rookies Know Everything!

 

You shouldn't need two hands. Just one. The L-Shape is the go to tool, I've had both, and perfer the L. The cams don't need that much torque.