Would this chain work?
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Would this chain work?
I only go offroading occasionally but with winter coming comes some fun trail riding - with that comes getting stuck.
My old recovery strap has seen the end of it's days and I'm wondering if this 1900LB chain I have will do me any justice, or if I should just buy another strap.
A chain that can handle 1900LB would that be enough to pull out a Ranger?
My old recovery strap has seen the end of it's days and I'm wondering if this 1900LB chain I have will do me any justice, or if I should just buy another strap.
A chain that can handle 1900LB would that be enough to pull out a Ranger?
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1900 will break if your recovery vehicle takes any bit of a run . . . ask me how I know. Living and working on a farm, we rarely use chains anymore. A good recovery strap is the only way to go. I carry an 80,000lb one in my truck, and we run a 750,000lb strap for the big tractor. Point being, a strap is far safer and more reliable.
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It is not designed to stretch as a tow strap will and could snap if the slack isn't taken up first.
#13
Thats a sling. DO NOT use it for pulling. only lifting.
I still use chains at work to pull frames. except my chains are certified twice a year. they're kinda tiny in length, but they could pull a car out if you really needed to.
Heres whats in my recovery box.
i do have a sling, I don't know why, but hey. i got one.
I have a 80klb tow strap. its about 15ft long, does the job for tiny cars.
and then the big dog, a 30ft Nylon braided rope. I got it off a guy who worked for the power company, they use these all the time. its awesome.
#16
Go for the strap! I need to get one myself and I thought I saw some at Harbor Freight the other day also. You can put a chain in as well but if you have both, always go metal to metal, metal (chain) to strap but don't ever do strap to strap! I did that once and they got fused together! A lesson I learned the hard way!
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Go for the strap! I need to get one myself and I thought I saw some at Harbor Freight the other day also. You can put a chain in as well but if you have both, always go metal to metal, metal (chain) to strap but don't ever do strap to strap! I did that once and they got fused together! A lesson I learned the hard way!
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x2. i have 2 straps one is 30x3 and other is 30x4. worked great when i was getting pulled out. it also pulled out a bronco. front hitch with a shackle/dring was used on my truck and i let the kid pulling me use my rear slide in receiver with shackle.
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