Thread: Where to source 10 ton load rated chain?

Originally Posted by .RC.

Oh is that all.

Get some dynamite. That will shift it.

This was a long, long time ago, but an uncle of mine somehow got hold of some gelignite and it was found on top of the fridge by someone after he had passed away. Don't quite remember all the details but I heard it was starting to sweat. Not an expert, but apparently that is not good. Heard he was going to remove a tree stump beside the house. Yes he was a little crazy from what I remember.

Originally Posted by SurfinNev

This was a long, long time ago, but an uncle of mine somehow got hold of some gelignite

It was quite easy to get in the sixties and seventies. My father used it to blow out stumps and trees to clear land for cropping.

Originally Posted by .RC.

If the chain is only being used for pulling and never for lifting, remember certified lifting chains have a safety factor. I do not know if it is 2X or 4X.

Also doubling a chain will get you more strength. Think of how skinny wire rope on pulley blocks lift huge loads.

However stand well back no matter what you use. If anything snaps at high tonnage things will do a superman impression.

6x I think