Bucket-Mounted "Chain Box"

Bucket-Mounted "Chain Box" TRACTORS Loaders 30-5-11 This new "Chain Box" keeps chains neatly stored out of the way on back of a loader bucket. "It provides the convenience of always having chain with you and also allows you to use only the amount of chain your job requires," says Brian MacKenzie, R. M. Wade & Co., Beaverton, Oregon. The Chain Box comes with two 8-ft. long, 1/4-in. dia. chains with zinc-plated clevis hooks. It consists of two separate pieces - a rectangular metal box and a top "comb" that welds onto the back of the bucket. A series of slots in the comb allow you to pull out only as much chain as you need and lock it in place. To install, you weld the comb to the bucket and then bolt the box to the comb. Lay the chain in the box through the top of the comb and then attach the chain hooks to either end of the box in the notches provided. "It eliminates the need to carry chains on the tractor and there's no worry about losing them," says MacKenzie. "The chain box is rated at 1,400 lbs. lift capacity so you can wrap the chain around big objects and lift with the loader. The chain box sells for $169.95 plus S&H. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, R. M. Wade & Co., 10025 SW Allen Blvd., Beaverton, Oregon 97005 (ph 800 547-8311; cell phone 971 409-81

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