2018 - Volume #42, Issue #5, Page #37
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Update To Handy Chain Hook-Up Device
On page 28 of your last issue is an article titled “Handy Chain Hook-Up Device”. Using a bolt on any lifting or pulling device is very unsafe, as the bolt is not designed for that purpose and could fail with catastrophic consequences. Using un-welded chain (as shown in the right hand photo in the story) for any lifting or pulling job is not a good idea. Use only products that are designed and recommended for this purpose. Having sold chain and lifting products for more than 30 years, I’ve seen way too many failures caused by the use of chain or cable products in an unsafe manner. It only takes one failure to kill or maim someone, and usually the first one is the last. (Doug Nicoli, Vancouver, Wash.
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