made up another set of chains

flembo

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So far I have made up 4 sets of ladder chains with cross links every other side link. The Town throws there worn out chains in the steel pile at the transfer station. I bring them home and make 1 set out of 2. The chains are to worn for the Town to use on the roads but are fine for me in the woods and my driveway. This particular set I made by adding the cross links from a set of dual chains probably from the town grader they were galvanized and the hooks all cracked when spreading so I had to buy some new hooks. The hooks cost $40.00 and the chain tool was around $100 about 8 yrs ago. I borrowed a tool for the first set and decided I had to have one of my own I don't like borrowing tools. Normally you can save the hooks, but the galv. ones all cracked at inside of the bend I never had a steel one crack. The set of chains on the 8n were done about 6 yrs ago and have lasted well, I may have replaced a few cross links over the 6 yrs., being worn they do tend to break occasionally but that tool makes it easy.
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Cool I like Tools...

I use to do the repairs for the local USPS. When we were hit by snow/ice maybe once a year I had to rummage thru 50 sets of worn out chains to get 13 sets that would work. I came up with the bright ID to take all they had back to the shop and fix are make as many sets as I could from there stash of chains. (you are not gonna find a new snow chain on the shelf around here) I got the post masters OK and went at it no special tools I did not know there was such a animal... After about 3hr and a few sets make up I gave up and called the USPS service center "Whut The Ell Do Y'all Do when a chain breaks are wares out"

He said I dunno we leave it up to the contractor we do not install snow chains at the repair center we contract it out, so I order up 13 new sets :D

Never again will I repair them its to much like work :wink: I suspect that's why they throw them away (government waist ) Its to much like work... My hats off to ya 8)
 
My wife's 88 Pontiac Firebird, never seen snow/salt, it's amazing how they don't rust if you don't drive them on salt and snow.
 
In the bottom pictures there is what seems a adjustment plate in the outer chain. How does it work? I just can't grasp how it would tighten up the setup. If that's even what it's for. The way it is sitting in the bottom picture it is maxed out in the slot. Just seems like straight chain would do the same thing. I also see another oblong hole in the plate. What is that for? Thanks,
 
That is a cam lock lightener, I use a large flat screw driver with a square shank in the rectangular hole. then a wrench on the screw driver to turn the cam. There are 3 cam locks on the outside chain, they work well.
 
You are right the way it sits in the picture it is maxed out if you turn it ccw. it will shorten the chain.
 
I see now, when you turn it with the screwdriver and wrench it goes all the way to the opposite corner. Is this correct? And it would cam and lock in place. It never ever stays midway at the bottom of the smiley face is this correct? It's on one end or the other? This as you mention it is in the relaxed mode and 3 are needed to tighten everything up. None are on the inside chains? Why not?
Thanks, John
 
You got it right. As far as why only the outside It would be hard to get at them on the inside other than that I don't know.
 

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