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Tom

05-20-2002 17:53:28




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I have come to own a lever chain hoist. It is made by the Coffing Hoist Co. Of Danville Illinois. The handle says on it Coffing Load Binder. It seems to be in good shape however the chain is missing. It needs to be a roller type chain, however none that I have tried fit and from looking in the Browning catalog and several such as McMaster they aren't going to fit. Must be a special? Can anyone offer an opinion. I looked Coffing up on the Thomas Register and have sent them a note, however the company is listed as being in Wadesboro, NC, not in Illinois so it may not be the right company although they do make hoists.

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scooterhead

05-23-2002 03:06:03




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 Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to Tom, 05-20-2002 17:53:28  
I had a good one , loaned it to a friend , he cant find it !!!!



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Tom

05-23-2002 18:20:16




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 Re: Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to scooterhead , 05-23-2002 03:06:03  
If you had loaned it to me and I couldn't find it I would have to buy you another one.



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burley30

05-21-2002 20:43:07




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 Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to Tom, 05-20-2002 17:53:28  
I work for a telphone company,and the linecrews power and telephone use these all the time, check with them for where to send for repair



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Mark Kw

05-21-2002 07:22:36




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 Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to Tom, 05-20-2002 17:53:28  
Coffing should still be in business, likely the NC location you found, try them first. Most likely this is grade 80 lift chain and should standard sized according to the grade 80 specs. The difference in size is just because of what you found, non-lift chain, that under grade 80, cannot be used in these devices. Any lift company or company dealing in lifting equipment should be able to get you the size you need in grade 80.

Just a side note, any devices you attach to this chain must also be grade 80 compliant, thing like connector links, swivels, hooks, ect.

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Tom

05-21-2002 16:35:36




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 Re: Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to Mark Kw, 05-21-2002 07:22:36  
Thanks for getting back to me Mark. I have e mailed Coffing, no response yet, but I also have thier address from the Thomas Register if necessary. And based on your information I could possibly get the chain locally too. As far as what I will put on the end of the chain, well the lift is rated at 3000 lbs, probably the most I will lift with would be an engine, not more than 1000 lbs. so this may not be quite as critical as in some applications. Thanks again!! Tom

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paul

05-21-2002 17:22:01




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 Re: Re: Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to Tom, 05-21-2002 16:35:36  
Just like electrical wiring, this is _always_ critical.

Let's say you put the thing all together, & you never ever put more than 1000 lbs on it. No harm done, right?

But a week after you put it together you are in a car wreck & pass on. Your widow or estate has a sale, & another one of us buys your hoist. We lift up the 2800# load we always wanted a heavy-duty hoist for.....

Well, are comfortable with us being crushed by a broken link?

Or, one of your kids/friends spots the hoist, & orrows it. And one of their friends sees it, & borrows it (without you knowing) for a big job....

I can't believe the times people say the same about wiring - well I'm only going to run a (clock, shaver, tiny radio) from this outlet, so it can get by fine with 16 gauge wire.....

What about the next guy buying the house? What about your wife looking for a place to plug in the vacumn cleaner?

We all need to think ahead, and not booby-trap others.

jimho
--->Paul

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Tom

05-22-2002 16:19:42




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to paul, 05-21-2002 17:22:01  
Point taken



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bob

05-21-2002 12:40:10




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 Re: Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to Mark Kw, 05-21-2002 07:22:36  
Mark I,m glad you took time to make a complete report .If you hadn,t someone could have gotten hurt Good job bob Same way with lifting chain regular cheap chain should not be worked under They have special lifting chain



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Mark Kw

05-22-2002 05:06:16




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 Re: Re: Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to bob, 05-21-2002 12:40:10  
I've seen this enough to check everything before putting myself or others at risk. I do a lot of lifting and moving of things from 50 pound electric motors to shovel buckets and heavy equipment parts exceeding 40,000 pounds. I've seen the results of someone putting a link and hook on a lever hoist that was not grade 80 or rated for the hoist capasity. He was pulling a slurry pump into position and the link attaching the hook broke. He did not get hit with anything but fell backwards into an steel frame for a shaker deck sump. Broken shoulder, ear ripped half off his head and plenty of bruises. The cost difference between the grade 80 link and hook as opposed to the lesser quality ones used ... 8 bucks! Of course the ambulance and hospital bills came in somewhere around $6000 and he lost work for over two months too.

I have a lot of P-7 around I use all the time for holding stuff down on trucks/trailers but when I'm pulling or lifting, you can bet the extra few bucks I spent on grade 80 chains, hooks and clevises was money well spent. FYI, in most cases, buying the pre-made length of chain with swivel and hook installed for these lever and chain fall hoists is usually cheaper than putting them together yourself with individual parts.

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bob

05-22-2002 06:35:07




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Lever chain hoist in reply to Mark Kw, 05-22-2002 05:06:16  
Mark how true In powerplant we started sending out chain fall & comealong because of liabilty had a guy break a finger and cost a pile of workmans comp. Biggest hazard I have found is mouse sprung or broken nad load hook spread. I hate the 1'2 & 3/4 ton ,s as they alaways get overloaded. I think you should only put 45 ft lbs on handle to stay in specs



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