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Rick Kr

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Lent my equipment trailer out to a guy, and in return for the favor he gave me an 80 foot 5/16 chain. The chain has a little surface rust here and there, but otherwise its in good shape.

I was going to cut it down and make 4 20 foot chains. Any reason to make them longer? And what would you use an 80 footer for?

Thanks,
Rick
 
I would do as you say. With grab hooks you can always go back to 80'.
The chance of needing a chain that long are slim.
 
Needed about that much to pull my truck out of a minimum maintenance gravel road high centered in snow. Should drive slower when hunting. LOL Don't ask!
 
one thing to remember is that the longer it is the faster and more of it can come thru the back window-- just ask a cousin of mine from minn. nearly killed him!5/16s is easy to streach and turn into a slingshot-- the shorter it is the safer it is-- my uncle always said when it comes to getting unstuck use that thing on top of your head for more than a hat rack (always gave me a chuckle-be carefull-- Roy from Iowa
 

For me an 80 ft chain would be a pain to use and keep untangled. I do use a 40 ft chain to pull trees from the woods to a clear area where I can work with them and load the wood on my pickup. There are many places in a woods where you can get a chain through but too many trees for a tractor. Since you have a long chain you may want to keep at least one 30 or 40 ft section rather than cut it all up into short pieces.
 
I must be the only guy that likes long chains. You can get short chains all day long on Craiglist, a bunch of short ones hooked together sucks when you need to pull trees.

All my long chains are huge. 1/2 or larger and a pain to use, I'd love a 5/16 sized chain.
 
That is a pretty small chain to pull much with. I would agree with the others on the lengths, but be really careful with it.
 
I guess I see where a long chain would be nice to guide a tree where you want when cutting it. Never thought of that.

But growing landscape trees, I don"t have a tree on the property over 2 inch caliper. So I never worry about the "big" trees. I have a few 5-6 inchers that are my landscape trees, but I"ll be dead before I have a forest.

I think I go with 2 20"s and a 40 footer.

Thanks for the ideas.
Rick
 
I have three or four 1/2" wire ropes of varying lengths totaling about 150 feet, longest about 60 feet, that I use to pull trees. I rarely have use for a 20-foot chain.
 
If you are like me (and I hope you're not)you could make any length you want, but by this time next year you will still have one chain. Why not make four 20's and give three to neighbors?
 
That size 5/16" is all I have and for the smaller tractors (under 30 hp) they are fine. but a 20' is a length that I would have no use for. A 12' is all I need for tying down on the trailer and if stuck a 40' is not long enough. Last fall the older truck died out in the field (timing chain went) and the newer one being empty had to watch where I put it to pull so was not trying to go up a slight hill with it (greasy corn stalks) and had a 160 feet of cable that I used, pull part way and rehook. Snow in driveway and you could not get close enough for anything less than that 80'.
 
I use a 30 foot 5/16 chain to pull cedar trees out of the swamp or places where the tractor shouldnt go.
 
(quoted from post at 20:39:44 11/05/11) That is a pretty small chain to pull much with. I would agree with the others on the lengths, but be really careful with it.
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It depends on what grade it is.
I have a grade 70 5/16th's chain that's stronger than some of my larger chains. And it's also much lighter and easier to handle. It's my go-to chain for just about all my needs.
 
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