[TheForge] Chain fall chain

Mon Sep 30 21:33:01 2002

I hate to say it but it may be cheaper to buy a imported hoist.  I bought
a 1 ton hoist for about $60 Cdn.  on sale at Princess auto.

John

Mike Spencer wrote:

> Is the chain used on chain falls made to different size standards than
> ordinary harware store chain?
>
> I have a (probably quite old) light-weight chain fall that I
> collected years ago and have never used.  I want to rig it to move
> tools that are just a tad too heavy to casually move around by hand --
> a 300# anvil, a swage block or stove pipe crimper.  But it has no
> chain.
>
> Both a pretty old piece of chain and the new stuff in the hardware
> store have links that are just a tad too long.  They appear to fit
> but after a few turns, the chain rides up out of the slots in the
> wheels.
>
> Anybody know about the standards for this stuff?  If I drive 75
> miles to the industrial park and cruise the lift and hoist joints, am
> I likely to find the right stuff?
>
> It's marked "Yale Screw Geared Block -- 1/2 ton".  Seems to be in
> perfect shape except for a small, non-load bearing part that I can
> easily make.
>
> - Mike
>
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