[TheForge] Chain fall chain

Mon Sep 30 22:11:00 2002

Thanks John, I was biting my tongue.

Mike Graf

John Newman wrote:
> 
> 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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