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  1. 30th June 2007, 01:41 PM #1
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    Drag Chain

    Just need to add a drag chain to my recovery kit - what length and size chain do people use? Also, any suggestions for how to carry it e.g. part cut out 5 litre oil container?

    For those in SA , I assume Noble's would be the best place to get this?
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  2. 30th June 2007, 01:50 PM #2
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    5m x 8mm with end hooks. Keep it in anything so it wont tangle with other gear.
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    preferabley keep it in something that you can hose out with the chain still in it... The tradie 5kg buckets of spak filler and plaster board adhesive ,after attacking with the 13mm drill, are great as not only will 10m of 8mm grade 70 (5t rate) anodized chain fit in them so will a pair of 4.5t shackles, a small roll of fencing wire and a pair of pliers. A note on the end connectors, go to a rigging supply place and get the ones with a positive lock on them so that if the chain goes slack mid recovery they cant come off.

    If you get the standard hooks, drill a 3mm hole in the very tip where it wont effect strenght and then thread a bit of fencing wire through this to mouse the hook onto the chain. Having one come off and flick into the recoveries radiator is not a pleasant feeling.
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  4. 30th June 2007, 03:29 PM #4
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    I keep mine in a heshen (spelling) bag
    also i got a loop for one end mine , it was a chain from a dog and chain (truck)
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  5. 30th June 2007, 05:10 PM #5
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    6m x 6mm i keep it in a Plastic tool box
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  6. 30th June 2007, 06:04 PM #6
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    2 x Coles/Woolies green bags, one inside the other for strength, makes good storage without being too rigid.
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    I got some proper truckies chain from Paramount-Browns out Wingfield way. They sell it by the metre, and they have all the rated hooks, pins, etc to fit. I've got 2 sorts. One is goldy galvanised and the other is a flat black finish. Don't know why they are different but someone here probably will. The black chain feels lighter than the goldy one but has the same rating I think.

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    Found their site:
    http://www.paramountbrowns.com.au/d/.../used_list.asp

    Nobles might be better - I just haven't heard of them. Paramount are not chain/lifting specialists. They sell surplus industrial stuff (lathes, milling machines, steel, tools etc).
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  9. 30th June 2007, 07:05 PM #9
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    David, Nobles have been in business since 1911 specialising in this stuff.


    http://www.nobles.com.au/about.asp?area=1
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  10. 1st July 2007, 11:44 AM #10
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    Thanks for your responses. I'll check out Paramount Browns - I've heard it's a good place to browse for an hour or two.
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