mpierce wrote:
1L243 wrote:
I would be more worried about the cheap cap lock failing...Which is why I went to a 5/8" grade 8 bolt with washers and nylock nut...
Not sure if that is right move. It does need to be somewhat hardened, but somethings can get too hard.
Used to have a piece of equipment that kept breaking grade 8 bolts. Went to grade 5, and the shearing stopped. The harder bolts were more subject to stress over time, and would crack and break. The little bit softer ones were still plenty strong enough, and were not quite as brittle.
Yep, too hard may not be good.
