Need more length on safety chains!
I need a bit more length on the safety chains on my hitch. I found some links with the nut that closes over the opening at Tractor Supply rated at 3500 lbs. it looks thicker than my chain links. The w...
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I have BROKEN many of the repair type chain links you describe. I have used them for rigging on my UTV to pull stuck vehicles out of the mud. I have also used them for the lifting mechanism on my snow blower attachment for my tractor. They are very easy to work with, but easily snap at the threads and pull apart under shock force. I WOULD not trust them for my trailer chains. They work great to the rated forces when the forces are applied slowly, they quickly break when those same forces are applied rapidly (and how rapid would a travel trail pulling off the hitch be?)
Replace the entire chain instead.
Replace the entire chain instead.
