[TowerTalk] Chain and cable safety
kb9yku
kb9yku at comcast.net
Mon Jun 13 11:24:56 EDT 2005
hay i have seen a 1 1/4 in cable over 400 foot long brake at the
hook end on a 50 ton winch
went 150 foot under the truck and out the front it mite have
taken legs off it any one was out there
ken kb9yku
At 11:39 PM 6/12/2005, Roger Halstead wrote:
>The thread on pulling ground rods started me to thinking.
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>It's easy to forget just how much stretch there is in a chain or cable. Of
>course at their working and breaking strength they don't have to stretch
>very far physically to store tremendous energy.
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