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Weight limits

old-iron-habit

old-iron-habit

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Pony said:
The above 2 posts is what I was getting at. Ignoring legalities, liabilities, etc, what safety factor is engineered the truck before you start breaking stuff.
I have been told (correctly or not, maybe crane op can help) that lifting chains/slings have a capacity double of the WLL (working load limit)?
I didn't know if that same sort of capacity was engineered into trucks.
I realise now that there is no simple answer.
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Lifting hardware is rated at a working load limit of 1/5 of test data.(breaking strength) If it has been exceeded at any time that rigging is no longer to be used by the the rule.
 
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Hallback said:
The 12.00/20's on the big yarders are at 100# and sounded like the 4th of July when they blew. I prefer to move when cool & wet out.

I'm glad I changed them all over to a tubeless radial now.
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I always welcome rain or a least try to move on a cool wet road when moving a heavy load.
 
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