Re: Almost lost my head this weekend

Posted by M Diesel on September 26, 2011 at 14:20:58 from (12.24.61.12):

In Reply to: Almost lost my head this weekend posted by mkirsch on September 26, 2011 at 13:30:26:

mkirsch said: (quoted from post at 13:30:26 09/26/11) I studied physics in school, a lot... I'm still kinda stumped at how a HORIZONTAL being pulled HORIZONTALLY chain can snap UPWARDS into the driver. The forces on the chain have no upward component. The chain should snap in the direction of pull.

And it does. Generally. And I've broken a few behind the crawlers. What they will do is break a link or clevis and a vertical component develops as the pieces come apart lop sided. Especially true with a pin letting go in a clevis when one side pulls out first.

However the main reason is people screw this up yanking on a loose chain or strap, imparting vertical energy as it comes taut and rips apart.

This post was edited by M Diesel at 14:22:33 09/26/11.

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• Re: Almost lost my head this weekend j hikmper 20:27:03 09/26/11 (0)

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