Posted by bc on July 10, 2008 at 16:39:30 from (75.27.226.227):
In Reply to: Pulling tree stumps. posted by Dan-IA on July 09, 2008 at 20:36:20:
I can think of a few people killed with chains. Last one was a few years ago. 17 yr old kid asked to go help pull his buddy out of the ditch after a night of drinking and mudding and before the cops would show up. Chain broke and went right through the back window of his pickup and in the head. Dead instantly.
Where the problem is with chains is because they have to get a running start to jerk them out of the mud and start them rolling. Back up too far and get too much jerk for the chain and it recoils from being stretched. That is why they recommend using nylon ropes/straps which allow you to jerk someone out.
When I worked in the oilfields, I've broke a few 1" winch cables (usually at the knot). It just drops the trailer/load but all the cable ever did was recoil back into a mass of coils. Nothing life threatening but we did have headache racks on the winch behind the cab. But with a winch truck we also never had to jerk on the cable either.
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