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Topic: Chain hoists
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68F100
Gearhead Posts: 2681
From: Burlington, Iowa
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 10-13-2005 11:08 PM
   
So, I was looking at ebay for chain hoists. Is this too good to be true?http://cgi.ebay.com/1-Ton-2000-LBS-CHAIN-FALL-HOIST-BRAND-NEW-8-lift_W0QQitemZ4411028927QQcategoryZ66796QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem There's tons of them on there that are cheap. Should a person dare try lifting anything with these? Or are they "use once, smash what you were lifting, cuss, and then throw away"?
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 45869
From: Saco, Maine
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-16-2005 07:23 PM
I used to use REAL ones all the time. Since you can't even buy a half decent length of chain for $2.88, I wouldn't even give that a second look.------------------
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DidgeyTrucker
Gearhead Posts: 1631
From: Greenbrier, TN USA
Registered: Oct 99
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posted 10-16-2005 09:18 PM
Plus - I try to ignore those items where the policies are twice as long as the item description.Tracy
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2FarGone
Journeyman Posts: 60
From: Kent, Oh,
Registered: Nov 2004
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posted 10-19-2005 11:15 AM
quote:
Originally posted by DidgeyTrucker:
Plus - I try to ignore those items where the policies are twice as long as the item description.Tracy
Excellent point.
Another thing to keep in mind: American built
lifting and shoring tools need to pass an
actual load test. I forget exactly what it is
but it has to lift (twice??) the rated load
then hold it for a set amount of time,foreign
tools only need to lift the load indicated on
it far enough to 'clear the floor' then set
the load back down.
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