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chain is a pita to inspect

If we have to use two chokers we'll place a short piece of 2x4 under the choker to get a bite, never double wrap it. I'm not trying to tell anybody how to do their job, just relating how I do mine. Some times I should just keep my mouth shut, ok, most of the time. The slightest accident on...

Chain isn't best to "choke" a pipe or beam with. MSHA requires chain to have a load factor of 5 vs. a load factor of 2 for wire rope chokers if I remember right. You just don't see chain used for lifting on heavy industry sites. Wood is a different story. It's soft enough for the chain to get a...

When I'm not welding for the steamfitters I'm in the quarries or mines. My employers would laugh/run me off the job, MSHA could level the fine. Chains just aren't used to lift. Hell, the ol schoolers won't even allow nylon slings near the crane. Not my rules I just do what I'm paid to.

Using chains to pick would get me run off the job and probably a personal fine.