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jddriver 12-29-2011 15:52:16 108.79.58.170 Report to Moderator	Scot I agree with the 5/16 chain I haul steel and heavy machinery.I use only 5/16 chain.I have 8 on my trailer and that is a plenty for up to the 80000 net loads I haul.3/8 is too heavy to mess with [Reply]   [No Email]
scotc 12-29-2011 16:35:27 75.245.123.39 Report to Moderator	Re: Chain size in reply to jddriver, 12-29-2011 15:52:16   That, and how much extra weight would you be carrying with the heavier binders and bigger chains? Granted, you're a little more weight-conscience than a guy with a gooseneck, but still. You'd need at least 8 chains if you had the 3/8 instead of the 5/16 anyhow. I also like the idea of getting 20 footers and cutting them down to what's needed, or 14 footers and a spare specifically to be cut down. Then you throw a set of hooks on the remainder and have some shorter spare chains. Then if you need 16 or 18 feet of chain, you can easily go up to about 19 1/2 feet instead of having a pair of 14 footers at 28 feet. And sometimes hauling equipment, you can get creative with a couple short chains and still have the longer ones for something else. I'd also say it's hard to have too many chains or binders. I've never found myself complaining that I had a spare chain in case I needed it when I had something loaded up. [Reply]  [No Email]