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Re: TD24 vs CaseIH quad?
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Posted by Randy-IA on December 14, 2005 at 18:50:44 from (209.152.95.42):
In Reply to: TD24 vs CaseIH quad? posted by R-cubed on December 14, 2005 at 15:01:19:
Hi , I don't know how a tractor would react but back in the late 70's and early 80's we had pull-off's with van's in the van club's that were around then . Same thing , chained two customized , wide rear wheeled van's together on asphalt and smoked tires sometimes till they exploded . It really was good fun - back before the safety police started trying to get rid of fun . Today , at four-wheel drive event's they chain big wheeled four-wheel drive custom truck's to a immovable object and call it a smoke-off till the tires explode in some cases . I've been four-wheeling for fun for about the past 30 year's and wouldn't even think of pulling another vehicle with a chain or a " tow rope " - the kind with a hook on them . " Tow ropes " or " tow straps " with hook's are designed for just that - towing a movable vehicle . Chain's on the other hand offer no " give " and as such are extremely hard on vehicles . Recovery straps or the slang name " snatchum " or " snatch " strap's are designed to stretch and " recoil " so to speak , multiplying the force imposed by the movable recovering vehicle . They don't have hook's , just loop's at the end's and are available up to 60,000 lbs ultimate load capacity . They will still break sometimes so laying a coat , piece of carpet or a heavy towel over the midpoint will dampen the free ends if it does . This applies to chain or cable as well . It isn't as effective but is better than nothing . I witnessed a 1-1/2 " Hyster winch cable break years ago trying to get a D-9 Cat unstuck from a slurry pit . It wasn't pretty . Nobody got hurt but it dented the back of the Cat under the winch about 4" deep . That was 1/4 " steel plate . About how big of chain - personally , I'd add together the weight of both tractor's and multiply by 2 . Two tractors at 5000lbs each X 2 = 20000lbs . Get a chain that'll handle that load . The graded chain I use on the semi's will handle 6600lbs for a 3/8" chain . So think about it . Go to a sled pull or ask a puller what size chain is on the sled . JMHO . Take care and have fun ! ....Randy
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