Tie Down Truck Load with Transport Chains and Chain Hooks
Grade 70 Chain and chain binders are strong truck tie down, according to NACM and ASTM all these chains and binders are made from carbon steel, the WLL of the chains and binders are higher than most comparable tie down straps , if we compare 5/16” grade 70 chain(typical WLL 4700lbs)to 2 inch tie down straps with WLL 3333lbs , 6600lbs 3/8” transport chains vs. 5400lbs 4” tie down straps , you will see that compare to tie down straps, binder chains are much stronger, and chain binders are even stronger than same size chains, for instance, 5/16”-3/8” binder has WLL 5400lbs which is stronger than 4700lbs working load limit of 5/16” grade 70chain . Most often than not, transport chains also are being called binder chains, the reason is that these chains always come with clevis hook on both ends, so the truck chains can bind truck load.
We use these heavy duty chains and binders to haul heavy equipment, for instance, backhoe, bulldozer, forklift, these big rigs are tough or straps, we have to use steel chains to tie them down , when we talk about backhoe, forklift, we need at least 3/8” grade 70 chains and binders to secure them, for something which has less weight we consider 5/16” chains are good fit, of course we still have 1/2” and up chains and binders, these chains will most likely be used to tie down something out of ordinary, such as battle tanks, or some other applications require super heavy duty chains.
Transport chains can be used for any purpose except overhead lifting. You can use these chains for tearing down trees, tow heavy objects, we some times use these chains to tow our mobile loading dock. We’ve seen forestry service companies use a lot of these transport chains and binders in their work as well. The most frequently seen application for these chains and binders are in trucking business, the most prominent sue is for heavy equipment.
To wrap it up, these binders and chains are as heavy duty and tough as they can get, and as versatile as we can dream, we can put them to all kinds of uses, and they can be used under extreme weather conditions, under some circumstances you even can use them as emergency tools. Sometimes these things are so versatile, we feel comfortable when we can use them instead of some webbing tie downs.