Grade 70 Chain and ratchet chain binders are tough truck tie down, both chains and binders are made from carbon steel, their working load limits are higher than their straps counterparts , let's look at 5/16'' transport chain(WLL 4700lbs) vs. 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''X3/8'' binder has WLL 5400lbs which is tougher than 4700lbs working load limit of 5/16'' grade 70 transport chain . If we examine the design factor of chains and tie down straps, we will see that chains and binders have 4 to 1 design factor while tie down straps have design factor three to one , that's another reason we believe chains and binders are tough tie downs .
To tie down big rigs such as forklift, bulldozer is what we use grade 70 transport chains and binders for, tie down straps have no chance against these tough guys, the only choice is binder chains and binders , 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.
As we stated above, transport chains , or say binder chains are used on a lot things except for overhead lifting. There are people who use these chains to tear trees, to tow mobile loading docks, a lot of forestry services use large quantity of these system 7 steel chains and binders . The most interesting application for these chains and binders are in transportation industry, the most obvious use is for hauling big tractors.
To wrap it up, these chains and binders are heavy duty and weather resistant truck tie downs, people use them for all kinds of purposes, they will work where other tie downs most likely won't work, they even cab be used as emergency tools under some situations. Made from steel make them strong yet versatile, you know your cargo are safe when you put chains and binders on.
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