Transport Chains and Grade 70 Hooks
Tie Down Chain and chain binders are strong tie down device , both chains and binders are made from carbon steel, the WLL of the chains and binders are higher than most comparable tie down straps , say we compare grade 70 size 5/16” binder chain(which has 4700lbs WLL) to WLL 3333lbs 2” ratchet tie down straps , 3/8” WLL 6600lbs binder chain vs. 4” WLL 5400lbs tie down straps , the grade 70 transport chains are stronger than ratchet straps and the grade 70 lever binders are stronger than grade 70 chains, 3/8”-1/2” chain binder has WLL of 9200lbs, which is much stronger than 6600lbs of 3/8” chains . Almost no exception, transport chains also are being called binder chains, becuase these chains come with slip hooks most of the time, the hooks will help the chains to get the load binded.
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” system 7 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.
Grade 70 tie down chains can be used on anything but overhead lifting, the grade 80, 100, 120 chains are for lifting. Grade 70 binder chains can be used to drag the stumps , tow the loading rails , and to tie down the logs out of the the trees, you can go around to find more creative uses of these grade 70 chains and binders. The most important application for these chains and binders are in trucking industry, especially for those heavy machinery.
To say the least, these chains and binders are heavy duty and weather resistant truck tie downs, we can put them to all kinds of uses, they will work where other tie downs most likely won’t work, sometimes these chains and binders even can be used as rescue tools. Made from steel make them strong yet versatile, whenever and wherever possible we would love to use them.