The Most Loved and Hated Truck Tie Downs: Chains and Binders
Are truck tie downs greenable? Yes, of course! the most prominent ones are steel tie downs, for instance transport chains, they are extremely recyclable, the manufacturing process can be as energy efficient as possible.
Grade 70 chains and lever binder is accessories for truck , both 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 WLL 3333lbs 2” ratchet tie down straps , 3/8” chain(WLL around 6600lbs) to 4” tie downs(5400lbs max.) , 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 WLL of 5/16” grade 70 binder chain . If we examine the design factor of chains and tie down straps, we will see that chains and binders have four to one design factor while tie down straps have design factor 3:1 , that’s the exact reason we think chains and binders are tough tie downs .
These chains and binders are mostly used to haul big, heavy equipment, such as backhoe, bulldozer, these things are hard on straps, only carbon steel chains can sustain that kind of abuse , the most popular chain size for these kind of load are 3/8”, for some light equipment which is still too heavy and hard for straps 5/16” will be ideal chain size. 1/2” and up are mostly for really heavy stuff, for example, military applications, say to tie down battle tanks, you will definitely need 1/2” even 5/8” grade 70 chains to tie those bad boys down.
Grade 70 transport chains can be used on anything but overhead lifting, the grade 80, 100, 120 chains are for lifting. Sometimes the binder chains are being deployed to drag the stumps , tow the loading rails , you will probably see them on the log truck, 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 business, the most obvious use is for hauling big tractors.
To say the least, these chains and binders are heavy duty and weather reisistant truck tie downs, they can be used anywhere we want, they will work where other tie downs most likely won’t work, sometimes these chains and binders wven can be used as rescue tools. Sometimes these things are so versatile, you will have peace of mind when they are in place to secure your truck load.
