Where do you buy your logging/utility chains?

[gwdixon]

i've got an old length of 3/8 that's been in the corner of the garage for years - can't remember where it came from. i should put it out if we have a garage sale. guaranteed there's one of those bigger is better people who would just have to have it.

I'd be one of those "bigger is better" people.

When pulling 100 ft. trees with a 70 HP tractor weighted down with ballast front and rear I've straightened out 5/16" chain so it wouldn't bend. A snatch block is used so the extra pull is just too much in my applications.

On non-critical jobs, like pulling huge stumps out of a backhoe hole, 5/16" chain has snapped with a steady pull - no jerking the chain either.

3/8" chain is now exclusively used when people or property (or liability) is involved. When a person's life could be at risk in the case of failure the extra heft is insurance.

Granted, a smaller tractor will not need 3/8" since traction and power will be a limitation.

 

[greasemonkeyok]

When you are looking for chain, look for a business with "wire rope" in the name or advertising. Much better selection of chain, clevis hooks, shackles, etc., than specialty retailers like truck outfitters. These are generally rigging outfitters that have a large variety of chain and accessories used by industries such as cranes, oil and gas well rigs, manufacturing plants, etc. The only places in OKC that stock short link chain.

 

[RoyJackson]

I have had great luck with these from hf.

5/16" x 20 Ft. Trucker's Chain

So have I...great chain for the price.
My local HF sells out pretty quickly...I rarely see them in stock

 

[creekbend]

I bought my logging chains from the same place that I bought my first Stihl chainsaw, back in 1972. I still have all three of them and they continue to serve me well. I used one just last week, when I felled two sycamores to give to one of my neighbors for firewood. They were diseased and starting to lean. Good quality chains will last forever, if taken care of properly.:tractor:

 

[EagleTDL]

Wow! Put this post up last night and have been too busy today to check in see what's developed...

Thanks for everyone's responses, sounds like TruckNTow or HF sounds like the best deals and noted on sizes and grades. Will shop accordingly...

Eagle

 

[CompactTractorFan]

A second vote for Truck-n-Tow.

Also check out A&W.

 

[RoyJackson]

Also check out A&W.

We're looking for Rootbeer????

 

[EagleTDL]

We're looking for Rootbeer????

You ain't right! :laughing:

 

[newbury]

I agree - harbor freight...

IF
They are not cheaper elsewhere - including shipping etc.
Right after I got my tractor I priced chains and found about 5 of the 3/8 70 20' at Home Depot for $15 (mismarked I think ), so then the remaining chains I bought came from HF.

 

[CompactTractorFan]

We're looking for Rootbeer????

You ain't right! :laughing:

Oops...There is no "&" in the name...:ashamed:

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