Attaching chain to draw bar

[scott_vt]

Um... I have and use carabiners for various purposes, but am very careful to never put serious strain on them.... be very careful if you use them.... they are made of various materials, including aluminum, and typically have far less strength rating than similar size chain.... just be careful using them.

Afternoon John,
I absolutely agree, I dont think carabiners and chain along with any serious weight mix very well IMO !

 

[sunspot]

Another name for that clevis is an "Anchor Shackle". A bit expensive in stainless steel.
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[EddieWalker]

I have a 2 inch ball on my draw bar.

To keep the chain on it so that it doesn't slide around, I figured where the middle of the chain was. Then I made a small loop with the middle of the chain and ran a bolt through the links. I guess the loop is about 6 inches round. I just loop it over the ball and it works great.

Eddie

 

[CurlyDave]

I absolutely agree, I dont think carabiners and chain along with any serious weight mix very well IMO !

True carabiners are mountain climbing tools, and are usually rated for one man's weight, plus a large safety factor. They are built to be lightweight and are not as strong as chain by a long shot.

Even worse, the concept of a carabiner is so handy that there are things called spring clips that look just like a carabiner, but are not safety rated, even for mountain climbing applications. These are the things you will find in most hardware stores. I would not trust them with any serious load.

A removable chain link will serve the same function and can be found with load ratings.

 

[oliver28472]

Eric, Get the biggest clevis that will fit your belly mounted drawbar and weld a 3/8" chain hook on top with the slot at about 45 degree angle. That's what I use. You can use 1/4 to 3/8" chain on it.

 

[3RRL]

I bought a large clevis or anchor shackle for the belly draw bar plate.



My wife's Jinma came with 2 grab hooks welded to the belly plate. I thought that was pretty cool. You can see them just below the PTO shaft. So she can leave the belly draw bar installed if she wants to. That might give you some options for what you want to do.

 

[daTeacha]

The anchor shackle has a pin that screws in place while the normal clevis has a hitch pin run through the hole and in turned pinned with a lynch pin or hairpin clip. I don't see any advantage of one over the other, but have both. There are also twisted clevis's out there which rotate the attachment parts 90 degrees from one another.

 

[AndyMA]

Why not just use the correct part for the job?

tractor drawbar hook from Northern Tool + Equipment

 

[ovrszd]

The anchor shackle has a pin that screws in place while the normal clevis has a hitch pin run through the hole and in turned pinned with a lynch pin or hairpin clip. I don't see any advantage of one over the other, but have both. There are also twisted clevis's out there which rotate the attachment parts 90 degrees from one another.

The two most important advantages to me is the anchor shackle will stand more stress because the ends are held firmly in place by the threaded pin and there is little to no chance of the threaded pin coming undone versus a clipped slide in pin. The anchor shackle is lots safer, stronger and just as easy to use.

 

[oliver28472]

I have seen those but the pin may be too big for Eric's application. He was having trouble with the hole size in the drawbar.