wroughtn_harv
Super Member
Hi Tony,
Your steel has three directions you can pull from. The thickness of the plate, the width of the plate, and the length of the plate.
Chim has his slots so that when his bucket is parallel to the ground the pull is against the thickness of the plate.
It also means if he tilts his bucket the pull down will have a ramp for the chain to go out and off.
What I suggested was a strap across the hypotenuse (sp) of the angle iron. This would mean the pull would not only be against the thickeness of the plate. It would also be working against the combined strength of the width of the angle and the thickenss of the bucket wall it's bolted to along with his bolts.
Imagine sliding your chain into the slot. On each side of the slot let's say you have one of those straps I'm talking about. Then for safety's sake you put a rod through the first link so that if the bucket is tilted forward the chain can't slip off becaue the pin catches the one or both of the straps.
Chim's idea and craftsmanship is beyond reproach. I hope I don't come across being a critic of it. What I'm offering is in addition to his idea to help it be safer and hopefully stronger.
One of the reasons I get so many interesting projects is because I'm constantly being the devil's advocate and looking for the failure in an idea.
Your steel has three directions you can pull from. The thickness of the plate, the width of the plate, and the length of the plate.
Chim has his slots so that when his bucket is parallel to the ground the pull is against the thickness of the plate.
It also means if he tilts his bucket the pull down will have a ramp for the chain to go out and off.
What I suggested was a strap across the hypotenuse (sp) of the angle iron. This would mean the pull would not only be against the thickeness of the plate. It would also be working against the combined strength of the width of the angle and the thickenss of the bucket wall it's bolted to along with his bolts.
Imagine sliding your chain into the slot. On each side of the slot let's say you have one of those straps I'm talking about. Then for safety's sake you put a rod through the first link so that if the bucket is tilted forward the chain can't slip off becaue the pin catches the one or both of the straps.
Chim's idea and craftsmanship is beyond reproach. I hope I don't come across being a critic of it. What I'm offering is in addition to his idea to help it be safer and hopefully stronger.
One of the reasons I get so many interesting projects is because I'm constantly being the devil's advocate and looking for the failure in an idea.