Chain Products shown on this web site and referenced above can be subject to wear, twisting, misuse, overloading, intentional alteration, and corrosion. These and other usage variables may cause a reduction in working load limits. It is, therefore, important to regularly inspect all products to determine their safety prior to continuing their use.

Low and high carbon steel welded and weldless chain and accessories to be used in tension or pull applications are not to be used for lifting or hoisting purposes or when failure is likely to cause damage to property or persons. Jerking or acceleration in the rate of application of a load multiplies the stress on the chain very rapidly and should be avoided. Actual applications should determine the size and grade of chain to be used.

INSTRUCTIONS & CAUTIONS:

Working Load Limits
This is the maximum load in pounds which should ever be applied to chain, even when the chain is new and when the load is uniformly applied in direct tension to a straight untwisted length of chain. The term "working load limit" contains no implication of what load the chain will withstand if any of the above factors are changed.

Proof Test
This is the load in pounds which the chain has withstood, in the condition and at the time it left the factory. Under this test, the load has been applied in direct tension to a straight length of chain with a uniform rate of speed on a standard chain testing machine. The sole purpose of this test is to discover defects in the material or manufacture.
Every foot of Turner & Seymour Proof Coil (Grade 30), High Test (Grade 43), and Transport (Grade 70) chains is proof tested. Where attachments, such as hooks or rings, are desired for use with chain in sustaining loads, care should be taken to select the attachments of the type and size compatible with the chain with which the attachments are intended to be used.

* THE PRODUCTS SHOWN ON THIS WEB SITE ARE NOT TO BE USED FOR OVERHEAD LIFTING OR HOISTING APPLICATIONS.