I know there are different specifications for overhead lifting. Does this application need a specific chain or will one rated for the combined weight suffice? Attached Images
Reply:1st was the bucket truck now there is the barrel truck. "The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, the love of soft living and the get rich quick theory of life." -Theodore Roosevelt
Reply:Considering the amount of chain wrapped around each side, I doubt it really matters. The chains probably weighs more than the guy and the barrel combined. I guess they figured they needed a "safety" factor. .No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
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Reply:Timster2 - Discover the difference between grade 7, and grade 8 chain, then refine your question. Opus
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Reply:Wow. Anyone know where this was taken? I'm guessing somewhere in Central America.Lincoln AC225 & MigPak 140, Lincoln Magnum SpoolGun, Miller Spectrum 375-X Plasma, Syncrowave 200 TIG, Millermatic 252 MIG, Miller Digital Elite, General 7x12" horiz/vert bandsaw, 3' box/pan brake, 20 ton press, milling machine, 12x28 lathe, etc.
Reply:I'd be more concerned about a "keeper" on that hook than I would be about chain size.Syncro 250 DX Dynasty 200 DXMM 251 w/30A SG XMT 304 w/714 Feeder & Optima PulserHH187Dialarc 250 AC/DCHypertherm PM 1250Smith, Harris, Victor O/ASmith and Thermco Gas MixersAccess to a full fab shop with CNC Plasma, Water Jet, etc.
Reply:i'm betting the 20 ga metal in the drum gives up way before the chain..
Reply:The picture was taken 1-19-12 in Belize, Central America, (Formally British Honduras) while on a Caribbean cruise. Went to a gift shop and this comedy was going on in the parking lot. You gotta thank OSHA and Unions for making this kind of lunacy almost extinct in the US.
Reply:It looks like there is the proper and required electrical isolation in effect...As far as falling out (of the barrel) we don't know if he has a rope around the chain and through a belt loop.Miller thunderbolt 250Decastar 135ERecovering tool-o-holic ESAB OAI have been interested or involved in Electrical, Fire Alarm, Auto, Marine, Welding, Electronics ETC to name a just a few. So YES you can own too many tools.
Reply:I AM NOT CONDONING THIS OR STATING IT'S SAFE!!!That said, I use 55 gal drums for hauling scrap to the scrap yard all the time. I burn four triangles around the top sides, 12, 3, 6, & 9 o'clock. I use a chain just like they are doing in that pic. And I have lifted ALOT more weight than that guy weighs. He has probably done that and will keep doing that forever and never have a problem. Just sayin....."Where's Stick man????????" - 7A749"SHHHHHH!! I sent him over to snag that MIC-4 while tbone wasn't looking!" - duaneb55"I have bought a few of Tbone's things unlike Stick-Man who helps himself" - TozziWelding"Stick-man"
Reply:That is classic. I had to pass this on to our small service truck crew. They primarily maintain our street lights. "
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Reply:Originally Posted by Stick-manI AM NOT CONDONING THIS OR STATING IT'S SAFE!!!That said, I use 55 gal drums for hauling scrap to the scrap yard all the time. I burn four triangles around the top sides, 12, 3, 6, & 9 o'clock. I use a chain just like they are doing in that pic. And I have lifted ALOT more weight than that guy weighs. He has probably done that and will keep doing that forever and never have a problem. Just sayin.....
Reply:Wow. Anyone know where this was taken? I'm guessing somewhere in Central America.
Reply:if he had a whip line he could just ride the ball and do away with the elaborate barrel rigging lol.be kind of tricky riding the block though
Reply:This is what you get when you have people doing what they need to to get a job finished, and people are more concerned about eating than following some BS regulation. Is what he is doing safe? You don't know. All you know is what has been drilled into your head. Would I do it No FING WAY. Judge not till you walk a day in his shoes hungry.
Reply:I thought belize when I saw the picture. thats were we honeymooned. there is something to be said about people with more balls than brains. And a few more choice words to be said about those with more brains than balls. You do what you gotta do to get the job done. And I'm willing to bet it took them less time to do it than the so called "safe" crews up here. because of all their safety checks and regulations.There are no problems. There are only solutions. It's your duty to determine the right one.Hobart Handler 210Airco 225 Amp MSM Stinger
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