5/16 in. x 20 ft. Grade 70 Yellow Zinc Plated Steel Tow Chain with Grab Hooks

Yes, the chain is strong enough to pull both a car and a truck. This 5/16 in. x 20 ft. Grade-70 Tow Chain has a working load limit of 4,700 lbs. It is made of high-strength carbon steel with heavy-duty welded construction, making it ideal for securing cargo, recovering vehicles, and removing tree stumps. The chain also meets transportation regulations, ensuring its reliability and safety for such tasks. [This answer was generated by AI and verified by product experts.]

Think this out........4,700lb load range. 17,800lb breaking point. Your asking if it will support 500lbs. Is 4700 greater than 500? Is 17800 greater than 500? I think this would do the job. I would be worried about is the 2 trees gonna take the weight.

No problem at all.

The length of the chain is approximately 235 in or 19ft 7in for Everbilt 5/16 in. x 20 ft. Grade 70 Yellow Zinc Plated Steel Tow Chain with Grab Hooks.

Yes, I have shorten my chain before and it didn't slip at all.

Yes it chokes up fine! Great chains. I bought 2, went back and got 2 more!!

The hook is able to fit over the links.

The opening of the Everbilt 5/16 in. x 20 ft. Grade 70 Yellow Zinc Plated Steel Tow Chain with Grab Hooks is 7/16 in.

7/16. You can hook at any link further up the chain if looped and it will hold under load.

Yes it can as any chain that’s worth having can

Would be difficult to cutt with bolt cutters, chain is very heavy duty.

It would require a large set of bolt cutters but it could be cut.

The average bolt cutters could not cut these chains. Any lock you buy would be the weak link for your needs.

Marketed as a "tow chain" this would be carbon steel; alloy would be harder for the size/weight. Even within the grading spec, the mfr has leeway over what steel to use, so hardness can still vary a lot. That said, I've seen reports of high quality USA-made 5/16 grade 70 tow chain requiring 36" bolt cutters and ideal positioning (e.g. concrete pad for one handle of the bolt cutter) taking 20 seconds of energetic work for a 180 lb man to break; a vise and Sawzall can get through 2 links in 6-8 minutes and 2-3 blades. YMMV but I'd assume a made-in-China chain should be good for at least half that.

Not easily it is very heavy duty.

It will easily secure a generator.

A decent pair of bolt cutters would probably make short work of this chain.

This would not be easy to cut with bolt cutters, but it would be possible.

Straps may work out better but the chains are very useful

I would say no. But I don't want to cut it so not sure.

This chain would be way overkill!! This is for pulling logs or pulling vehicles. I can't tell you the specs on other types of chain that may be in the store or online. One issue I see would be hanging that much weight from the ceiling. If you add suplemental supports that would not be a problem. Also a chain suspension would be subject to swinging, but perhaps that would not be an issue in your situation. I bought from Home Depot several years ago some plastic shelving that is 200 pounds capacity per shelf and with 5 shelves per kit. I don't remember the brand but they are 18x36 for each shelf and there is about 16-18 inches separation per shelf. They look good and can be easily cleaned. There is also a set with smaller shelves. Another idea is some folding metal shelves from another unmentioned vendor. These also hold 200 pounds per shelf but they have got wheels on them.. Perhaps HD has something similar.

I have no doubt that this chain would work they're very beefy it might be slightly Overkill but they'd be easily used due to the large link size

no Idea I use 2 to hold my kubota tractor on my flatbed trailer when I move the tractor good luck

I use 4 to tie-down my tractor (about 7000lbs). Grade 70 chain load limit is 4700lbs, so should be no issue. I read that this chain should not be used for over-head lifting.

These would never fail in the application you are designing. You could look for a smaller chain though. Something with a 400-500 lb limit.

Probably a bit overkill because each chain is rated at a 4700 lb working load. A system as you suggest would spread the load to each chain so no individual chain is even seeing a load close to the 1,550 lb max load.

This chain has a listed working load of 4,700 pounds. So I think it is strong enough for what you are doing and you could probably get by with a smaller diameter chain. Maybe look for a chain with at least a 2,000 pound working load capacity. I am not sure why you would not have 3 chains in the back as well as the front. The chains in the middle will pick up about one half the total load, more than the chains on the ends.

This would be overkill. 5 chains staggered (2 front, 3 rear) would be good for 4-5 tons

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This chain will support the weight but we do not suggest using any our of chains for overhead lifting.

I no longer have the pouches the chains came in so I cannot say for certain where they were manufactured. Someone would need to visit the store and look at one on the shelf. It might say on the pouch where it was manufactured. I can say these are excellent heavy duty chains. I have been using them to pull logs out of my woods to cut firewood.

They are made in China per the label on the packaging.

Imported. In limited use they have been fine so far from a quality perspective.

This chain is imported.

No, the chain is made in China.

Yes. Just not hook to hook. Hook to chain link works fine. I use them for pulling trees over, binding steel beams to my trailer and as tow chains.

You can connect two together but it is important how you connect them. Two hooks grabbing each other would not be safe.

No. The open slot in the hook is like paper thin. There is very little you can hook with the hooks. That said, they are pinned in with cotter pins. I modify them all the time with different closures and attachments. Which makes them quite versatile. Like I've hooked a steel girder to a car to straighten things with these chains. Good stuff.

I did worked fine.

Yes, you can hook two or more together. If done correctly with both attaching hooks engaged on corresponding links then the working load limit (WLL) should remain the same (4,700 lb). Depending on wood type, a 20" diameter log can weigh in at upwards of 88 lbs /linear ft (Red Alder) to 225 lbs/linear ft (Red Oak) to 333 lbs/linear ft (Loblolly Pine) so know your load and work safely. Check out http://www.woodweb.com/cgi-bin/calculators/calc.pl to find a convenient species specific log weight calculator.