Search:

Excellent content, thanks very much.

I am not advocating use of a towball as a hitch point where the towball is anchored with a thread into a receiver. This type of setup puts rise to potential failure of the treaded element from shear...

OK, seems there are different recommendations for different industries and countries. I for one will be sticking to the regs applicable in Australia. I think that a shackle that is screwed in to...

Shackles only achieve their rating if the pin is tightened to the appropriate torque and not "finger tight and back a quarter".

ET, I did a quick check on this as I have two crane lifts tomorrow,...

Speculating, it could simply have been too small for the load. I have come across guys using shackles you would attach to the emerg chain on a 6x4 trailer heading to the local tip once a year - you...