axle thoughts

Exactly good post TDK

I dont know how my first post about moisture/water rusting anything metal became an agruement as its one of the factors that does cause metal to rust its just facts LOL Natures elements will cause any metal or steel to rust combined with wear and tare will cause that metal or steel to weaken eventually to the point of failure.

Twisting words? LOL AGK I wasnt only talking about only the chain , I am talking about ANYTHING that is metal/Steel and I NEVER said it will rust and break quickly your the one making all these assumptions and taking what I said out of context LOL.

 

Have any of you tried Stainless Steel chains??
http://www.tulsachain.com/asccustompages/categories.asp?categoryID=518

Just wondering - If you are already talking about ss chain, forgive me for not reading the entire page/thread.

 

^^^ I brought it up but we ain't no talked about it

Sincerely Yours, Cajun

 

I think I checked into SS chain a few years ago and it was expensive compared to grade 70 transport chain. I get a decent deal on transport chain though, $1 a foot @ 500 ft. If you bury your axles it might be worth it to bury the SS chain and hardware and then go with grade 70. I leave my axles 8"-10" out of the ground. Never had any problems other than hitting my shin on the axle one dark night. Cut a coil off of a front coil spring from a car and weld the ends together and attach chain and hardware to it. The chain wears out before anything has a chance to rust.

 

I probally do it with a o ring is because that's what I was shown many years ago hahahah

 

I have to use both depending on what area of the yard, some parts are a hard clay type dirt where burying an axle is impossible without a small backhoe or tractor an it will hold and earth anchor great, down on the lower side I use axles because the earth is a bit looser and an earth anchor always works it's way out


March isn't the only month for Madness!!

 

I cut a 6 foot metal fencing T post into 3 pieces, so they are 2' long. I weld a 1' chain 5/16 to each piece and drive it in the ground 6" below the ground surface. I then attach my desired length if either pup or adult chain to the piece of chain attached to the stake. If you had really wet soil use a 3' stake. I also use rebar and weld chain or a chain link to a 2' long piece. Paint the rebar to get maximum life out of it.