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  1. rmgill

    Towing Safety (Please Read)

    Re: Safety towing I was being specific on the physics. With a good attachment point and good chains, the same load suspended perpendicularly will exert MORE force on two chains strung between the load to the side (ie a very tight angle between the support point and the load vector)...
  2. rmgill

    Towing Safety (Please Read)

    The crossing doesn't weaken the chain. Tighter angles increases the force depending on what the vectors of that force are. TAke a rope, spread it across a wide angle, pull down in the middle. the forces pulling inwards are FAR higher than the force pulling down. It's a sort of leverage...
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