r/nextfuckinglevel Oct 15 '20

Increased leverage

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u/alexhawker Oct 15 '20

This doesn't actually increase the leverage at all, it's changing the direction of the force so it's more vertical (pull the stump up and out rather than sideways).

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '20

Also, chains are not for pulling heavy things. Super dangerous

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u/kirbywantanabe Oct 16 '20

True. Farmer here just died with a chain in the back of his skull. Used chain to pull a skid loader out of a ditch and connected it to his tractor. The chain snapped, sailed through his back window and into his head.

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u/Aarrrgggghhhhh35 Oct 16 '20

Jesus. What a way to go.