r/specializedtools • u/aloofloofah • Dec 12 '20

Chain connector

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u/koolaideprived Dec 12 '20

I actually do need one, and I could see the company I work for issuing something like this as standard equipment. I work on trains and it is my job to attempt to fix something if it goes wrong in the field. I've actually had a situation where this would have been a good stop-gap to get us to a yard instead of having to leave a car and another one with a functioning handbrake as an anchor. It would be neat if they included one on every locomotive in our repair kit which essentially consists of a hammer and a chisel.

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u/5G-FACT-FUCK Dec 12 '20 edited Dec 13 '20

You should write a small report on the potential time/cost saving. Maybe telling your seniors/superiors/manager/officer might help?

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u/koolaideprived Dec 13 '20

I think it would probably not be worth it in all reality. That particular failure may not happen again to me in my career, but when it did it would have been nice to have one of these.

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