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Re: pic: Telescoping Arm Warning

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Originally Posted by daltore View Post
1) It's a little hard to work with, but as was said before, 2 half hitches or a taut-line hitch work well when tying it, and always use a much bigger rating than you think you will need. Example: 500 pound load, didn't hold until we went to almost a 2-ton line!

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Working load ratings are much different from breaking load ratings!! Can't stress that enough!

Also, one physical test is worth a thousand models and calculations.
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