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Originally Posted by GeeTwo
We didn't like the low apparent pull capability of these "links with wings," as the specs indicated we could only get a #4 screw through the #35 version. Instead, we bought some thumbscrews locally. We then drilled holes through the "handle" big enough for one side of the master link to engage, close enough to the edge so we could engage the last small link on the chain. We passed the thread end through a hole in our lift and secured with jam nuts. This also gave us the capability of adjusting chain tension with a wrench. The idea was borrowed from a garage door opener.
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What's wrong with just sticking #8 screws through the area between the rollers in the chain?
Only one full day of brainstorming on the hint? Boy are they behind... This thread's been busy for a week! - EricH [more] 
25-01-2015, 02:36
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