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<blockquote data-quote="Allen" data-source="post: 348594" data-attributes="member: 389">I have literally broken a lot of nylon ropes and steel chains over the years.&nbsp; I am not sure why people are more afraid of chains breaking than a rope.&nbsp; A 2&quot; diameter nylon rope stretched to 1.5&quot; in diameter is a killer when it breaks, and even worse if the end clevis or chain breaks and is a 10-20 lb chunk of metal being snapped towards a person by a rubber band on steroids.&nbsp; Chains on the other hand, just fall limp to the ground unless the person doing the pulling is a complete tool and hits the end of the chain at some very unreasonable speed.&nbsp; Think about it, steel is fairly inelastic when compared to nylon ropes/straps.&nbsp; Because of this, whenever I've had to put together a new tow rope, I've ALWAYS made sure the metal components (end chain or clevis) are at least twice the rated strength of the damn nylon rope.&nbsp; A nylon rope coming at you is a serious problem, but a 10-20 lb chunk of iron attached to that rubber band on steroids is going to eff something up!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Allen, post: 348594, member: 389"] I have literally broken a lot of nylon ropes and steel chains over the years. I am not sure why people are more afraid of chains breaking than a rope. A 2" diameter nylon rope stretched to 1.5" in diameter is a killer when it breaks, and even worse if the end clevis or chain breaks and is a 10-20 lb chunk of metal being snapped towards a person by a rubber band on steroids. Chains on the other hand, just fall limp to the ground unless the person doing the pulling is a complete tool and hits the end of the chain at some very unreasonable speed. Think about it, steel is fairly inelastic when compared to nylon ropes/straps. Because of this, whenever I've had to put together a new tow rope, I've ALWAYS made sure the metal components (end chain or clevis) are at least twice the rated strength of the damn nylon rope. A nylon rope coming at you is a serious problem, but a 10-20 lb chunk of iron attached to that rubber band on steroids is going to eff something up! [/QUOTE]

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