On Tue, 22 Sep 1998 cgmoog@ibm.net wrote:
> Art Pfenninger wrote:
> >
> > I am about ready to make a tilter, what is the trailer hitch
> > thing? I might as well go all the way!
> > ...Art
> >
>
> Where the store has their chains they will usually have "U" shackles
> with a bolt that closes the "U" (not sure of their real name but they
> are commonly used to connect trailer safety chains to pick-up truck step
> bumpers when towing, the bolt passes through the bumper after the "U"
> has been hooked through the chain). Nearby they usually have swivel
> connectors (two "D" shaped links connected with a bolt so that they can
> swivel). What you need is one swivel connector and two of the "U"
> shackles (make sure the bolt fits through the swivel connector and that
> the "U" is large enough to fit the eye of the engine tilter). Use one
> "U" to attach the swivel to the tilter and one to attach the swivel to
> the crane.
>
> I also have several extra "U" shackles they are handy when connecting
> the chain to the engine.
>
Thanks for the timely information. I will include these items when
build mine.
...Art
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