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Telehandler boom/sequence chain out of adjustment. Can I just cut a link off?

stephen4785 ยท 2015-11-02 15:17

A customer of mine has a few telehandlers and all of the chains are out of adjustment. Can I just cut off a link to shorten the chain and adjust or will it affect something that Im not thinking about?

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  1. #1Svaby2015-11-23 22:40

    Why you say they are out of adjustment? Usually the top chains get loose over time and sometimes the springs break. You may be able to just tighten the anchor bolts, but in a lot of cases I have taken a few links out at a time If it's bad enough.