Plate hoist

Conrad Hoffsommer hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 04:16:32 -0500


Nossaman,

At 22:37 04/29/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Incidentally, I've always heard these lifter-uppers referred to as chain
>hoists. Is chainfall a local nomenclature, of just a generally pessimistic
>expectation?
>
>Ron N

As I recall,  the term chainfall was used in the Navy. The falling part 
gets even more interesting when the ship is rolling. (you had to use two to 
limit the load swinging...)


Conrad Hoffsommer - Decorah, Ia.  mailto:hoffsoco@luther.edu
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