What's the Winch Chain Called?

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What's the Winch Chain Called?

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Hi Guys,

Does the chain (with the big hook) that attaches to the winch cable have a common name? I was trying to describe it to a friend and couldn't think of a name for it. Is it called a "lead chain" or a "recovery chain".....or ????

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Re: What's the Winch Chain Called?

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I would think a "lead" or "choker" would be an apt description.
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Re: What's the Winch Chain Called?

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w30bob wrote:Hi Guys,

Does the chain (with the big hook) that attaches to the winch cable have a common name? I was trying to describe it to a friend and couldn't think of a name for it. Is it called a "lead chain" or a "recovery chain".....or ????

thanks,
bob

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Bob,
It's called "the chain attached to the winch cable that's used to pull civilian Jeeps out of the mud." :D :D :D
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Re: What's the Winch Chain Called?

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I remember it being referred to as the 'fairlead' in a mil. recovery manual.

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Re: What's the Winch Chain Called?

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The most common name is "leader chain".
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