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Originally posted by rockhopper When you think about it there is no reason why it should be weaker than a riveted link, there are no sideways loads on the chain and the pins going through the links are the same material as the rest of the chain. |
RH is right, there IS NO reason why these should be any weaker. That said, I'm not sure I would ever want to trust one because I have seen them fail in the past.