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Title: Shackles
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 29, 2006, 17:45:29

Can anyone please advise a source of weight rated shackles for strops and ropes etc in Shropshire?

Title: Shackles
Post by: Edge on March 29, 2006, 18:48:12

I got mine from the local farm/tractor supplies outlet, cheap but strong enough to tackle industrial/farm type of work, so no problems with the weight of a landy etc.

Title: Shackles
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 30, 2006, 00:14:34

Go on confess who.... :lol:

Title: Shackles
Post by: Edge on March 30, 2006, 07:05:54

Thorburns ltd, you must have some similar outlet in your area. The other option would be mail order from paddocks or craddocks.

Title: Shackles
Post by: Sheddy on March 30, 2006, 07:46:20

I went to my local chandlery the other day to get some stainless screws.  The shackles were £3.25 for a biggun!

Title: Shackles
Post by: datalas on March 30, 2006, 07:50:28

D44 sell rated shackles from around £1.50 for a 2T to around a fiver for a 6T one ...

not that it answers the question much, since they're not in shropshire, but thought it might be usefull for comparison

Title: Shackles
Post by: Cherry Bomb on March 30, 2006, 08:03:19

Hoistquip Stew.  Up by Charlies :wink:

Title: Shackles
Post by: barmiebrumie on March 30, 2006, 08:31:05

How many shackles you after ?, i can get them of a pal, they have 4.75ton stamped on them, also get strop's, next to nothing cost's :lol: ,




John.

Title: Shackles
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 30, 2006, 09:12:24

Thanks all

Hmm Hoistquip :D

Title: Shackles
Post by: Lucy1978 on March 30, 2006, 09:22:59

Mercian Lifting Gear (UK) Ltd
Unit 14-15 Trench Lock 3
Telford, TF1 5ST

01952 261851
mercian.co.uk

Hoistquip Ltd
Cartmel Drive
Shrewsbury, SY1 3TB

01792 774666

there's a couple from http://local.google.co.uk

Title: Shackles
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 30, 2006, 17:33:19

Thanks for that mate

Title: Shackles
Post by: gtomo2 on March 30, 2006, 17:36:01

Quote from: "barmiebrumie"

How many shackles you after ?, i can get them of a pal, they have 4.75ton stamped on them, also get strop's, next to nothing cost's :lol: ,




John.

what size strops can you get and how much as i could do with a couple of new ones. Nothing like being checky :wink:

Title: Shackles
Post by: paul_humphreys on March 30, 2006, 18:06:00

Try BearingMan, lots of them in Shropshire.

Paul

Title: Shackles
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 30, 2006, 18:18:58

This is great... from having to get them mail order from a company in Devon I now have local choices :D

Title: Shackles
Post by: Lucy1978 on March 31, 2006, 09:20:38

Just think of the industrial heritage of Shropshire and the Black Country. There's got to be someone still in that area making all sorts of cool things you didn't know you needed.

Chris

Title: Shackles
Post by: Bishops Finger on March 31, 2006, 11:34:38

Good point and one that Im working on.... :wink:

Title: Shackles
Post by: Bishops Finger on April 06, 2006, 15:17:27

Hoistquip got the business tad expensive but good service