Well look what the cat drug in....WB Dan. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SteelyDan
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Well look what the cat drug in....WB Dan. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SteelyDan
No need for a WB lol just need some hardware
Bumping this up as I'm curious if anybody else on here has had an issue with the chain binding up using these swivels?
I bought 5 from TXDogs about 2 years ago and even though the 5 are still in use, I have had an issue with them all getting stuck somehow and kinking up the chain. I let TXDogs know the issue and I'm not sure if he ever gapped it different to try to fix the issue or not. When it's kinked up I will stretch the chain out to try to let the swivel spin free but it won't spin at all. I have to take my hand and turn the swivel myself until it's no longer kinked. And then I spray WD-40 on it and it's good for a while but it never fails, it will kink up again eventually. The latest time was just yesterday. I think I'm going to switch them out before the cold months hit as I can't have a dog that can't get in their house to warm up.
Just curious if this has happened to anybody else? Or maybe I just got a bad batch of 5.
Brokeback that's no good, maybe you should ask for replacements? We switched several years ago to stainless steel swivels and they seem to be the best for us. No issue with them and very little wear.
S_B
To be honest, if he didn't offer it I wasn't going to ask. Just figured I'd switch them out. I like them except for that reason. The stainless ones you all are using now, are they store bought? I always used TSC swivels and throughout the years I have never had one kink up on me. I think I'll just go back to those and cold shuts and o rings. Thanks for the reply.Quote:
Originally Posted by S_B
I have one and I inherited in with a dog some years back. I did not like it at first based on appearance as the strength and durability is deceiving. I have the same dog on that swivel for 6 going on 7 years.
I did not have kinking but they did ride up the side of the neck using a 2" collar. I switched to one of Stillwater's 1.5" collars and have had no issues.
It is funny how this thread pops up. A friend of mine is retiring in a week or so from the power company. In congratulating him my comment was, "How am I going to pay for swivels now?". In 25 years I can't remember buying a swivel.
If these are available I would buy a few. Anything that lasts six years on a bulldog is worth its weight.
EWO
Can you get some swivel or tell me where to buy them thanks tjQuote:
Originally Posted by EWO
I only have one like the one in the thread. Mine all came off the back of a power line truck. Been free for a number of years. I see them in tractor supply but they are high. O'Brien's Supply has one that looks nice but I have never tried one myself.
EWO
O'Brien's are good. The best ones I use are made by the Amish.
Any pics? Like I said, I can't remember actually buying one from a store in a long time. Mine came off the back of a line truck. I am not sure how they use them in putting up poles but I was getting them for nothing or next to nothing.
I now need a source. Interested in what is best?
EWO
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