How To Adjust The Tightness Of The Lifting Chain

Feb 14, 2025

 

 

First of all, the tightness of the chain will affect the wear of lifting machinery parts. Second, the chain is too tight, will increase power consumption, bearing easy to wear, aggravate the loss of machinery; The chain is too loose, and it is easy to jump and break the chain during the lifting process, which affects the normal operation. The tightness of the chain should be appropriate, and the best adjustment is to lift or press down from the middle of the chain, and the distance between the two sprockets is about 2%-3%, which is the appropriate adjustment distance.

The tightness of the lifting chain is related to the loss of mechanical parts, too loose or too tight is not OK, it will cause wear to the chain, and a long time will cause the chain to break and cannot be used. When adjusting the tightness of the chain, it should be adjusted according to the small series to ensure that the chain can work normally.