FB Leaf Chain products

When materials handling equipment such as forklifts or telehandlers are operating in outdoor environments or where they are being repeatedly cleaned to meet hygiene standards, there is a significant risk of shortened lifespan and failure from rust and corrosion.

The leaf chain cutting tool or chain breaker is a hand tool designed to be used by service technicians and maintenance engineers to enable them to make final adjustments to the length of leaf chain.

The most widely used chain pin type we refer to as type “B”  they have 2 holes in either end Split pins/Cotter pins they are the most cost effective for manufacture allow for removal from both sides but can be awkward to assemble on the machine.

Often referred to as a top hat pin, we refer to this pin as type “A”.  They have one hole at the end for a split pin/cotter pin and a head which is larger than the leaf chain pin diameter.  The manufacturing process can be expensive as they require plunge grinding. They can only be removed from one side, can be useful where lateral space is limited and where concerns exist that the pin will snag on other components.

We refer to this design as type “C”. They have 2 circlip grooves at each end. They can be useful where speed of assembly is important, where lateral space is limited and concerns exist that the pin will snag on other components