Good idea I may swap them its just left over swing set chain with fence staples in the telephone poleCool setup. On mine, I attached the hardware to the back of the top rail. That keeps part of it from getting hit. 😉
When I was running straight chain I took a cut off wheel to the end of the hook so I could better control the spacing of the opening to help with accidental dismounts. Later, I used Quick Links or anchor shackles thru the eyebolt and just eliminate said dismounts. Costs a bit more.I used large screw eyes which make it easy to replace chains. Either opened end or normal and I bend them open enough to hook chain over.
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I just used a couple vise grips to bend the eyes open. I found that orienting the opening at 12:00 kept the chains from coming off.When I was running straight chain I took a cut off wheel to the end of the hook so I could better control the spacing of the opening to help with accidental dismounts. Later, I used Quick Links or anchor shackles thru the eyebolt and just eliminate said dismounts. Costs a bit more.
Nice set up OP.. Commence to makin gun music..