Tost Ring Failure

That is true for the small ring! They are seamlessly rolled or forged but the large ring has to get through it somehow, so it starts its life as a piece or 'wire' which gets formed and its ends are then joined by electric resistance welding (look up 'chain making' on YouTube).
Today, I inspected all the large rings of the double ring pairs I have with our winch and all of them show the tell-tale signs of a weld opposite of the stamped name 'Tost'. At least a close visual did not show any cracks. Maybe a simple 'dye-pen test is in order.

Uli
'AS'


I seem to remember having read that the rings are made that way without any form of welding now. I suppose you could get the exact method used if you agree to pay for the technical norm:

http://standards.globalspec.com/std/...7/din-ln-65091

It's cheaper than ordering from the original German institute: http://www.din.de/en/getting-involve...din21:84399512