Superchute® Vs. Other Brands

Superchute®

Cable Chain

Cross sectional view of a 7 x 19 cable 5/16″ diameter

With cable the load is shared over 133 wires. When cable becomes fatigued the wires break one by one over a long period of time with little effect on the overall strength. This is the way cable alerts the user to the need for replacement.

Other Brands

Chain

With chain the weight of the entire chute system rests on a single link. If you lose a link then you lose it all with potentially fatal consequences. Chain provides no obvious visible warning before failing. The low quality chain that is used by other chute makers is inconsistent, unreliable & unsafe.

A chain is only as strong as the weakest link.

Superchute®

Large

10:1 on paired cable assemblies
Two 10,000 lb. cable assemblies allow installers to build a 200 ft tall chute or 2000 lb. – whichever is reached first

Other Brands

Small

An inadequate safety factor cannot protect against the effects of blockages.

Superchute®

We Do

To help installers we brand the section weight into every chute section.

For example: every 30″ dia. Wraparound® Regular Section is stamped 39 lb.

Other Brands

They Don’t

Incorrect job evaluations may occur at the jobsite when unmarked chute weights are used.

Superchute®

Engineered chute hoists

All designed for a specific maximum load
Safe, quick & easy to use
Safety factor: 3:1

Other Brands

Various devices, including parapet clamps

Steer clear of parapet clamps: Parapets vary in strength from building to building, and were likely not designed to carry weight. Parapet clamps are inherently unsafe.