Apparatus for repairing chains

Apparatus for repairing a chain comprising a closed frame and hydraulic ram means located within the confines of said frame, said frame comprising a pair of spaced substantially parallel side rails, a front end member extending between and connected to one end of each of said side rails, and a rear end member extending between and connected to the other end of each of said side rails, said front and rear end members being substantially perpendicular to said substantially parallel side members, each of said side rails having a substantially U-shaped downwardly opening notch located between said front end member and said rear end member and adjacent to said front end member, anvil means on one face of said front end member and means connecting said front end member and said one end of said side rails so that said front end member may be reversed relative to said side rails to locate said anvil means within the confines of said frame when connecting chain sections and outside of the confines of said frame when disconnecting chain sections, said ram means including a first head having means adapted to disconnect adjacent chain sections and a second head having means adapted to connect adjacent chain sections, one of said heads being in contact with said rear end member when said ram means is located within the confines of said frame, whereby said downwardly opening notches in said side rails are adapted to lie over a section of chain to be worked on.