SMC Death Hanger Pull Test

I replaced an old SMC hanger recently that had been up for probably close to 30 years.

It was fairly corroded, and with their reputation, I was curious what it would fail at.  A few of my friends and I took some guesses.

Before I reveal the results, any guesses from the MP crowd?

Edit:
I have been locked out. I will post results tonight when I'm allowed to post again.  

Yes I used the original bolt too. I found a nut that matched threads and clamped it to the aluminum plate. The bolt did not fail.

Orientation doesn't matter. The hanger doesnt know if its upside down :) 

I going in on this with complete naivety not knowing it's reputation - yes it looks rusty, but also fairly beefy and pretty modern - would clip. So, ~10kn. At least.

that looks like one of the slightly newer fatter SMC Hangers. 8KN?

Not the newer style. First gen. Horizontal logo. 

I'm going to go low, that looks pretty rusty. 5KN.

I'll guess 12 kn 

15kN is my guess

wasn't the issue with those 1st gen smc ones that they where prone to cracking?  I can't see if there is a crack in that picture so my guesses are:

if there is no visable crack 17kn

if there is a visable crack 2.5kn

To give you a hint... or lead you astray....

Here is a hanger of similar vintage, same design, less rust, from not too far away:

I have heard third hand reports here on MP and in books that these can fail under body weight. Hence the "death hanger" moniker.

Zacks wrote: wasn't the issue with those 1st gen smc ones that they where prone to cracking?  I can't see if there is a crack in that picture so my guesses are:

if there is no visable crack 17kn

if there is a visable crack 2.5kn

No visible crack, but kind of hard to see with all the corrosion.

1 kn Bob..

curt86iroc wrote: 1 kn Bob..

NO PRICE IS RIGHT RULES!!!! sorry for yelling.

i feel cheated...

You get one redo Curt

ok.... 6 kN

do i still get the power boat?

what was the rating 30 years ago when new?
I guess just a little less than that

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0YIJQ1jgEI​​​

4.321894367 kn

What does the winner get?

MP bragging rights duh

16 kn +/- 6

5 kN?