Heavy Chain with Hook

Heavy Chain with Hook is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 12.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Heavy Chain with Hook at a glance

Tool Tools

It weighs 12.5.

Weight12.5

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What it is and how to use it

Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.

More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.

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Item ID and variants

Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.

Item ID	Game category
`Base.HeavyChain_Hook`	Tool

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Heavy Chain with Hook is on 13 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.

Loot table	Where that table is used	Share	Rolls
Crate Heavy Chains	Logging factory (shelves); Logging warehouse (box)	3.6%	4
Army Hangar Tools	Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)	0.84%	4
Tool Cabinet Farming	Farm storage (tool cabinet)	0.70%	4
Logging Factory Tools	Logging factory (crate, shelves); Logging warehouse (crate, box)	0.66%	4
Army Hangar Mechanics	Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)	0.62%	4
Police Storage Mechanics	Police garage (shelves, tool cabinet)	0.47%	4
Fire Storage Mechanics	Fire garage (cupboard, tool cabinet); Fire storage (tool cabinet)	0.44%	4
Tool Cabinet Mechanics	Any building (tool cabinet); Car supply (crate, tool cabinet); Garage (box); and 2 more places	0.41%	4

It is on 5 more tables with smaller shares.

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Quick answers

How much does the Heavy Chain with Hook weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 12.5 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Heavy Chain with Hook?

Base.HeavyChain_Hook.

Heavy Chain with Hook