Heavy Chain

Heavy Chain is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 10. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

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Heavy Chain at a glance

Tool Tools

It weighs 10.

Weight10

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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`	Tool

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Where it spawns: the loot tables

Heavy Chain is on 29 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)	54%	4
Army Hangar Tools	Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)	4.2%	4
Police Storage Mechanics	Police garage (shelves, tool cabinet)	3.8%	4
Fire Storage Mechanics	Fire garage (cupboard, tool cabinet); Fire storage (tool cabinet)	3.5%	4
Logging Factory Tools	Logging factory (crate, shelves); Logging warehouse (crate, box)	3.3%	4
Tool Cabinet Mechanics	Any building (tool cabinet); Car supply (crate, tool cabinet); Garage (box); and 2 more places	3.2%	4
Army Hangar Mechanics	Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies)	3.1%	4
Crate Tools Old	Attic (box, crate); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 7 more places	3.1%	4

It is on 21 more tables with smaller shares.

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Quick answers

How much does the Heavy Chain weigh in Project Zomboid?

It weighs 10 in Build 42.

What is the item ID for Heavy Chain?

Base.HeavyChain.