A nylon recovery strap will move more stuff than a chain ever thought about. A chain doesn't have any "bounce" to it.
Mike
I broke a 3" wide nylon tow strap pulling a bush smaller than this one. That's why I bought such a heavy chain,....makes me nervous when things start breaking during stuff like this.
My Dad was a heavy equipment operator. A 1" diameter steel cable let go and gave his lower leg a very nasty compound fracture back when I was about 14.