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Strings, ropes and chains can only pull on things! The force of pull supplied by strings, ropes or chains is called the tension force:
The tension force is always directed along the length of the thing doing the pulling (string, rope, chain). When drawing a FBD, make sure that your tension force vector is drawn such that the object is being pulled, not pushed! (While this may sound silly, it is a common mistake in force problems! Just be careful!)