What is the best way of chaining your rig to your trailer?
Best way of chaining your rig (1 Viewer)
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if complete, front of trailer, over pumpkin, back to front of trailer...same on rear, only to the rear of trailer.
if incomplete, front/rear over axle and back
or, if you tow often, welded rings to axle housing for quick strapping.
if incomplete, front/rear over axle and back
or, if you tow often, welded rings to axle housing for quick strapping.
I always go to the frame/bumpers(if stout enough) to secure my rig. I cinch it down tight so it doesn't move AT ALL, even when going over big bumps. I don't like the rig bouncing and swaying on the trailer as I go down the road.
I always cross the straps/chains too. DS on rig to PS on trailer, and vice versa.
Ary
I always cross the straps/chains too. DS on rig to PS on trailer, and vice versa.
Ary
The light harness and chains pass real close to the center of movement of the hitch, so they can be run snug without hanging down on turns.
When it's rocky and nasty, I bungee the chain up close (and loosely) below the hitch, to add a few more inches clearance and to get the chains and cable above the bottom of the ball mount, so they can't possibly drag.
As you can see from the pic, the tongue jack will touch before anything else, on smooth terrain like that ORV park. The rear wheels of the LX and the trailer wheels are both at the very bottom of whoop de doos.
John Davies'
Spokane WA
The light harness and chains pass real close to the center of movement of the hitch, so they can be run snug without hanging down on turns.
When it's rocky and nasty, I bungee the chain up close (and loosely) below the hitch, to add a few more inches clearance and to get the chains and cable above the bottom of the ball mount, so they can't possibly drag.
As you can see from the pic, the tongue jack will touch before anything else, on smooth terrain like that ORV park. The rear wheels of the LX and the trailer wheels are both at the very bottom of whoop de doos.
John Davies'
Spokane WA
John, I believe the original poster is referring to chaining a truck TO a trailer, i.e. for towing the truck somewhere with another truck.
Although I do like your idea of using a bungee to take up the slack in the chains.
Ary
Well, that's your take on his question - I assumed he was talking about safety chains at the hitch - but since he hasn't bothered to reply in 2 weeks, I guess we won't know what he really wants for a while. I just assumed that he was talking about an off-road trailer, since that seems to be the primary focus of this forum.
If he is talking about a car hauler, he should probably say so by name, or chime in to clarify things.
John Davies
Spokane WA