STAKE POCKET D-RINGS

[dstig1]

Why bother? Just loop the chain through the stake pocket. I do both. On the front of my trailer I use the D rings, but since it is to short, the back ones are blocked by the bucket (I back the tractor on), so I use the stake pockets. This is making something complicated that is not really there.

 

[meburdick]

Why bother? Just loop the chain through the stake pocket. I do both. On the front of my trailer I use the D rings, but since it is to short, the back ones are blocked by the bucket (I back the tractor on), so I use the stake pockets. This is making something complicated that is not really there.

As I said in an earlier post, this is what I concluded as well. I thought I would want the D-rings, but it turns out they wouldn't help me. In fact, they would make it much harder for me to tie down since the grab hooks on my chains would have nothing to "grab" onto. Also, stake pocket use is detailed in DOT guides but I don't know they write anything up for using D-Rings.