SammyNole
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Hello all. I have searched for these answers, but admittedly not much, because, honestly, I figure no one has really asked these questions before. I wanted some input on a couple of things that kind of randomly came up in the past few days.
Background:
I have a Kioti CK4010HST (2734 lbs) with KL4010 FEL (840 lbs), for a total weight of 3574 pounds. I live in flat Florida, so no need for loaded tires (I had them filled with water, but created too many unacceptable ruts in the yard).
I am going to be buying a 7'x20' trailer (18'+2' dovetail) with 2x-3500lb axles and dual brakes in the spring. At the same time, my father-in-law will be giving us a pretty decent Saab 9-5 that he is having a few nitpicky issues that he is tired of messing with. In researching tiedowns for the Saab, I ran across a few options that I am wandering why they would not work for CUTs. Just wanting some input on these ideas because so far I have been having trouble finding suitable tiedown spots for the Kioti (though I hope to never have to tow it!), and it would be nice to be able to use the stuff I bought to get the Saab home for more than one project.
Questions:
1) I found these "Wheel Nets" that are essentialy ratchet straps that go around the top 1/3 of the tires and ratchet to stake pockets or other suitable outside tiedown spots on the trailer. Has anyone used these to haul their CUT? Why would they not work? They have a load capacity of 3,333 lbs each, so four would give me 13,332 lbs of working load capacity.
Edit: These straps are 10' long, with a ring on one end that the loose end loops through, which would then allow it to adjust to any size tire, as long as you have enough strap to get to the ratchet/tiedown point. So the same strap could be used for both the smaller front tire and the substantially larger rear tire. The strap then goes into the ratchet, which on the ones I bought have 18" of 5/16" (I think?) chain and grab hook to secure to the trailer.
2) In the same vane, I also found these axle straps. Wrap them around the axles (in my case the rear of the tractor has been the real problem area for finding a suitable tiedown solution) and use ratchet straps or chains to secure the car or machine to the trailer. They have the same 3,333 lbs load limit, for a total capacity of 13,332 lbs.
3) While home for Christmas I found some old Ford Super Duty tow hooks hanging in my granddad's shop from a truck I had in 2000/1. For the front, I have been toying with building a tiedown plate sandwiched between the grille guard and the front frame, but have not pursued it because of the need to cut nice holes or to weld on tiedown rings. Neither are an issue for me, but I thought it would be easier to use the same plate and secure these tow hooks to the sandwiched plate and drill three holes to attach each hook. They are secured with either 12 or 14mm bolts (I forget which and haven't confirmed since I got them home). Again, I figure if these were designed by Ford engineers to tow or pull a 6-7000 truck out of a ditch that they may be capable of being a reasonably secure tiedown point.
Sorry for the long post and many questions, but I thought it would be better to try to address all three similar questions in one post rather than try to parse them out in three different threads.
Thanks in advance for any and all input!
Background:
I have a Kioti CK4010HST (2734 lbs) with KL4010 FEL (840 lbs), for a total weight of 3574 pounds. I live in flat Florida, so no need for loaded tires (I had them filled with water, but created too many unacceptable ruts in the yard).
I am going to be buying a 7'x20' trailer (18'+2' dovetail) with 2x-3500lb axles and dual brakes in the spring. At the same time, my father-in-law will be giving us a pretty decent Saab 9-5 that he is having a few nitpicky issues that he is tired of messing with. In researching tiedowns for the Saab, I ran across a few options that I am wandering why they would not work for CUTs. Just wanting some input on these ideas because so far I have been having trouble finding suitable tiedown spots for the Kioti (though I hope to never have to tow it!), and it would be nice to be able to use the stuff I bought to get the Saab home for more than one project.
Questions:
1) I found these "Wheel Nets" that are essentialy ratchet straps that go around the top 1/3 of the tires and ratchet to stake pockets or other suitable outside tiedown spots on the trailer. Has anyone used these to haul their CUT? Why would they not work? They have a load capacity of 3,333 lbs each, so four would give me 13,332 lbs of working load capacity.
Edit: These straps are 10' long, with a ring on one end that the loose end loops through, which would then allow it to adjust to any size tire, as long as you have enough strap to get to the ratchet/tiedown point. So the same strap could be used for both the smaller front tire and the substantially larger rear tire. The strap then goes into the ratchet, which on the ones I bought have 18" of 5/16" (I think?) chain and grab hook to secure to the trailer.
2) In the same vane, I also found these axle straps. Wrap them around the axles (in my case the rear of the tractor has been the real problem area for finding a suitable tiedown solution) and use ratchet straps or chains to secure the car or machine to the trailer. They have the same 3,333 lbs load limit, for a total capacity of 13,332 lbs.
3) While home for Christmas I found some old Ford Super Duty tow hooks hanging in my granddad's shop from a truck I had in 2000/1. For the front, I have been toying with building a tiedown plate sandwiched between the grille guard and the front frame, but have not pursued it because of the need to cut nice holes or to weld on tiedown rings. Neither are an issue for me, but I thought it would be easier to use the same plate and secure these tow hooks to the sandwiched plate and drill three holes to attach each hook. They are secured with either 12 or 14mm bolts (I forget which and haven't confirmed since I got them home). Again, I figure if these were designed by Ford engineers to tow or pull a 6-7000 truck out of a ditch that they may be capable of being a reasonably secure tiedown point.
Sorry for the long post and many questions, but I thought it would be better to try to address all three similar questions in one post rather than try to parse them out in three different threads.
Thanks in advance for any and all input!
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