Adding tie-down rings

aczlan · Mar 26, 2015

Your stake pockets should be good tiedown points.
If there is a convenient place on the floor (good location to tie down with a heavy piece of frame under it), how about a set of these bolted to the frame: Amazon.com: Curt Manufacturing 83740 11000 Lb Capacity 1/2 In Forged D-Ring W/Mounting Bracket: CURT: Automotive

Aaron Z

George2615 · Mar 26, 2015

I saw these on another thread. Great for those who have stake pockets and don't weld. Plus they are movable. 4 for $100. isn't a bad price.

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Xfaxman · Mar 26, 2015

dakotagun said:
my smaller 5x10 trailer had those metal loops on the sides in a couple of places, but this 16' dble axle has nothing. it does have stake pockets, but I didn't think they'd be very strong anchor point... think i'll try those Chain Tie-Down items listed above, bcp; I use this to move my 2305 and/or Ranger sxs for service, mostly, so it'll be infrequent, but I wanted to be safe. the bed tie downs mentioned in hslogger's post was what I thought I'd do, they have a 5,000 lb rating. rethinking the plan. thanks for the input!

The stake pockets are a good anchor point.

Drop the hook in and bring it up and hook it on the top edge. That way it won't fall off if it gets loose.