Chains and binders

[Runk]

Be sure to enquire as to the shipping costs from Northern Tool.
I would shop at Grainger for comparison pricing, their shipping in my experience is alot more resonable.
They supply made in USA chains and binders. At least they did some minths ago.

 

[Thorndike]

HRS; I buy all my chains and binders from AW Direct, US made and Gr70 only for tieing down wheeled loads. Do a Google, I think you'll like this place. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[HRS]

OK, I guess I'm worrying myself over nothing. This morning I rode up to the dealer and sure enough, he had chain and rachet binders, all American steel. This guy even has the heavy duty rachet straps, so I'm good to go in this department. However, I came home empty handed. He has gotten the tractor and equipment in that I asked for, but the trailer is still being built. Maybe next week? /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

 

[texredneck]

SO heres what I do...
Im a welder/fabricator. My grandfather is a hobby farmer who has all but retired even from that...hes 81...and a retired electrical engineer who worked as a doodlebugger for GSI/ Texas Instruments for 34 years. He is a perfectionist in many rights, and in others who couldnt give a hoot. But I made a suggestion from my experiences and hes eaten it up. You dont like to tear your good implements up with chains? Take an old rubber hose...Split it down the middle. Runa lil duct tape on it. Just enough to keep it on the chain where you want it, but add it on as youre doing your tie down. It will help protect your paint job, as long as you keep the taping to a min I aint see a problem with DOT man as he can see the condition of the chain. And once on there stuff dont usually come loose. If it does, well you gonna have a lot more trouble than a scratched box blade.
Anyway, I use this and it works. Good use of old rubber hose too.

 

[kingoflawns]

Here in massachusetts you need dot approved chain & binders, you need 4 of each, oposing each other in direction of pull. If your truck is over 10000 lbs gvw, you need both a state and federal inspection sticker and a current health card. The trailer must have brakes and a battery with break away switch to activate the brakes should the trailer separate from the truck! Trust me on this, they towed me off the highway last october for non compliance Im completely compliant now!

 

[Builder]

Check out my chain gaurds in my "home brewed ideas" in my truck & tractor photos. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I think you'll like 'em and i ain't no whut cha call engineer neither! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Av8r3400]

Grade 70 is the ONLY legal binder chain for wheeled loads in the United States. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they are talking about. You may not be ticketed for G43, but you are operating on borrowed time.

Don't go cheap on safety equipment.

 

[HRS]

Good idea. I like it! Being the gardener that I am, I have many feet of old hose rolled up. Might have a new use for it now. Thanks.

 

[Highbeam]

I don't buy it. I've never seen G70 required, noone else has been able to deliver either so show us your cards. The other thread showed the federal DOT requirements and all grades of chain were listed, the WLL is the key.

I'm all ears if you can show something federal or in my state requiring G70 and G70 only.

 

[john_bud]

HB,

I am not certain, but I think that the DOT requires the chain be grade stamped and that the grade used matches the load being bound. That's what I was told when I got my chains anyway.

A strap may not be legal to hold down a wheeled load for a commercial hauler. But I haven't heard of any non-comercial person getting busted for a 4wheeler or motorcycle being bound by straps. They do have wheels, right?

On a side note: Can anyone point me to the WI information on load binding? I want to see if we have the same 4 corner, 4 chain, 4 binder requirement. (I only use 2 chains, but do go across and ratchet bind for a 4 way pull.)


thanks,
jb