So as title says I suck at securing my trailer load. I have 5/16" transport chain and ratcheting binders, i pull the chain as tight as i can and start to ratchet it but it can never get the chain tight it seems to always find a way to pull up more slack and then i run out of thread and have to restart. I need some pointers.
I suck at using rachet chain binders...help
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dave1949
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Do you start by running the binder threads out as far as is safe before hooking the chain on?
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How about a $13 HF lever binder (2200 Lb. Capacity Heavy Duty Non-Ratcheting Load Binder) to take out the slack, then finish securing it with your screw binder?
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That is what I use.
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It sounds like your chain is running a long ways. Where are you specifically attaching your chains at?
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Ya know, i use to have the same problem with the screw type, i got to the point I threw them under the bench and bought the Non-Ratcheting Load Binder. No problem since then just a little poorer in the wallet! Just remember to wire the handle of the binder to the chain. :laughing: . . .John
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Ratchet binders don't work well if you try to use them like a knuckle buster binder. Always attach a ratchet binder with one end hooked to a stationary point of the trailer and the other to the chain. If you loop the chain through a d-ring (and the other end is also attached through a d-ring) you'll drive yourself crazy trying to get enough slack out. That's why I prefer pocket attachment points to d-rings.
Another thing to watch is to make sure the chain isn't twisted, which makes the chain shorter in length. The ratchet binder will straighten out the links and the chain gets longer while you're tightening.
Another thing to watch is to make sure the chain isn't twisted, which makes the chain shorter in length. The ratchet binder will straighten out the links and the chain gets longer while you're tightening.
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good to know.What i do is i wrap my chain around a D ring to a clevis at the tractor then into another D ring and then try to remove the slack. I will try to use a stationary point of the trailer and see how i make out.
Thanks.