Is there anyway short of the wheel bonnets to keep one secure over rough roads?
We have a Yamaha rhino we transport on a 6x12 trailer. I welded four d rings in each corner of the trailer and use heavy duty 2" ratchet straps. Four of them, two in front and two in back at good angles going from the d rings to the rhino. I get them as tight as I can which compresses the suspension a bit. Driving on the highways it never comes loose however I haul this thing around 50 miles a day on rough oil field roads. The straps get completely loose and the other day one got so loose it fell off.
I am sure my problem is due to the large suspension travel of the machine as I never have this issue on other equipment in the same conditions. I am considering buying the wheel bonnets unless anyone has some other ideas. They are not cheap.
We have a Yamaha rhino we transport on a 6x12 trailer. I welded four d rings in each corner of the trailer and use heavy duty 2" ratchet straps. Four of them, two in front and two in back at good angles going from the d rings to the rhino. I get them as tight as I can which compresses the suspension a bit. Driving on the highways it never comes loose however I haul this thing around 50 miles a day on rough oil field roads. The straps get completely loose and the other day one got so loose it fell off.
I am sure my problem is due to the large suspension travel of the machine as I never have this issue on other equipment in the same conditions. I am considering buying the wheel bonnets unless anyone has some other ideas. They are not cheap.