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I'm not sure what the problem is. I rented one to haul my Ranger 50 miles to the garage. By their standards the little tire straps were enough to hold it on. Yet the truck was longer than the trailer so I ran straps from each side of the rear axle to keep it from moving.
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The problem is the straps aren't actually doing anything to keep the car in place on that trailer. Strapping the tires is the way to go, or to the eyes in the subframe connectors. Running a loop over the car allows the car to slide fore and aft within the big loop of the strap.
I guess that my post actually said that I don't tow much, without actually saying that I don't tow much. ( Plus I assumed that the provided tire straps were utilized.)
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Tires, or straps through the wheels, are my preferred methods. Here's an example of one of each. The trailer sometimes dictates how I can tie vehicles down, depending on where the anchor points are.
I prioritize the rear tie downs as I have little or no control over how sudden a stop can be.
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Screw the strapping. Nice SRT!
<-- has an SRT and a Durango
<-- has an SRT and a Durango
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Anything hanging in/on suspension should be held where is rigid anchoring point
For cars / trucks that should be wheels / axles
Forklift or tractor doesn't have suspension, so they can be held by someplaces higher. For tie down higher is always better - straps work more efficient. But still have keep in mind that normally at upper areas of trucks we have rather thin body panels, not suitable for anchoring
As I see it, only mobile object which could be strapped that way (straps over) is tank. No suspension, strong enough body
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Now you've polluted this thread, with a pic of how to actually do it right. Shame...
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I don't use tire straps. Perhaps I should get some. I like to connect to axles. Strap from rear axle to front of the trailer, and a strap from the front axle to the rear of the trailer.
If I can get something like a 30° angle or less, also a strap from the rear axle to the rear or front axle to the front.
A straight vertical strap on a vehicle doesn't do a lot to restrict movement.
Just wrapping around something and tightening down does have some friction, and likely reaction force to a rapid movement. I do like to do a full loop when possible.
At least 2 independent straps holding the vehicle in any direction (so if a strap goes missing there is always a spare). Often there will be more.
The car on the previous page. The straps over the car would give some friction from movement. However, being above the suspension, the whole thing will wiggle and move some. The straps down from the rear of the vehicle to the trailer frame are somewhat too vertical, and won't give a lot of support for rapid acceleration. And, likely the front are the same, although the U-Haul should have solid front tire stops so that should be OK. The straps will likely scratch the paint. Now, I do strap over a vehicle if I wish to hold a door, trunk, or hood closed, but that usually is a strap around the vehicle to avoid suspension bounce.
If I can get something like a 30° angle or less, also a strap from the rear axle to the rear or front axle to the front.
A straight vertical strap on a vehicle doesn't do a lot to restrict movement.
Just wrapping around something and tightening down does have some friction, and likely reaction force to a rapid movement. I do like to do a full loop when possible.
At least 2 independent straps holding the vehicle in any direction (so if a strap goes missing there is always a spare). Often there will be more.
The car on the previous page. The straps over the car would give some friction from movement. However, being above the suspension, the whole thing will wiggle and move some. The straps down from the rear of the vehicle to the trailer frame are somewhat too vertical, and won't give a lot of support for rapid acceleration. And, likely the front are the same, although the U-Haul should have solid front tire stops so that should be OK. The straps will likely scratch the paint. Now, I do strap over a vehicle if I wish to hold a door, trunk, or hood closed, but that usually is a strap around the vehicle to avoid suspension bounce.
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Now you have me confused. Which admittedly is easy to accomplish, but still.
The Durango is an SRT, an SRT Hellcat to be precise. Just like my Challenger. As I understand it, an SRT comes with a 392, which is larger in displacement but naturally aspirated so it's down a couple of hundred hp. Those are plenty quick, but not quite enough for me.
And apologies for showing how I tie cars down, screwing up the thread. I'll dig up a photo of the tunnel washer I picked up a couple of years ago to make up for it. Came a bit under prepared for that one (nowhere near enough chains for a 16,000 lb. machine with soft tires and suspension), so it became a mix of chain, straps, and tire tie downs.
Looked like crap, but it stayed on there for some 1,500 miles.