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[Doofy]

Bouncing.

 

[bcp]

You don't tie down for the good, easy trip, you tie down for the bad trip. You want the vehicle to still be tied to the trailer like it started with, after a spin and two rolls.

Bruce

 

[Creamer]

You don't tie down for the good, easy trip, you tie down for the bad trip. You want the vehicle to still be tied to the trailer like it started with, after a spin and two rolls.

Bruce

I agree I would but as I think more about it I am not so sure it is needed. After two rolls it would still be attached to the trailer - not in very good shape but still attached. (Of course even with a rear strap you could say the same thing - it wouldn't be in too good of shape after two rolls but still attached.)

 

[two_bit_score]

I agree I would but as I think more about it I am not so sure it is needed. After two rolls it would still be attached to the trailer - not in very good shape but still attached. (Of course even with a rear strap you could say the same thing - it wouldn't be in too good of shape after two rolls but still attached.)

I thought the reason for tying down a load was not to protect the load as much as to protect other people and yourself from the loose load hitting them or you.

TBS

 

[Creamer]

I thought the reason for tying down a load was not to protect the load as much as to protect other people and yourself from the loose load hitting them or you.

TBS

I agree. My point being that the car is not going to move with only the front tires strapped down and the steering wheel locked. If you hit a really severe bump it is conceivable that the backend of the car could bounce the tires off of the trailer but it couldn't twist as the front tires are secured and the steering is locked. So the only real danger to others is if the trailer starts rolling and then all bets are off anyway.

 

[LD48750]

Huge difference. Dolly converts the car into a towable piece of equipment where the rear wheels of the vehicle are part of the trailer system. Same as a stiff hitch. No different then latching onto your trailer and hauling it down the road.

On a trailer, the vehicle turns into hauled equipment where proper securing techniques need to be met in order for the vehicle to stay attached to the trailer in case of an emergency situation or accident. In this case, the back end of the vehicle is Unsecured

It's tied down the same both ways.
Same emergency is going to do the same thing to the vehicle.

 

[TMGT]

That's also why there is chains for the rear, they aren't meant to be tight but to prevent the vehicle from moving too far around the trailer in a major incident.

 

[Midniteoyl]

If both front tires are held securely in place and the steering is locked how is the backend going to move around?

Washboard? Pothole?

The front straps, and even the steering lock, aren't meant to prevent the rear from moving.

 

[two_bit_score]

That's also why there is chains for the rear, they aren't meant to be tight but to prevent the vehicle from moving too far around the trailer in a major incident.

Washboard? Pothole?

The front straps, and even the steering lock, aren't meant to prevent the rear from moving.

Seems like leaving the rear unattached or loose could put a lot of stress on the steering lock if you’re depending on it to overcome the weight of the vehicle.

 

[TMGT]

The vehicle would almost have to be off the trailer before the steering lock is stressed, the trailers runners are built like a channel, it would take a lot to get the back end to move off the trailer, and properly loaded the rear check chains wouldn't allow it.

The rental companies liability is too high for it not to be an adaquate means of securing.

Also remeber that both the trailer and vehicle have suspension, it takes a lot to get them to bounce around