Strapping it Down!

[MossRoad]

On the flip side of that, too much tongue weight, and you lose steering and braking on the tow vehicle.

 

[Soundguy]

makes having a goose neck so much nicer when loading kinda odd weight stuff.

 

[breadtrk]

But George.... That brush guard is only held on with 2 grade whatever Korean bolts, just something to keep in mind.

And to whomever said it don't have to hold on a 100 ft cliff, yes it does because if it comes off that trailer and hurts someone on the way down, you will lose everything because you didn't have it secured.

 

[MossRoad]

makes having a goose neck so much nicer when loading kinda odd weight stuff.

I can only imagine! I'll never have the need for such a trailer/towing rig, but boy, would I like to have it! :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

But George.... That brush guard is only held on with 2 grade whatever Korean bolts, just something to keep in mind.

And to whomever said it don't have to hold on a 100 ft cliff, yes it does because if it comes off that trailer and hurts someone on the way down, you will lose everything because you didn't have it secured.

I can pretty much gaurantee that if it doesn't hold on a 100ft cliff, you won't have to worry about losing everything because you'll be dead.

 

[swines]

If your tractor has a parking brake apply the brake after you get the tractor positioned on the trailer. You'd be surprised at how much a tractor can rock forward and back regardless of the transmission type. You'll save yourself multiple retightening of the tie downs on a long trip.

 

[breadtrk]

It is just a small ball. Trailer can get real crazy in a wreck, they come loose more often than not. When it comes loose, you own it all the way to the end. It the load and trailer stop intact and the wreck is not your fault, good. Even if it isn't your fault and that load come loose from the trailer, you own everything all the way down.

My point being is that just keeping it from moving back and forth on the trailer isn't good enough. The whole point of chaining it down is to make it one unit. YMMV. My sister works for a trucker hater firm. If that load comes loose, don't make a bit of difference whose fault the wreck was. That loose or improperly secured load will let the guy at fault retire.

 

[MossRoad]

If your tractor has a parking brake apply the brake after you get the tractor positioned on the trailer. You'd be surprised at how much a tractor can rock forward and back regardless of the transmission type. You'll save yourself multiple retightening of the tie downs on a long trip.

I usually put the machine on the trailer, put the tie downs on loose, take the brake off, tighten it down completely, then set the brake again. (I don't have a transmission, so there's no 'in-gear' or 'out-of-gear' for me). And my parking brake is a pin-in-slot type, so I'll stomp on the go pedal and spin the tires until I see the pins engage in the slots(I can see them in the cockpit).

When I used to work for an intermodal shipping company we'd chain down army trucks and postal vehicles on railcars and do the same thing. Chains, neutral, tighten, in gear (or park), parking break, check chains again.

 

[George2615]

But George.... That brush guard is only held on with 2 grade whatever Korean bolts, just something to keep in mind.

And to whomever said it don't have to hold on a 100 ft cliff, yes it does because if it comes off that trailer and hurts someone on the way down, you will lose everything because you didn't have it secured.

You better double check your brush guard. Mine is bolted on with 4 metric class 10.9 bolts which are the same strength as American grade 8 bolts.

Bolt Grade Markings and Strength Chart

 

[gtrippleb]

I can pretty much gaurantee that if it doesn't hold on a 100ft cliff, you won't have to worry about losing everything because you'll be dead.

That's my father in-law's thoughts also. He gives me a hard time every time he helps or watches me chain down my T2320. I just like to know it's secured on the trailer.