I agree with you - and so would any cop that stopped a load like that. I don't
have the book with me, but it seems to me that you need to have chains whose
rating exceeds the load times two, or something like that (NOT snow chains).
Plus you need to have one chain forward and another to the rear. With any kind
of vehicle, securing the load by the tires leaves a LOT of sprung weight
bouncing around in back, and I think it is better to attach to the frame and
secure with load binders.
Mike
>
> I have a 16 foot open auto transport trailer. I use four 10000lb tiedowns
> and axle straps. Sometimes I'll also throw a chain around something just
> to be sure. I am new to the towing game, so I have had to figure out the
> best way to attach various vehicles. Recently, I have seen two articles
> about towing, one in Skinned Knuckles magazine and another in Auto
> Restorer, both September 2003 issues. The Auto Restorer article author
> states "We use 3000 lb test rated tow straps to firmly secure the Charger
> to the trailer, one at the front of the car, the other at the rear". The
> Skinned Knuckles author states that he has 8" channels fastened to the
> floor next to the Right Front and Left Rear wheels. He uses a set of
> winter tire chains over the two wheels, attached at one end to a lateral
> steel rod through the channels and at the other end attached to another
> lateral rod with a come-a-long. I guess my question is, am I extremely
> cautious, or have these guys lost there minds? I can't imagine either of
> these approaches being terribly safe.
>
> -Steve Trovato
> strovato@optonline.net
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