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Post by prettie2722 on Feb 24, 2012 21:57:09 GMT -5
Just a little rant Too many times i have come and left a derby seeing guys and gals with their cars/trucks tied down with two little straps or just a winch!!! Come on, its not just your load at stake, what about those behind you? For 75-100 bucks you can get a set of good 3/8 chains and two load binders, he!! you use that chain on most cars already, why not use it for road safety? I for one cant stand seeing straps as it is sooooo easy for a piece of bent tin to cut it, i have never heard of a load the size of our cars to break a 3/8 chain! ALL YOU NEED IT ONE UP FRONT ONE and ONE IN THE REAR and your SAFE! Not to mention using little straps is against the law, who enjoys getting pulled over by the cops? Not to put anyone down, just my two cents on that subject! Read more: www.wesmash.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=630#ixzz1nMIIS4jn |
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Post by Comet Cyclone on Feb 24, 2012 22:04:27 GMT -5
I prefer 4 point chain.... I've had chains break before.lucky is was the rear chain and car went forward and bent my winch. I used to tie cars 2 in front 1 in rear on that paticular instance, now its 4 point since that incident. I also agree with your rant.I see it all too much also and those guys with lawnmower trailers with cars on them? WTF?  |
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Post by prettie2722 on Feb 24, 2012 22:08:05 GMT -5
Too many guys just dont take into consideration the weight-trailer capacity and/or strap capacity and it gets pretty scary
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Post by kerbkicker76 on Feb 25, 2012 11:30:05 GMT -5
^^^^ i agree
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Post by chevyman422 on Feb 26, 2012 14:43:55 GMT -5
i just lost the first car off my trailer in 12 years yesterday... been doing it the same way for years with no problems. i had an equipment failure... just goes to show CHECK YOUR EQUIPMENT! and replace straps every few years.
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Post by mdennis235 on Mar 4, 2012 14:36:15 GMT -5
i use the 2 inch straps with chains on the end. every car gets straped in 4 places
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Post by Comet Cyclone on Mar 4, 2012 17:45:05 GMT -5
About the only good for 2 inch strap is to hold a radiator in my derby car.Speaking of witch need to pick a couple up.
I wouldn't even use it for rock climbing if that's what it were used for.That's how much I trust it.
I broke 4 3" straps this year doing various things.They don't even need to rub on a sharp edge to get cut or ripped.Note I didn't use them for tying down a car.Point being they are not reliable.
Chains all the way.
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Post by DemolitionMissions on Mar 4, 2012 22:21:43 GMT -5
Yes, I use chains, winch and come-along.
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Post by mdennis235 on Mar 6, 2012 23:02:12 GMT -5
thats why they sell hundreds of them a day
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Post by johnnymayhem88 on Mar 13, 2012 1:20:56 GMT -5
A chain is just strong as the weakest link or incase of a strap... weakest thread
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Post by crusher71 on Mar 14, 2012 23:23:04 GMT -5
ALL YOU NEED IT ONE UP FRONT ONE and ONE IN THE REAR and your SAFE! THIS STATEMENT IS SO WRONG......... WHAT HAPPENS WHEN EITHER CHAIN COMES LOOSE OR BREAKS? ?? |
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Post by Comet Cyclone on Mar 14, 2012 23:58:23 GMT -5
Like I said above.^^^^ lucky the one chain was in back and 2 were upfront rolled forward bent my winch.
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Post by edbecker on Mar 18, 2012 5:15:09 GMT -5
This thread and its predecessors gave me an "oh sh-t" moment on the way to work the other day when I got behind a pickup truck hauling a Neon on a U-Haul trailer on the freeway. It was slow, so I could look at it and I thought, "where is this thing tied down and should I bail?" It was also front out. I couldn't see any tie-downs and it wasn't squatted into the trailer. Looked like a recipe for disaster, my exit was 2 miles from the merge where I saw this.
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Post by mewes5x on Mar 18, 2012 10:34:00 GMT -5
iv used a winch and one chain on back for 6 years, and hauled over 5000 cars, never had one fall off or come lose... winchs are fine!!
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Post by jeremybailey13 on Mar 18, 2012 13:29:33 GMT -5
I use a 3/8" nylon rope and put a brick in front and back of 1 of the wheels.
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