Hilljackoutlaw
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I guess I should of worded it better. Cross them to create a cradle for your tongue if it separates from the truck and twist the chains to draw up your slack so they don't drag.Serious question. What do you mean by wrap your chains? Wrap them around each other to get them off the ground, or wrap them with some type of material?
Got it. That’s what I thought you were talking about, but wanted to make sure.I guess I should of worded it better. Cross them to create a cradle for your tongue if it separates from the truck and twist the chains to draw up your slack so they don't drag.
IAt least once a summer we will get called out for a page that goes like:
“Please respond to a report of a wildfire on the side of the interstate at mile marker 173, 176, and 177.”
Always danglin chains.
The law as far as I was taught.. I don’t know if there is an actual annotated code for it, but I’ve been told here in MT having them crossed to cradle your jack if it comes off the ball— is the law.I guess I should of worded it better. Cross them to create a cradle for your tongue if it separates from the truck and twist the chains to draw up your slack so they don't drag.
That's what I was going to say. I get it on a borrowed trailer but if its your rig then just cut the chains to the right length. Chains aren't that expensive if you do ever have to have longer ones for some reason.Or just shorten the chains entirely and don’t twist them..
The Low-Down On Twisting Safety Chains - From The Mechanic
Should you twist a trailer safety chain to make is shorter? Here is the Engineering on why twisting safety chains is a bad idea.mechanicalelements.com
Yes.by twisting your safety chains you can make them shorter and not drag,,by crossing your chains your lenth wont change much when turning and it also cradles the tounge if it comes off the ball,,standard trucker procedures,but alot of people dont have the common sense to do proper.