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[sandman2234]

4 layers high, is that safe?
David from jax

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

If it was me I would secure it a little differently, but I see nothing that would keep me from trucking that load down the road.

 

[Grumpycat]

I saw an electric mobility chair on a hitch carrier yesterday with no visible means of tiedowns.

 

[sandman2234]

If it was me I would secure it a little differently, but I see nothing that would keep me from trucking that load down the road.

Just curious, how would you have secured it? I like to hear other ways to do things, but in this case I was limited with what I had available to use as straps and chains.
The straps are E-trac straps, used in the picture aren't made to hook to anything except E-trac channels but they work fine the way I loop the ends through.
David from jax

 

[LittleBittyBigJohn]

Just curious, how would you have secured it? I like to hear other ways to do things, but in this case I was limited with what I had available to use as straps and chains.
The straps are E-trac straps, used in the picture aren't made to hook to anything except E-trac channels but they work fine the way I loop the ends through.
David from jax

It may have been plenty secure the way you have it, I'm just going by looks. Also, strap angles are not super clear from the picture.

I would have tried to put more angle on the straps, in the direction that the load naturally wants to move. On the trailer I would have pulled front to back as opposed to straight down. Gravity will help hold it down, the tires will help hold it laterally, so fore and aft is the most free way the trailer can move. If you put a low lash angle on the straps in that direction they will be the most effective at limiting that direction of travel, while also providing some lateral and vertical force.

On the tractor I would make the strap angle more side to side on the hauling trailer and front to back on the tractor, if that makes sense. The tires are going to naturally provide a lot of holding power in the direction the trailer will be traveling, but could easily roll off the side of the trailer.

 

[Gregster613]

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bmmaverick, You've "always" got "Good" ones, so sorry that it doesn't say all that much good about the majority of drivers in Wi though!!

 

[David in KY]

 

[sandman2234]

It may have been plenty secure the way you have it, I'm just going by looks. Also, strap angles are not super clear from the picture.

I would have tried to put more angle on the straps, in the direction that the load naturally wants to move. On the trailer I would have pulled front to back as opposed to straight down. Gravity will help hold it down, the tires will help hold it laterally, so fore and aft is the most free way the trailer can move. If you put a low lash angle on the straps in that direction they will be the most effective at limiting that direction of travel, while also providing some lateral and vertical force.

On the tractor I would make the strap angle more side to side on the hauling trailer and front to back on the tractor, if that makes sense. The tires are going to naturally provide a lot of holding power in the direction the trailer will be traveling, but could easily roll off the side of the trailer.


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Thanks, very good points. It was a long day and we were fighting time and oncoming rain storm. I actually added 6 more straps the next morning when I got up and looked at it from a different perspective. The trailer moved 2-3 inches during the desent from TN hills to the flat ground of GA which bothered me. I have a LOT of those ratchet straps and don't mind using them. Just need to keep placement in mind!
Thanks, David from Jax

 

[jjeff]

Can't say I'm the safest most careful out there towing but I'd never try what I stumbled on the googler this morning.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/1m8fz0a/oc_quite_possibly_the_worst_towing_setup_ive_ever

 

[blacktruck]

Can't say I'm the safest most careful out there towing but I'd never try what I stumbled on the googler this morning.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IdiotsInCars/comments/1m8fz0a/oc_quite_possibly_the_worst_towing_setup_ive_ever

Unless there were some dire circumstances, I cannot imagine how anyone thinks that is a good idea.