Trailer chain configuration

[LHS Inc]

Shouldnt really matter as long as the chain is tight. Actually the lone chain is stronger without a binder on it than one with. Grab hooks tend to put more pressure on that one link and from all the load tests i've seen thats a very high failure point, and a binder has two of them.

Try telling DOT that and see what happens. Fines start at $1000.00. I'm doing what they say.

 

[LHS Inc]

Tractor appears to be under 10,000 so 2 chains are fine + one more for the loader. I would cross the chain over itself on the clevis in the drawbar. This will not let the tractor slide from side to side. I have never read a regulation that says you must have a binder on each chain. All chains must be able to be tightened however.

I didn't read it either. I was told face to face during a scheduled sit down DOT safety audit. G70 chains and G70 Rachet Binders. Under 10,000 lbs two chains, two binders, and four contact points to the trailer. Over 10K four chains, four binders, and four contact points to the trailer.

 

[Morning Wood]

I chain the rear of my tractor at the axles. Loop the chains right over the axles and cross them. I use a single chain on the front that I run through the frame. I then use a lighter chain on the bucket. Never had an issue. I think two chains in the rear and one in the front is safer than two in the front and one in the rear