Safety Chains Andersen Hitch
I have ordered the Andersen Hitch after reading the responses to my earlier question posted here about the hitch. Now I am wondering how necessary are the safety chains that are now sold as an option...
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Rvpapa wrote:
In reality what everyone here calls a "Fiver" is not a fifth wheel. It is a trailer that is set up to be pulled by a fifth wheel hitch. The name comes from the plate on the original setups being referred to as the fifth wheel on the truck. The hitch is attached to the tow vehicle. When you modify the trailer hitch point to something else it is no longer considered a fifth wheel capable trailer.
Art.
You're right. In reality, we are pulling a "semi-trailer", as defined in the IC statute previously posted. The "connecting device" is a fifth-wheel. A "full trailer", as defined, is a "semi-trailer" that uses a dolly, with a fifth-wheel hitch, to support the front of the trailer, which is then hitched to another trailer or directly to the tractor, usually via a pintle hitch which, guess what?, requires safety chains or cables.
A "full trailer" can also be defined as a trailer with a tow bar hooked to a steering axle instead of a dolly.
Lyle
