Having a problem towing a car on a trailer?
I have been hauling my mini-van on an open car trailer and the straps are always loose when I stop for a break. I have (4)5000lb ratchet straps that I have cinched up as tight as they can go, or I h...
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Till this year I towed an open trailer. I never had a problem with straps. Are you crossing the straps?
In a former life I was a Flight Engineer on a Chinook Helicopter. When securing vehicles we were taught to cross the straps. The strap connected to the left side of the vehicle would be connected to a hard point on the right side of the aircraft at about a 45 degree angle. We did this for all four straps. I always did this on my trailer.
When you tighten the straps you need enough wraps on the ratchet to lock the strap in place.
Safe travels. JD
In a former life I was a Flight Engineer on a Chinook Helicopter. When securing vehicles we were taught to cross the straps. The strap connected to the left side of the vehicle would be connected to a hard point on the right side of the aircraft at about a 45 degree angle. We did this for all four straps. I always did this on my trailer.
When you tighten the straps you need enough wraps on the ratchet to lock the strap in place.
Safe travels. JD
