Do you cross your safety cables?
I know for towing a trailer it is recommended to cross your safety cables under the tongue, but do you cross them when hooking up your toad? I don't really see the need, but what do most of you do? ...
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mpierce wrote:
Actually, crossing the chains/cables PREVENTS the far side from getting too tight. It allows you to have SHORTER cables, and still not get tight in a tight turn, than if you did NOT cross them.
I'm sure you have something in mind that escapes my own tired brain. Perhaps you can help me out.
Other than Gary Larson cartoons that I like, I don't know what "the far side" refers to.
I don't understand how crossing cables allows for shorter cables. My hitch has two connect points, My base plate has two connect points. So I picture my situation to be like these two diagrams.
I know the line segments in figure 2 are longer than the line segments in figure 1, so you must have something else in mind.
Tom
