Safety Chain extensions and snap hooks
Changed out my hitch receiver to a new Curt XD. The slots where safety chains connect are not allowing the safety chain snap hooks to hook up easily. The metal is thicker and distance around where s...
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Baja Man wrote:
Thanks to all for their input. Decided to go with these.....
Hammer locks
Good choice. I use them on all my transport chain tie down equipment. Their actually stronger than the chain rating. I just bought a equalizer hitch for the wifes 1500 chevy and added a pair to lengthen the chains.
I frequent a couple of 411 websites. Having hauled wheeled equipment on flatdeck trailers it take a lot of chains/binders/coupling links/hooks/etc. They use some big Hammerlocks on the 1/2" and bigger chains.
Those 411 guys have a truck full of recovery equipment and I find it interesting at the different hook ups they do with cable and chains.
There are several brands of couplers that use the Hammerlock principle. Just make sure their a G80 or G100
