Safety chain placement
It seems like you are supposed to mount your safety chains (criss-cross - just learned that) on the hitch receiver mounted to the vehicle. Does it not make more sense to mount to the FRAME of the vehi...
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coolbreeze01 wrote:hawkeye-08 wrote:
For those that are saying it is good to cross chains, you are assuming that the chains are connected separately to each side of the frame so that by crossing them you have created a cradle of sorts that will support the tongue if it comes off the ball.. My safety chains are both connected to the same point (rod running between bottom of frame sides). Crossing my chains just shortens them a bit, it does not create a cradle.
I think you will find that even if the chains are connected at the same point, there is a left and right. So crossing them will provide the cradle effect if needed.
I think you will find that on my trailer, they do not create a cradle. I know they do not create a cradle of any sort.
BTW, I crossed my chains on my previous trailer since they connected to each side of the frame and there was a cradle created by crossing them. I don't on the current trailer because my chains are already short enough and it does not provide any cradle.
