slack in safety chains
How much slack???
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downtheroad wrote:
Long enough so they don't bind when turning or backing.
Short enough so the tongue won't drag on the road of it is disconnected from the hitch.
Also have to consider the length of the brake-away cable in the equation.
X 2...same non-bind logic applied to breakaway cable.
Per crossing:
State requirements aside, practical instructions from most trailer makers re. safety chains require crossing them. This since crossing the chains forms a cradle for the tongue to rest on. Uncrossed chains do not.
