slack in safety chains

Bmach wrote:
So if some states require crossed chains by law, how can trailers be sold that do not meet the requirement? My last 3 trailers had the chains attach at the same point, so there was no way to cross them.

Because the opinion of the problem of the single point attachment point is not shared by many, myself included and the belief that with that configuration is not effective is IMO simply wrong. Crossing them even with that configuration still accomplishes the same thing as having them attached on separate points. In fact IMO a single point is superior for tracking control in a breakaway situation. Having them on different points on the TT tongue IMP allows for the tongue to wander off the centerline from the direction of the TV travel and basically "careen" back and forth which personally I would not want to happen in an emergency situation. It appears all the highly paid engineers of TTs don't see the perceived downside expressed here by a few either.

Regardless of what you might believe, the law in a lot of states still require them to be crossed so the argument about whether it's good or bad is OBE and not really germane here anyway.

Larry