Do you cross your safety chains?
This has probably been discussed elsewhere but I couldn't find it through a search. When I bought my TT, the dealer's tech doing the walk through and hitch hook up told me you no longer have to cr...
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mrgreetis wrote:
Mine are like Jonmad above, connected to the same spot on the a-frame so they can't be crossed. I would if I could.
Then IMO you do not understand how safety chains actually work or what they are designed to do. IMO a common attachent point is the best configuration and by crossing them *see pics below for the verbally challenged" prevents the tongue from digging into the pavement/road or from careening side to side in an emergency breakaway situation.
pic of typical common safety chain attachment point:
uncrossed from the undrside:
crossed from underside:
Here is a pic for the uncrossed configuration where each chain can move to the side of the coupler then ride up the sides exposing the entire front of the tongue to drop down and contact/dig into the pavement/road.
By contrast below is a pic for the crossed configuration and note how the safety chains form a cradle or "skid" surface under the front area of the tongue preventing it from freely contacting and digging into the pavement/road.
If this doesn't convince one of the importance of crossing the safety chains then I don't think any amount of logic or explanation will help.
Larry
