Extending Safety Chains
If I need to extend (or replace) the safety chains on my trailer, do I use the loaded weight of the trailer to determine what capacity of the safety chain/cable I need? Thanks!
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But ....
The chains are supposed to be of a length that keeps the tongue off the ground
Really?
I just went and looked at my 2010 factory installed/un-altered safety chains. They are 28.5 inches long to the tip of the hook and connected under the ball connection of the trailer tongue then hooked to the tow rig at a depth less than the height of the ball.
It's going to hit the ground if it comes off the ball, first it will hit the trailer jack fully raised and after that is sheared off comes the tongue frame.....
Any shorter and you couldn't corner properly or tight enough.
