F250 hitch rings
I have a F250 and need to use a shackles for the safety chains because the idiot designer of the hitch rings didn't make them right to fit the hooks. Is a 20000 lbs shackle enough for a 11000 lbs trai...
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austingta wrote:
Nominal Size (in.) Diameter of Bow Carbon Maximum Working Load (Tons) Alloy Maximum Working Load (Tons) Inside Width at Pin (in.) Diameter of Pin
3/16 1/3 n/a .38 .25
1/4 1/2 n/a .47 .31
5/16 3/4 n/a .53 .38
3/8 1 2 .66 .44
7/16 1-1/2 2.6 .75 .50
1/2 2 3.3 .81 .63
5/8 3-1/4 5 1.06 .75
3/4 4-3/4 7 1.25 .88
7/8 6-1/2 9.5 1.44 1.00
1 8-1/2 12.5 1.69 1.13
1-1/8 9-1/2 15 1.81 1.25
1-1/4 12 18 2.03 1.38
1-3/8 13-1/2 21 2.25 1.50
1-1/2 17 30 2.38 1.63
Insure screw pin is tight before each lift.
Use bolt type shackle for permanent installation.
Do not side load round pin shackle.
Use screw pin or bolt type to collect slings.
Probably not. Notice it says no side loads, which are a problem in a breakaway.
You can quote that **** all you want, but the fact remains that on 90% or better of Travel Trailers, especially with a Lippert frame, both chains are attached to the tongue by having the end links slid over something like this. And this is what happens if you forget to detach the chains, have the trailer wheels chocked and pull away, so what do you think would happen if the hitch failed?
