Fastgun tiedowns - tension vs camper weight
The manufacturers specify adjusting the tension so the O-ring is 1/4" below the barrel when the tension is applied. No mention of varying the loading depending on the size and weight of the camper ...
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macdale4 wrote:
Well when I wrecked my truck, camper and jeep last year the tork lift brackets mounted to the frame bent straight upward and the fast guns snapped like twigs. I don't think having the right tension would have made any difference. (The truck had a blow out and I shot between two guard rails. The truck had rolled over on the left rail and then slid sideways between the two rails and wedged tight. The inertia flipped the truck upright and it stopped but the inertia tossed off the truck camper which rolled once and landed upright in the road.)
Wow that sounds like a heck of a wreck. May I ask what the conditions of the accident was. Road conditions, speed, which tire and day or night. It might help others of us in the future.
