Hensley / Propride safety chain option
I was of course using chains from trailer to hitch but grew tired of trying to get the chains to the perfect length. Owners know the hitch head moves side to side taking the chains with it and the...
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camp-n-family wrote:
Not sure what the purpose of your post is if you're just going to shoot down everyone's opinion and find "better" info elsewhere? Since you asked I will supply pics of my hitch setup.
I have a 6" chain extension with properly rated chain and connectors supplied by Hensley. I took 3 links out which leaves me enough length to cross them over several times. Enough slack for any movement but not enough for the tongue to hit the ground should it ever detach. Hard to see from the pic but there is 7" of ground clearance from the chains.
You might want to re think twisting your safety chains since twisting a chain significantly reduces its strength and you safety chains might not be sized large enough to still meet FMVSS specifications if twisted.
Also, I'm unsure of how twisting them might effect how a simple single crossing of them works during a disconnect. My main worry here is by twisting them you might allow them to ride up on one side or another of your coupler negating the natural "self centering" what a single crossed chain provides. You want that trailer to track as directly behind the TV as possible.
In the end I see no benefits and several potential negative ones if one is to twist their safety chains.
Larry
