Position of chains and mounts on my TT
Thought I posted this somewhere but can't find it. Oh well. I have about a 1.5 to 2" angle on the chains when I hook up my TT to my TV. Someone said that I'm not getting the full weight distribution e...
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If you have the bars drawn up to where they need to be for proper WD then the angle of the chains is not going to change that very much. The reason for the chains needing to be vertical is so that they can swing back and forth as the WD bars move back and forth and not crash into the snap-up brackets. This is also part of the reason for the minimum 5 links between bars and snap-up (under tension) recommendation. Any less than that may not leave enough room for the chains to swing back and forth.
The reason for the vertical is so the movement is equal in both directions. It they do hit the snap-ups, it can move them on the A frame and/or damage them or the chain itself. It takes quite a sharp turn to cause them to move that far though.
If you have not had time to move the snap-ups to get the chains vertical, then I would just be careful with sharp turns. Might be a good idea to stop in a large parking lot somewhere soon after you leave and do some test turns with the wife or someone else watching what happens. That way you would know if the chains are coming close and about what turn angle it takes. If they do not come close to hitting and do not drag the snap-ups on the A frame, then I would not worry about it and just leave it as is.
Barney
The reason for the vertical is so the movement is equal in both directions. It they do hit the snap-ups, it can move them on the A frame and/or damage them or the chain itself. It takes quite a sharp turn to cause them to move that far though.
If you have not had time to move the snap-ups to get the chains vertical, then I would just be careful with sharp turns. Might be a good idea to stop in a large parking lot somewhere soon after you leave and do some test turns with the wife or someone else watching what happens. That way you would know if the chains are coming close and about what turn angle it takes. If they do not come close to hitting and do not drag the snap-ups on the A frame, then I would not worry about it and just leave it as is.
Barney
