Need more length on safety chains!
I need a bit more length on the safety chains on my hitch. I found some links with the nut that closes over the opening at Tractor Supply rated at 3500 lbs. it looks thicker than my chain links. The w...
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BobsYourUncle wrote:
I would replace the whole chain. They are not that expensive.
Remember, a chain is as strong as its weakest link!
It's too easy to replace the chain. Don't mess with half measures that may or may not work. Remember to cut it long so you can cross the chains. Yrs. ago I had a 10' Shasta trailer come off the ball and the crossed chains caught the tongue in their cradle.
I was fortunate. Low speed, and no damage to my truck or to the old Shasta. I've run with crossed chains ever since.
