Sorry... another wheel chock question

SoundGuy wrote:

Westcoasting wrote:
I'm sure that is nothing more than liability to cover the company's butt when someone doesn't tighten the chocks and the trailer rolls.

SoundGuy wrote:
You're "sure" are you? :p Seems to me the people who designed and sell the BAL X-Chock make it pretty clear why one should not rely solely on these chocks to secure a trailer ...

"Do NOT use the BAL chock as a parking brake ..."

"Remove the BAL chock BEFORE connecting the trailer to the tow vehicle".

"Operating the trailer tongue jack can cause unnecessary stress to the BAL chock".

Hmmmm, now if you aren't using anything else to secure the trailer and do rely solely on the BAL X-Chock for this purpose how do you then "remove the BAL chock BEFORE connecting the trailer to the tow vehicle" and not have it roll away? :h

How dumb. :S

Westcoasting wrote:
There is no problem putting in the chocks and then unhooking, have you ever tried it or are you just another internet troll who enjoys arguing? We have tried it both ways with a chock behind wheels and then unhooking, jacking up etc and leaving them in... no difference either way.

Internet troll? :? Now that's funny. :W

Instructions provided by Norco, manufacturer of the BAL X-Chock, make it quite clear this "chock" is not to be used to secure the trailer and prevent it from shifting AND explains WHY. Apparently you can't read. :S

And yes, I've owned a set of BAL X-Chocks for years and am quite familiar with the fact that tires shrink as they cool and when that happens X-Chocks set in place WILL loosen significantly, losing their grip on the tires, and allow the trailer to shift if it's not otherwise chocked.

I'll therefore repeat - HOW DUMB to argue otherwise. :S

I would trust an x chock over the plastic chocks that so many seem to use. Properly done, the trailer will not move. I don't know what tires you are using but if your trailer moves it was not tight enough in the first place. I'm happy you're so amal retentive and read instructions and warnings thoroughly, but the reality is that the x chocks work fine as a chock. You are scared to try them because you read a warning...nothing wrong with that i suppose.