Posted by moseed on December 29, 2007 at 07:43:42 from (207.177.239.36):
In Reply to: trailering an H posted by j440 on December 28, 2007 at 17:01:45:
My son and I have made separate trips to Michigan, Ohio, North Dakota, Iowa and Missourri amongst others bringing old tractors back to California. It is the law that you have grade 70 or better chain. lots of fellows out there buying soft chain from Harber Freight that are oblivious to that fact. When a sudden stop occurrs (and it will) thats when you will be glad for not taking short cuts. Use a binder on each chain and use four separate attachment (chains) and four separate binders. As mentioned previously a crossing pattern from one side to the other. It's best to attache to an axle. Next best is a wheel. Have friends and aquaintances who have had loads come loose attaching to draw bars. Draw bar attachments can be weak if you do not know the tractor. Another tip. I pull a bumper pull deck-over, pintle hitch 24' trailer with a Chevy Duramax. The trailer weighs 4,000 lbs. empty and has tandem (10,000 lb each) single wheel axles. Stopped useing a fifth wheel set-up because I was getting waived into weigh stations with it all the time it seemed....and we all know its uphill from there. A friendly California Highway patrolman who happened to be old tractor friendly told me bumper pulls, unless agregiously overloaded and visably unsafe were virtually never waived in. Thats all it took for me and I have not been forced to weigh since.Can't begin to tell you how important it is to your nerves and ability to relax when you are satisfied the load is secure. Think about the innocents involved in accidents. Imagine every time someone goes by you on a two lane road in the opposite direction pulling something and that something could come loose at any time. It so happens that those who create accidents have usually been flying by the seat of their pants for many many trips and than luck runs out for anyone close at the time of failure. Sorry for the rant guys.
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