[AT] Old topic-- crossed trailer chains...

[charliehill]

Cecil, that's what I'm thinking.  I don't see how it can apply to utility 
trailers or small equipment trailers but it seem like it would work with 
semi trailers.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2009 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Old topic-- crossed trailer chains...


> Ed that sounds like the way we had to hook the chains on a pup trailer
> behind a semi..   I have had to pull doubles and triples and that is how
> how you have to hook the safety chains on the dollies.
> Cecil in OKla
>
> Edchainsaw at aol.com wrote:
>> I   just  finished renewing  my  CDL's    Tuesday  and   while  doing 
>> that
>> I actually had to  open the book.
>> What I found  in the  book  was  that the  chains  on  a  trailer  are 
>> NOT
>> to be crossed  but  are to be  short enough to prevent the  hitch from 
>> going
>> all the way to the  ground....   SO   IF    some   law  enforcement 
>> officer
>>  stops you   for that     IT  must be a state ordinance   it is NOT  the
>> law  everywhere-- and it is wrong to cross the chains   according to  my 
>> test
>> booklet...
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