[AT] Trailer safety chains?

[charliehill]

You are correct about that Farmer.  It's better that they not be twisted but 
the chance of them dragging on the road from being a bit to long is a lot 
greater than the trailer comming loose and actually needing the chains.  If 
it does come loose I'd rather have a twisted chain than one worn half in two 
by dragging the road.  The best plan is to have them properly adjusted so 
neither situation occurs.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 10:12 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Trailer safety chains?


> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Lew Best <lew at lewslittlefarm.com> wrote:
>> I have a coupla trailers with chains that are a little too long; found I 
>> can
>> shorten them by "twisting them" a few turns.
>>
>> Lew Best near Waco, TX
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> That will shorten the chain but it will also "greatly" increase the
> likelihood of the chain snapping under a sudden load.
> When I was a kid my father was a fanatic about keeping chains
> absolutely straight when pulling a heavy load and especially when
> doing things like pulling stumps or big rocks where you tended to jerk
> on it. The chain had to be stretched out on the ground and eyeballed
> down the chain to be sure that there was no twist in it at all.
>
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> Have you hugged your horses today?
>
> Francis Robinson
> aka "farmer"
> Central Indiana USA
> robinson46176 at gmail.com
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