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update, cut 2 of my 20ft chains down to (4)x10ft, hook on one end still have my usual (3)x20ft for logs 2 snap binders for logs and 5 ratchets for the machine cross chaining, the rear of the machine (front in trailer) to track frames, front of machine (rear in trailer) is cross chained to the...

ive got 3 or 4 that I cut to 12ft for strapping brush, so much nicer working with something made to fit for sure

I dont do much that rope wouldnt work for, but ive always got 40-100 ft of chain with me, try not to need it but sometimes there isnt much of a way around it I usually make due with what I have, worked well the last 4 or so years

im the guy that chats way toooo much, if I showed up at the job instead of being at the shop then everyone would be on time so I just play ahead, I know I mean 2 hours later than I say so it works out sorta I try not to do that, although it seems with this heat most of my day jobs take 2 or 3 days

dont get me started on that I can say "we are gonna be on the job at 7am" and there isnt a snowballs chance in hell that we leave the shop by 8

yea I use chains sometimes for rough work where rope would get cut, although trying to phase that out entirely, chains shock load worse than rope generally

exactly, I may still get pulled over for inspection since its a dump trailer and you cannot see that the machine is tied down without looking inside the trailer ive had some realllly sketchy looking log loads, chained down but you wouldnt know how well unless you were there when it got tied...

I figure since from each tiedown on the machine to tiedown on my trailer being ~3ft, I could get away with 5 footers and one 8ft to go over the bucket

can't say I don't like it! I wonder, how tight does it get the chains? generally I get them pretty tight, wheeled machines not counted tho, never had to chain one down, always tracks so i just go till it almost plays a tune about like pre tensioning a rope, just have a feel for it

back to my original questions think I should stay with 5 20ft chains, or cut some down shorter so im not dragging all that around 2-4 times a day? maybe a few 8 footers would do good? or just deal with the extra length but have long chains when needed?

not in tennessee, I could get a 5x8 behind a civic but as long as the tag on the tongue says 11K I gotta get either a class A or theres like an endorsement on the class D for trailer-heavy loads its really dumb funny thing is, I can legally drive my bucket truck, air brakes, chipper and all on...

that amount of tongue weight (no clue the numbers) is about perfect, my trailer axles sit pretty far back and I have 2ft to move the machine forward to add weight if needed ive had it so tongue heavy one could barely turn the jack to dis connect and it pulled just fine, this truck is way under...

which I have a driver for, my trailer is class A too, over 10K

first paragraph was mentioning the fact when it comes to rated equipment breaking im rarely worried the trailer tiedowns arent rated the chains arent questionable at all

2004 2500 ram, or my C7000 the dodge has a 5.9 cummins, NV5600, I tow heavier all the time as for tongue weight, we actually measured about 2" of sag in the suspension with the excavator loaded

thats a picture off google but same model trailer, homesteader 714HX great trailer minus the welds, and the ramps don't slide under the deck, they hang on the fenders or I normally just slide them into the box with my machine

good to know, I still dont trust them even tho I have had some wicked force on them, and winched tractors and logs into it with a gas powered winch I have trust issues, Mkay itll have its first heavy equipment load this week, we shall see, ive had this loaded way down with logs and it handled...

hopefully I never find out all im saying is: the chains will hold longer than the rings will kinda sad actually, $15000 trailer with tiedowns that im not 100% confident in edit: this is the ring setup im speaking of, slightly better than my buddies trailer (his are on the sides, even less...

nope, they are just straight ontop of the deck, mind me its kinda close to the corner but not close enough to matter when a 10 thousand pound machine starts pulling on it in a wreck

The right thing would be welding in some fish plates to spread the load out on the deck, then the d rings on top of those, maybe some 3/8 steel in a 12" circle under the d rings But considering I'm chaining the trailer to the load, it's only gotta hold 3600 pounds (unless the machine slides...