is this the right forum? i dunno... maybe.... what brand of binders are you using? how much did you pay for them? what style are they? and would you buy them again or another style/brand? im looking for 8 10k binders for my blazer. i can get some airforce style binders with the threaded tension adjusters for... a good price lets say. wre they worth it? i will also be using ratched straps, but i HAVE to use chains due to Cal regs. chains what grade, and size are you using? thanks Grant
I'm using a 25' 10klb break-rated ratchet strap on each axle, backed up by some big old beefy chains (1 on front, 2 on rear) that my father-in-law gave me that he used to use when he long-hauled flatbeds in the 60s and 70s. No binders on the chains, just hooks on each end. That setup works great for me. Even after an emergency stop (stupid Toyota changed lanes in front of me at 35mph while I was going 55) the rear strap held so tight that they didn't give up the inch of slack it would have taken to allow the chains to grab, and the front strap, well, the 360 has never put out enough acceleraton to put any strain on that -Mike
safe load i prefer ratchet straps for material; lumber, steel, pallets straps should be at least 5400# breaking point. for equipment i prefer heavy duty chain and ratchet chain down binders, good ones (you get what u pay for) i like to do 3 to 4 chaining point per piece of equipmet and if you have a boom one more chain will be needed to hold down the boom i would know (got a ticket from state highway patrol)
what i have... acquired... is air force pallet chains. the hooks are kind of oddball, but they work. they take a while to use as well since they are a "screw tight" style. you lengthen the binding end and then hook them up as needed. pull the non binding end to the binding end, then slip the chain into the receptical. latch the chain in, lock the latch and proceed too tighten the "nut" on the binding end. they are 40k rated. i put 6 of them on the blazer this time. last time i towed the blazer i had 8 on there, but decided it was over kill beyond over kill. i put two on the back pulling on the rear axle going backwards and out, BUT they also keep the TSL's pulled INTO the chain. they are workign against themselvs this way. i also use a nylon ratchet strap on the rear suspension so it doesnt bounce at all. for the front i put two on the axle just like the rear, then two cris crossing to the frame horns. once the blazer is completed.. 15 years from now... ill go back to 8 and add two to the rear in the cris cross fashion. Grant
