Trailering Cubs w/o damage?

[Merk]

Originally Posted by Oak

I don't see how they can move side to side but I guess it's possible. I know if I hit something head on I'm thinking time to duck. Both front and rear wheels are strapped together and then the rear hitch plate is pulled to the opposite side. Straps are a poor way to hold something on a trailer and I try to use less of them now and more chains.

Thin metal can and will bend.
A better place to connect straps/chains to trailer and tractor's axle(s).
Having front and rear wheels strapped together is a poor way to tie your Cubs down.......Every tractor needs to tied down separately.

I see more big trucks and trailers using straps over chains. Much safer and easier to keep tractors tied down than chains.

[cub123]

I usually use chains hooked around the front axle ( perhaps with a rag in between to prevent rubbing) with a bolt past the hook through the chain as a safety should a hook come undone for some reason, obviously the bolt holds no load normally, but would work more like a safety chain. Then I have a safety wired clevis in the hitch and a chain binder/ or large strap in the rear. Now I like straps really well, but sometimes it's hard to hook them without being on a sharp edge, and they really don't like sharp edges..... Then of course I always keep an eye on the load and check straps/chains whenever it looks like it might be moving, and whenever I stop for fuel Etc.

[drglinski]

Originally Posted by Merk

Thin metal can and will bend.
A better place to connect straps/chains to trailer and tractor's axle(s).
Having front and rear wheels strapped together is a poor way to tie your Cubs down.......Every tractor needs to tied down separately.

I see more big trucks and trailers using straps over chains. Much safer and easier to keep tractors tied down than chains.

Exactly what I was thinking. The tunnel cover is cheapo tin (on those models.) Not enough tie downs for me.

What CADplans has done is worse. No chains/straps-- I don't follow guys like you and get by them in a hurry.

[Oak]

Hey, now we're learning, that's good. My thoughts on the strap over the tunnel was to keep the tractor from going over the top rail at the front. It would also have to bend the frame for the wheel to get over the rail. Is it not a good idea to use the front rail for that? I strapped them both together to make one solid wide unit for stability. IIRC that is about the only time I hauled 2 side by side like that and I don't know why I didn't put one of them in the bed of the truck. Not sure on the straps being better, I have had 1 or 2 get cut as Ben had said. I see a lot of heavy equipment being hauled down the road and I would rather see chains and binders holding them down than a strap.

[Merk]

If you are cutting straps you are not installing them correctly. Your cubs are more stable by strapping/chaining them down separately.