Great video. We use 5/16 G70. However we only Skidsteers and Minis. Our chains are set up with one clevis slip hook and one clevis grab hook. The slip hook goes on the equipment. Saves fishing a hook threw holes and such.
I like! Great idea! And, you came in at 10:01 video length too! Noice!! 70 is what I run. It's what the tractor supply store had. No idea what the farm auction chains are that I've got, but the short ones do come in pretty handy! Thanks for the video!
i ordered new grade 70 hooks a couple months ago to do the same thing. they are still sitting in the box in my office! i haul medium and heavy trucks. i never need 27' of chain. i am cutting mine into 3 separate 9' chains. i found some hooks with a flip over lock that keeps the chain from coming out of the hook.
I have short chains like that but only one hook, only need one hook when used with a binder to connect 2 chains. Also have 2 hijs connected with a clevis or 2 links of chain I use to shorten chains without using a binder
Captain Kleeman the actual picture is stolen from the internet. It is of the Native American trails in the mountains south west of Albany NY that are called Indian ladders. The Indians had a network of trails that ran along the cliff faces that the colonists were oblivious to. A section of the trails are now a state park that you can hike on and the picture is from a place on the trail I actually went to where the water is coming down from above and falling past the trail your on. hikethehudsonvalley.com/hikes/indian-ladder-trail/ parks.ny.gov/parks/128/details.aspx
I would see about getting some stake pocket D-ring inserts; a lot of DOT guys will give a warning for using the trailer rub rail as a tie-down point, despite some trailer manufacturers noting a WLL on it. I've seen more than one trailer with bent up rub rails - whether it was chronically careless driving or singing tight binders on a heavy load, I dunno.
Hooking to rub rails is 100% legal. We host an event every other year where Indiana DOT comes down and goes over new rules and regs. This question is brought up every time.
@@CaptainKleeman The problem of rule consistency from state to state and even officer to officer within a state is one that myself and many others want addressed - what's fine with one doesn't fly with the next. At $100-$150 per opinion, doesn't take long to see the bottom line suffer. :)
I liked the way you used to use the longer chains but still wonder a little bit about all the chain laying across the trailer deck. Still good to keep enough long chains around for that oddball load that only has anchor points in the middle.
absolutely, these will work for most of what we haul. but we will keep the chain well full with long ones. good point wayne. hope you're off to a good start for the weekend buddy!
Hey Kleeman we you at work grade 70 all the way, also only carry 3 long chains and around 10 short ones. The short ones we use only one hook to go to the peace of equipment and the other to the binder and works pretty slick that way I think
Hopefully we will hear more about that box. Source, dimensions, options available, etc. That looks like it could be a good option for my next service truck.
I've got 8 chains that are 8' long for just equipment on my step deck. When I was doing heavy haul all I ran was grade 80 an some grade 100 witch is recovery rated but was needed in some spots
@@CaptainKleeman I run only ratchet binders for equipment but also have snap over ones too lighter stuff. I buy all my tie down equipment from Midwest wheel. Don't buy them cheap ones from harbor freight they not rated heavy enough
Love the chain binders! You guys need a 1 ton dump and trailer to haul that skid steer to those small jobs. I’m sure you would find with the savings in fuel alone it would pay for its self. Not sure if you have a mini excavator, if not get one! LoL it could haul that too. Oh, dump that stuff out of the bucket before you load it on the trailer there sonny!
we have a C8500 with a trailer we use often. We thought we might be backhauling the john deere 120 so I planned on the mack for this trip. but you aren't wrong about the fuel!
I don’t know the grade I use... They were bequeathed to me from my grandfather.... he always called them “Hell for Stout”. But, I have a request. Can you ask Officer Hoover if 1/4” rubber bands meet the DOT requirement for Tonka Loaders in a Western Flyer? That’s what my grandson uses when he tows them behind his little Gator. Just curious, did the gravel stay in the bucket?
it did! should have mentioned it was frozen. i did bust a bit out before i loaded it. but at some point it just becomes a part of the bucket this time of year.
William Harris That’s right, Sir! Teach them the passion young and they (and you) will never regret it! I learned the same way...farm-raised with my Papaw “trainin’ me up” on “strappin’ ‘em down”. I’m 50 now, and still using those techniques. Also, teach him at least 10 different knots, and their names. When he’s ready, teach him to weld. You will have just given him all the tools he will ever need to guarantee he’ll “always be able to put vittles on the table”! Oh, and if he gets a chance to learn to drive “a big rig”? He can go anywhere in the world to seek his fortune. Bravo, Little Man!
Happy Friday Captain Kleeman! Once again, proof you do all the work while Mike hides off-camera pretending to be at a job working....lol Great idea with the short chains and the new "toy box" Enjoy your weekend, work safe, stay warm! Doug@ the "ranch"
Again... Easy peasy LEMON squeezy, just sounds better than PUMPKIN. I mean, who squeezes pumpkin? And you're making lemonade, with lemons. lol. Make some of these sayings into tee shirts. Pull brooms DOT approved!
May not seem practical for most but I have several trailers dedicated for specific machines and I always shorten chains so theres not 10 foot of excess to deal with. A few even have one end on a Clevis to the d ring and hook on the other so the chain stays in place
I am not the most informed on truck chains but I was told that G70 chains are specific for tieing down loads on trucks. That chain is very stiff and does not stretch. G80 chain while a higher tensile strength is more flexible and will stretch allowing the load to come loose. Any thoughts on this?
i'm not sure about the stretch on G80, you're right about the higher tinsel strength, but since DOT requires a maximum amount of stretch on chain....you know i'm just not sure. i'm gonna have to do some more research on that part of it.
G70 more likely to stretch without breaking than g80. The grades are to do with the carbon count. The higher the grade the higher the carbon count the more brittle the chain. (G120/ice kinda a different world though!) This means g70 is more likely to handle a load shift in a emergency breaking situation. It's amazing seeing broken g80&100 knowing the sort of forces involved in breaking them! Is the lever over twicth style still legal over there? They are in New Zealand but more and more companies are banning them from site.
@@CaptainKleeman Up in the Great White North, we all live in igloos. No snow = no home. Actually....I am from the "Wet" coast. The snow normally is followed by the liquid snow shovel. Snow doesn't last long, no white Christmas this year. Thanks for your entertaining video's.
The second I even remotely think about running a binder hook directly to the rub rail like that, I'd have the DOT crawling up my ass with a microscope and stacking violations for every single one. Just like shotgunning straps.
Captain Kleeman If you look at the way a normal angle grinder is used it is line with you, or zero degrees. Using the death grinder you are cutting sideways or 90 degrees and it’s just inviting a wheel grab. A normal grinder will grab and climb out of the cut a bit but still stay in line with the cut. Death grinder will also climb out of the cut but due to the way you hold it also twists and it’s much, much worse. I also despise grinders with no guards as there is no good reason to take it off. Cheers, Michael
I picked one up for my wife... it will move all the debris That isn’t stuck on. She uses it for cleaning the garage floor and patios... she has caught me using it to blow off the mower deck and tractor... had I not left the battery dead once, I might still have my blower privileges.
Great video as always, just not enough of your unique humor... lol Question for ya, went today to spec and price a new SVL 95, is there anything you would say I can't live without in your opinion?
Captain do you guys still do this or have you gone away from them? I know in some videos I have seen you using longer one. With the new equipment was it not effective or have I just not seen them ?
So, does the whole half the rating apply to those chains according to dot? And I wish I was having a good day. Dr told me today I have bronchitis and pleurisy.
you ask an excellent question. i think i know the answer, but i better get a hold of officer hoover to double check before i answer. sorry to hear about your illness. hope you feel better soon buddy!
Next time you are cutting chain off like that, just cut out the weld on one side of the chain link wide enough to extract the other link. Now your left with a potentially useful heavy C-shape rather than less useful U-shape scrap piece.
"We'll get these put together and out to the truck 🤗🤗 so you can see what they look like.". (or words to that effect) 🤔🤔🤔 Umm. Captain, sir. They still looked like chains to me. Whatever optical illusion you were thinking of just didn't happen. 😀😀😀
@@CaptainKleeman no if the hook gets stuck on something you can pull the pin out and the worst thing you lose is a hook you dont have to cut the chain i had a old guy tell me this in 1995 cuz i was doing it the way your did it
Problem is it creates a shear point under norm operation for how the chain pushes on the pin in the hook. You will shear cotter pins and have the main pin fall out going down the road from vibration.
@@CaptainKleeman Sorry to say, but if your DOT is OK with that, your DOT is fucked. In Canada, that would never be allowed. It's too much of a risk. I know a few skidders/scrappers that do that, but they really shouldn't. I also know never to drive behind said people.
You should have changed your standard music in your intro and outro for this video. I think Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers would have been appropriate. Just sayin. Happy Friday.
Grade 120 all the way. so much easier and you can go smaller, 5/16 has the same strength as 3/8 grade 70 ;) But in all honesty, grade 70 works just fine. I might go to grade 80 next time, merely cause I keep using chain for pulling on things, may even get a piece of 100 for just in case. I keep trying to convince my father to use more than one tie down for his tractor. I cannot, for the life of me, convince one friend that a 2" ratchet strap is not sufficient for holding his BX to the trailer.
I can’t believe no one has posted this yet… Why didn’t you strap down the forks? You know they’re high-strung already! Unstrapping doesn’t count… lol. (I thought this joke would have been posted in the comments already, sorry if I missed it.)
i'm thinking about just leaving things wrong in videos to see what people catch, throw chains on all over the place just for the video to see who says something. need some comments for my comments and concerns segment!!! hope you're doing well buddy!
I just saw the caption “Why we make our own chains.” I thought it was a metaphysical discussion.
Tom Butler i suppose it’s all in how you view the video...but mainly about trucking...😂
I've pulled flatbed and stepdecks off and on my whole career. When /how do you know when you have a bad spot in a chain or binder.
Jerry Kinnin you’re just looking for any type of imperfection, the main one that stand out that DOT checks is gonna be any bent links.
We have been using short chains like this forever. They are very handy.
wish we would have done it earlier! thanks for watching.
I’ve already seen all DP videos so I’m up to speed on everything he’s done. Now working through all yes I said ALL of yours next.
Great video. We use 5/16 G70. However we only Skidsteers and Minis. Our chains are set up with one clevis slip hook and one clevis grab hook.
The slip hook goes on the equipment. Saves fishing a hook threw holes and such.
i like the idea of the slip hook! something we may need to look into!
I like! Great idea! And, you came in at 10:01 video length too! Noice!! 70 is what I run. It's what the tractor supply store had. No idea what the farm auction chains are that I've got, but the short ones do come in pretty handy! Thanks for the video!
almost as if it were planned that way...suspicious indeed. thanks for watching wes!
G'day lol
i ordered new grade 70 hooks a couple months ago to do the same thing. they are still sitting in the box in my office! i haul medium and heavy trucks. i never need 27' of chain. i am cutting mine into 3 separate 9' chains. i found some hooks with a flip over lock that keeps the chain from coming out of the hook.
Thanks for showing Captain Perfect.
hey thanks for watching Gary!
That binder is pretty neat
I have short chains like that but only one hook, only need one hook when used with a binder to connect 2 chains. Also have 2 hijs connected with a clevis or 2 links of chain I use to shorten chains without using a binder
1towmater1 one wasted hook per chain on chains this size.
On tow trucks we a lot of times only have one hook on our chains.
Great video, simple and to the point.
thank you sir!
Nice job on those chains! Certainly nice having shorter chains!
absolutely! thanks for watching!
Always interesting and entertaining, stay warm.
thank you sir! hey where is your photo from?
Captain Kleeman the actual picture is stolen from the internet. It is of the Native American trails in the mountains south west of Albany NY that are called Indian ladders. The Indians had a network of trails that ran along the cliff faces that the colonists were oblivious to. A section of the trails are now a state park that you can hike on and the picture is from a place on the trail I actually went to where the water is coming down from above and falling past the trail your on.
hikethehudsonvalley.com/hikes/indian-ladder-trail/
parks.ny.gov/parks/128/details.aspx
I would see about getting some stake pocket D-ring inserts; a lot of DOT guys will give a warning for using the trailer rub rail as a tie-down point, despite some trailer manufacturers noting a WLL on it. I've seen more than one trailer with bent up rub rails - whether it was chronically careless driving or singing tight binders on a heavy load, I dunno.
Hooking to rub rails is 100% legal. We host an event every other year where Indiana DOT comes down and goes over new rules and regs. This question is brought up every time.
@@CaptainKleeman The problem of rule consistency from state to state and even officer to officer within a state is one that myself and many others want addressed - what's fine with one doesn't fly with the next. At $100-$150 per opinion, doesn't take long to see the bottom line suffer. :)
I would put foundry hooks on one end of each chain or at least 4 of them. They are great for grabbing track pads and other weird stuff.
thats a solid idea. thanks for the tip!
It's great idea to have different lengths of chain depending on what securing to trailer, on use mostly grade 70
thanks for watching Nathan!
great video as always, good to know you make your chains
thanks buddy!
@@CaptainKleeman your welcome mate
I liked the way you used to use the longer chains but still wonder a little bit about all the chain laying across the trailer deck.
Still good to keep enough long chains around for that oddball load that only has anchor points in the middle.
absolutely, these will work for most of what we haul. but we will keep the chain well full with long ones. good point wayne. hope you're off to a good start for the weekend buddy!
Hey Kleeman we you at work grade 70 all the way, also only carry 3 long chains and around 10 short ones. The short ones we use only one hook to go to the peace of equipment and the other to the binder and works pretty slick that way I think
Hopefully we will hear more about that box. Source, dimensions, options available, etc. That looks like it could be a good option for my next service truck.
yep yep, we will give all the details when mike does the install video so stay tuned!
I've got 8 chains that are 8' long for just equipment on my step deck. When I was doing heavy haul all I ran was grade 80 an some grade 100 witch is recovery rated but was needed in some spots
good to know john, what kind of binders did you run?
@@CaptainKleeman I run only ratchet binders for equipment but also have snap over ones too lighter stuff. I buy all my tie down equipment from Midwest wheel. Don't buy them cheap ones from harbor freight they not rated heavy enough
@@CaptainKleeman as for as brand I'd have to look again say I don't miss speak
I haven't forgot to check brands on the binders just waiting to get the truck back out of the kleeman
I did the same thing. It comes in handy for tracks machines.but I cut 10 of them it nice to have on hand. 🙏🙏
handy as all get out! thanks for watching!
That's a killer ideal on the chains I'm gonna have to make me some short ones. Thank ya sir for that ideal lol
well i have to give mike 78% of the credit, its in the contract that way. haha
@@CaptainKleeman 🤣😂
Wow, so many arrows in the new box. Will there be room for anything else?
would it be a good joke to have a bunch of foam arrows fall out when we actually install it?
Love the chain binders! You guys need a 1 ton dump and trailer to haul that skid steer to those small jobs. I’m sure you would find with the savings in fuel alone it would pay for its self. Not sure if you have a mini excavator, if not get one! LoL it could haul that too. Oh, dump that stuff out of the bucket before you load it on the trailer there sonny!
we have a C8500 with a trailer we use often. We thought we might be backhauling the john deere 120 so I planned on the mack for this trip. but you aren't wrong about the fuel!
I don’t know the grade I use... They were bequeathed to me from my grandfather.... he always called them “Hell for Stout”.
But, I have a request. Can you ask Officer Hoover if 1/4” rubber bands meet the DOT requirement for Tonka Loaders in a Western Flyer? That’s what my grandson uses when he tows them behind his little Gator.
Just curious, did the gravel stay in the bucket?
it did! should have mentioned it was frozen. i did bust a bit out before i loaded it. but at some point it just becomes a part of the bucket this time of year.
William Harris That’s right, Sir! Teach them the passion young and they (and you) will never regret it! I learned the same way...farm-raised with my Papaw “trainin’ me up” on “strappin’ ‘em down”. I’m 50 now, and still using those techniques. Also, teach him at least 10 different knots, and their names. When he’s ready, teach him to weld.
You will have just given him all the tools he will ever need to guarantee he’ll “always be able to put vittles on the table”! Oh, and if he gets a chance to learn to drive “a big rig”? He can go anywhere in the world to seek his fortune.
Bravo, Little Man!
Mike Wood words to live by... thanks and please have a Merry Christmas!
I like putting slip hook on one end myself👍
we have been talking about that. would make it nicer!
Good idea having short chains
thank you !
Happy Friday Captain Kleeman!
Once again, proof you do all the work while Mike hides off-camera pretending to be at a job working....lol Great idea with the short chains and the new "toy box" Enjoy your weekend, work safe, stay warm!
Doug@ the "ranch"
well since some of my days are filled with holding down recliners, it seems only fair that mike gets a break right? hahaha.
I hope that you didn't forget the impact on the trailer Capt
not this time, wouldn't make that mistake twice... hahaha
I think you hilarious. I can only imagine how fun it is in real life to hangout with you lol
i'm over rated in real life. haha
great so when i see you guys on the road i can get my shirt so i dont have to get it on line.lol
exactly!!
Thinking outside the box
only way to stay in the game!
Again... Easy peasy LEMON squeezy, just sounds better than PUMPKIN. I mean, who squeezes pumpkin? And you're making lemonade, with lemons. lol. Make some of these sayings into tee shirts. Pull brooms DOT approved!
always making me laugh buddy! thanks for watching!
Nice job 👍
thank you! hows the garage project coming?
@@CaptainKleeman it's coming along good.. the snow all melted now we're dealing with mud!!
I carry 12 20 foot and 8 chains 8 foot long. The 8 footers have a short J hook on them.
May not seem practical for most but I have several trailers dedicated for specific machines and I always shorten chains so theres not 10 foot of excess to deal with. A few even have one end on a Clevis to the d ring and hook on the other so the chain stays in place
I am not the most informed on truck chains but I was told that G70 chains are specific for tieing down loads on trucks. That chain is very stiff and does not stretch. G80 chain while a higher tensile strength is more flexible and will stretch allowing the load to come loose. Any thoughts on this?
i'm not sure about the stretch on G80, you're right about the higher tinsel strength, but since DOT requires a maximum amount of stretch on chain....you know i'm just not sure. i'm gonna have to do some more research on that part of it.
G70 more likely to stretch without breaking than g80. The grades are to do with the carbon count. The higher the grade the higher the carbon count the more brittle the chain. (G120/ice kinda a different world though!) This means g70 is more likely to handle a load shift in a emergency breaking situation. It's amazing seeing broken g80&100 knowing the sort of forces involved in breaking them! Is the lever over twicth style still legal over there? They are in New Zealand but more and more companies are banning them from site.
Grade 80 and 100 is required for lifting up in Canada. Grade 70 is only used for load securment.
yep, thats the same down here. you guys buried in snow yet?
@@CaptainKleeman Up in the Great White North, we all live in igloos. No snow = no home. Actually....I am from the "Wet" coast. The snow normally is followed by the liquid snow shovel. Snow doesn't last long, no white Christmas this year. Thanks for your entertaining video's.
The second I even remotely think about running a binder hook directly to the rub rail like that, I'd have the DOT crawling up my ass with a microscope and stacking violations for every single one. Just like shotgunning straps.
Charles Stevenson it’s legal in Indiana, so no “up assing” here with our DOT.
Kleeman thinks his state has its own unique DOT reguations
Earl James we aren’t farmers, we “get away with it” because it’s legal.
Earl James cool
Legal in US to do that since 2007 or 2006
Desert cammies - you prior service?
No
I understand, but will Officer Hoover approve? Lol. Have a blessed and safe weekend.
i believe he will!
That death grinder scares the crap out of me with no guard and being held at 90 degrees to the cut is just asking for an explosion.
Michael Slee what do you mean by 90 degrees to the cut?
Captain Kleeman
If you look at the way a normal angle grinder is used it is line with you, or zero degrees.
Using the death grinder you are cutting sideways or 90 degrees and it’s just inviting a wheel grab.
A normal grinder will grab and climb out of the cut a bit but still stay in line with the cut.
Death grinder will also climb out of the cut but due to the way you hold it also twists and it’s much, much worse.
I also despise grinders with no guards as there is no good reason to take it off.
Cheers, Michael
Michael Slee have you used air powered cut off tools before?
Air grinder stop almost instantly when you let off trigger
Cody Jv exactly, and they don’t have enough torque (unless you’re really being insane) to shatter a wheel
ok i know some of the chains need a hook on both ends but why do them all as you only use 1 end with a hook ?
The other end would be for the chain binder.
@@Briebabcock8052 chain binders have a hook on both ends.
Greg I was thinking the same thing.
@@scruffy6151 Yes correct, I'm aware, I didn't read Greg's comment correctly till right now.
@@Briebabcock8052 that's ok we all say things before we think I know I sure have.😉
do you need a binder on every chain? .... say on that skidsteer you put the chains in the back move forward and chain bind it in the front
Short answer: Yes. As per Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations section 393.112.
Fine job my friend fine job. Name of the binders?
they are called speed binders.
I saw that blower you have and wondering if it is any good thanks love you guys
I picked one up for my wife... it will move all the debris That isn’t stuck on. She uses it for cleaning the garage floor and patios... she has caught me using it to blow off the mower deck and tractor... had I not left the battery dead once, I might still have my blower privileges.
like william said, if it's lose it does the trick, wont replace the broom, but will help alot.
New to the channel them stacks on the Mack did you make them yourself they look pretty sweet
Dirt perfect fabricated those with the help of a friend. they look and sound great. welcome aboard by the way!
Great video as always, just not enough of your unique humor... lol Question for ya, went today to spec and price a new SVL 95, is there anything you would say I can't live without in your opinion?
Captain do you guys still do this or have you gone away from them? I know in some videos I have seen you using longer one. With the new equipment was it not effective or have I just not seen them ?
We still prefer the short chains. We need to make some more
why didnt you clean out bucket before loading on truck,
Just commented for the blower to clean the decks 😂
hahaha, i saw that and thought "well have i got some good news for him!"
Why not have short chains with one hook just askin.
hooks are pretty inexpensive and we like to have the options. but you're right, that setup would work 99% of the time.
G'day again mate lol
@@Murphyslawfarm 👍
I use g100 it is a little more expensive but I think it last longer for what I hall
So, does the whole half the rating apply to those chains according to dot? And I wish I was having a good day. Dr told me today I have bronchitis and pleurisy.
you ask an excellent question. i think i know the answer, but i better get a hold of officer hoover to double check before i answer. sorry to hear about your illness. hope you feel better soon buddy!
Captain Kleeman thanks man, you got me wanting them speed binders now lol
All I have is g100 1/2” chain on my truck
Good Day Farm nice!
And you do one strap for the forks. Ok. What about the bucket. Yes I know it’s attached to the machine. But it still needs its own strap
i don't think thats correct, but i'll check with officer hoover to double check, never can be too sure!
Captain Kleeman all I know is I got chewed an ass by dot for not having it. But unfortunately it seems they make shit up sometimes
Is the chain stamped G70 also?
yes it is!
From the thumbnail I thought this was a philosophical discussion
OopsNotReally well...I guess it could be, Your burdens (i.e. chains) are easier to manage in shorter lengths, pace your battles.
Next time you are cutting chain off like that, just cut out the weld on one side of the chain link wide enough to extract the other link. Now your left with a potentially useful heavy C-shape rather than less useful U-shape scrap piece.
Who Makes the binders?
Jonathan DeWitt check out speed binders.com
I use 1/2 inch grade 80 on my 50 ton lowboy and 1/2 inch gr 100 on the 2+2+2 lowbed
thanks!
to quote kung pow: That's a lotta nuts!
here and I was thinking my 3/8 chains were a pain to schlep around
What's the difference? I use g70
G70 is probably the most common. G80 just has a little higher WLL.
G'day
good day to you as well sir!
I SEE ROCK IN BUCKET , NOT STRAPED DOWN .
we ran out of cling wrap, but normally we wrap the entire unit to make sure it is secure. good catch!
"We'll get these put together and out to the truck 🤗🤗 so you can see what they look like.". (or words to that effect)
🤔🤔🤔 Umm. Captain, sir. They still looked like chains to me. Whatever optical illusion you were thinking of just didn't happen. 😀😀😀
i'm disappointed in my self for missing the chance for that joke! hahaha. would have been perfect.
Use g100 to tote around my skid.
do they require that high grade where you are at?
@@CaptainKleeman it was free from work! Barells of it.
you put all the pins in wrong the cotter pin should be on the open side of the hook so if it gets stuck you can pull the pin out
are you messing with me?
@@CaptainKleeman no if the hook gets stuck on something you can pull the pin out and the worst thing you lose is a hook you dont have to cut the chain i had a old guy tell me this in 1995 cuz i was doing it the way your did it
Problem is it creates a shear point under norm operation for how the chain pushes on the pin in the hook. You will shear cotter pins and have the main pin fall out going down the road from vibration.
Levi C well that’s fair. I can’t put down the tips that have been handed down. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Brandon Vanmeter - I agree with you. Cotter pin takes less abuse.
If the law finds out you're doing this without getting them properly assessed and rated, you're bound to be in some deep shit.
nope, perfectly legal per DOT regs. thanks for watching!
@@CaptainKleeman Sorry to say, but if your DOT is OK with that, your DOT is fucked. In Canada, that would never be allowed. It's too much of a risk. I know a few skidders/scrappers that do that, but they really shouldn't. I also know never to drive behind said people.
I enjoy watching you two guys. I cut my 14'ers in half for the same reason.
well we enjoy having you! thanks for watching!
You should have changed your standard music in your intro and outro for this video. I think Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers would have been appropriate. Just sayin. Happy Friday.
wooooaaahhhhhh, myyyy looovveeee.....man, you arne't wrong. would have been perfect!
I thought you welded the equipment to the trailer? 😂😂
well with the rubber tracks and all we were out of jb weld, so the chains will fill in for now haha
I think you bent the crap out of those needle nose pliers 😂
hahaha, they came that way i promise!!
U r funny to watch like I said l would like to be in same room with u and Mike
it can get dangerous!!!
Grade 120 all the way. so much easier and you can go smaller, 5/16 has the same strength as 3/8 grade 70 ;)
But in all honesty, grade 70 works just fine. I might go to grade 80 next time, merely cause I keep using chain for pulling on things, may even get a piece of 100 for just in case. I keep trying to convince my father to use more than one tie down for his tractor. I cannot, for the life of me, convince one friend that a 2" ratchet strap is not sufficient for holding his BX to the trailer.
thats a good idea keeping a 100 around for pulling the truck out or a piece of equipment. may have to look into that. thanks for the tip!
We call them short chains, "Tail chains"
oldredcoonhound makes sense
I can’t believe no one has posted this yet… Why didn’t you strap down the forks? You know they’re high-strung already! Unstrapping doesn’t count… lol. (I thought this joke would have been posted in the comments already, sorry if I missed it.)
You made me laugh
that's part of the goal!
Awe c'mon we can't question if you strap down the forks. What can the haters bitch about?
i'm thinking about just leaving things wrong in videos to see what people catch, throw chains on all over the place just for the video to see who says something. need some comments for my comments and concerns segment!!! hope you're doing well buddy!
@@CaptainKleeman Several months ago I followed a truck going through town and the chains and binders were still on the deck.
Man those cutter pins are awefull cheap looking
well thank you sir!
What's awefull mean? Google didn't know.
@@mwilliamshs typo
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Now that is using your brain.
we do our best!