Chain Grade and WLL disagreement

I use grade 70 short chains and one binder for each corner. I have binders that hooks right onto the trailer D-Ring. I'm too lazy to climb over and around the trailer and pull a long heavy chain through especially here in Seattle where it rains a lot. For extra attachments, I have very heavy duty 2" wide ratchet straps. I buy the binders from Harbor Freight. Cut off one hook, and replace it with a G70 Clevis Slip Hook w/latch.

I hauled one of the company rigs to the dealer for transmission work the other day. I am not set up with axle hooks or tire baskets, so it was a pain in the arse. I know you are supposed to strap down the unsprung part of the load. I compromised, and chained the two hooks both ways up front, the hitch in back, and wrapped the rear axle with a strap. Nothing moved or loosened, but I would prefer the tire bonnets.
There will not likely be a next time. All the other work rigs are too wide for my trailer, thank goodness.

Haul a load of drill pipe. Wrap the pipe tighten binders drive tighten again drive tighten again drive tighten again repeat several times . The damn stuff just keeps getting loose. Seems like it would still settle after a million miles. I put straps over it and they loosen too. I hate hauling it.

Edward Porter said:

Haul a load of drill pipe. Wrap the pipe tighten binders drive tighten again drive tighten again drive tighten again repeat several times . The damn stuff just keeps getting loose. Seems like it would still settle after a million miles. I put straps over it and they loosen too. I hate hauling it.

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Loads of steel tends to do that. Beams are bad for that too. What I've found works super well though is 'Speed Binders' Not cheap, but its easy to get a boatload of force on the chain, and impossible for the binder itself to loosen. I have them on every equipment trailer.

Edward Porter said:

Haul a load of drill pipe. Wrap the pipe tighten binders drive tighten again drive tighten again drive tighten again repeat several times . The damn stuff just keeps getting loose. Seems like it would still settle after a million miles. I put straps over it and they loosen too. I hate hauling it.

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Sounds like me healing rolls of belt about every 50 miles stop and tighten them can make a 600 mile night a long one.

Hexagonal bundles of banded pipe were always the worst between moving around under straps or chains with softeners or the center pieces trying to work out the ends. Heavy pipe on notched cribbing did some better but still would walk around on the cribbing.

NepeanGC said:

Loads of steel tends to do that. Beams are bad for that too. What I've found works super well though is 'Speed Binders' Not cheap, but its easy to get a boatload of force on the chain, and impossible for the binder itself to loosen. I have them on every equipment trailer.

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Well now I had to buy some Speed binders they look like just what we need https://www.speedbinders.com/