No there are other factors to consider here though. The way he was told to do it was fine other then not having a chain on the attachment assuming that the weight rating of the chain/binder was high enough. The second binder on the one chain was a wast though. You need to have 4 points not 4 separate tie downs. Which he would of had going from one side of the trailer to the machine to the other side of the trailer.
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chains vs straps
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No there are other factors to consider here though. The way he was told to do it was fine other then not having a chain on the attachment assuming that the weight rating of the chain/binder was high enough. The second binder on the one chain was a wast though. You need to have 4 points not 4 separate tie downs. Which he would of had going from one side of the trailer to the machine to the other side of the trailer.
Dozerboy is right. 4 points. How many chains depends on the rating of the chains and the weight of the load.
Another point is that it sounds like a lack of understanding of what was being asked. I have had the same battle with a former hard headed driver before. The reason for 1 chain with 2 binders is to leave the slack in the middle between tie downs, and wrap the chain around the tie down point, using one binder on each leg to basically make it function like 2 chains.
That said though it is not enough to fire someone over. I suspect that was just the straw that broke the camels back.
Another point is that it sounds like a lack of understanding of what was being asked. I have had the same battle with a former hard headed driver before. The reason for 1 chain with 2 binders is to leave the slack in the middle between tie downs, and wrap the chain around the tie down point, using one binder on each leg to basically make it function like 2 chains.
That said though it is not enough to fire someone over. I suspect that was just the straw that broke the camels back.
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Ahh, good point, Dozerboy.
tireman
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This is not the first time I've heard this,but have never seen this AeroKroil anywhere to test for myself.If it's better than PB Blaster,it'll remove not only the rust but the rusted nut,too!:IMO