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And that's why I towed my Deuce/M105 down the street with my Dodge half ton like that (slow). Even barely above idle it still towed faster than I wanted, plus I had a driver and brake operator inside the Deuce.

I'm going to print your link out for a closer read but it looks like what I was trying to explain only maybe I may have to re-think my position. (I'll have no luck with my Brother though.) Thanks

I help my Brother move his 28,000lb track hoe and he'd laugh me all the way home if the chains were not crossed. Mock it up on your kitchen table with a board and box and some string. I wish I could demo it for you but it works. It is especially true of anything with a suspension.

Reduces sway side-to-side on the load. If you don't cross them you can't get them tight enough to eliminate the sway.

If you have everything setup correctly and the trailer isn't overloaded you should be fine checking on it every now and then. Do you have the chains crossed? With everything correct that is the only thing left besides driver experience.

Rizzo, It doesn't matter. I never said that it was required of anyone, including FWS employees. Here is Doghead's question: "I've also heard that loadbinders need to be screw type and not cam over/lever type. Is that true anywhere?" Is it true ANYWHERE? All I was pointing out is that yes...

DH just asked if it were true anywhere. Evidently the answer is yes. I know they use the old style on Ice Road Truckers. I have also seen the redo the rigging when they do not cross the chains or straps on a load. Common sense tells me that you have to cross chains in order to reduce the...

243 FW 5, Towing, Carrying Cargo, and Securing Loads, Fish and Wildlife Service Manual, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service You asked it was true anywhere........

Found it. Let me google that for you