I had a flag i think thats why he pulled me over.. I always do it out of habit anything overhanging. Been rearended this year already in california . Dont need the liability some dumb ### lawyer saying it shouldve been flagged when his deceased client decapitates himself on the overhang
Straps on rub rail or underneath (trailer permitting)?
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Do yall know why it's called a rub rail?
Because its meant to be used to protect the straps. NOT to hook the straps to. I don't care what anyone says, if a trailer goes over with a load that has any kind of weight to it, that rub rail WILL rip off the trailer and the load will come off the trailer. Those rails are NOT designed to hold 40+ thousand lbs of whatever is on your trailer.
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Depends on the trailer, I call the rub rail a tarp bar. Some or most trailers say that the tarp bar is NOT for load securement. I never use it, I personally think it screams western express. If the trailer doesn't have hooks underneath I use J-hooks
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Doesn’t make much sense to me. -
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