Really depends on the manufacturer..
Reitnouer rates their bump rail @6600lb on some wagons
Is a binder considered a chain?
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The other issue we unfortunately have to always consider is liability. If the cargo is secured to the trailer in a manner the manufacturer doesn't recommend and there is a lawsuit resulting from a load coming unsecured, it's going to fall on the driver and carrier. It won't matter that it was legal, or common practice.andrewsdad, cke, singlescrewshaker and 2 others Thank this. -
What is unsafe about hooking a rub rail? I have trailers with winch tracks on both sides. The only option is to hook the rail.
Are my RGNs just inherently unsafe trailers because they don't have a rub rail? The only options there are strap to the flange or over the side to the holes in the web of the outer frame.
Benson also rates their rails at 6600lbs.
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Any structure, in any application, if it’s pressed beyond it's limits, will fail. Why is it, that so many find that concept so difficult to understand?
Here's an idea, if you want to be able to use your rub rail as an anchor point, buy a trailer that’s built for it. The rails on my trailer have a WLL of 5500 lbs, rated by the manufacturer. Singlescrewshaker posted a Reitnouer with 6600 lb rated rails. This isn't hard, buy equipment that will do the job you want it to.
I have 0 experience and next to 0 knowledge of RGNs, but I'd imagine the same concepts hold true.cke, singlescrewshaker, jamespmack and 4 others Thank this. -
the commodity dictates what I do concerning rub rails. A 5k bobcat, I’m not sweating it. A 40k dozer, I won’t.
But a “certified” rub rail has its uses IMOcke, singlescrewshaker, beastr123 and 2 others Thank this. -
I don’t think we own any East trailers anyway. We prefer Utility trailers that have the rubrail welded on crooked from the factory. At least they are rated though.stwik, cke, singlescrewshaker and 3 others Thank this. -
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