2014 and Older MAC J Plates

A lot of times the pull isn't going to be straight with chains and binders... Pic below happened on a single coil hooking to the plates at the corners....

Do you really haul many loads that would benefit using J-hooks instead of just using the rub rail or hooking underneath if your trailer is equipped with a strap bar? If not then I would just buy all J-plate chains and maybe a couple J-hooks...

 

Thats a reitenour plate, rated to 6700, but used so vertical that its been bent past fatigue a few times too many.

I wouldnt be certain on the thickness unless they actually have a measurement on it

Lets just say that i use mine weekly if not daily for 5 years, and they werent new when i got them, never a failure, doesnt mean it cant or wont happen tmrw, but i dont know that a single failure on one should outweigh the hundreds of stake pocket failures any 2 year flatbedder has seen

 

Those J-hook plates came with the trailer when I purchased it new. They can be used with both strap hook or chain/binder. The WLL is the same either...

That was the first failure for me...I wouldn't get hung up on the snapping and failing... It's not a common occurrence as folks have stated above... They definitely take a beating though...





That coil had 3 chains split with 6 binders so wasn't going anywhere anyhow...

 

The bigger pita can be the chain coming unhooked while chaining down. With the thinner plates some guys were able to fish the chain through the hole and then hook onto the plate itself. I found the plates with the smaller holes seemed to keep the chain in place better until you actually tightened it up with a binder. One of my trailers had the chains permanently attached to the plates. It worked ok but was a bit of a hassle storing your chains neatly. It sounds like a little thing but when you're tired and have had a rough day and that p.o.s. chain comes unhooked it can push you over the edge lol

 

Get 4 with flathook capability, i very rarely use hooks on the plate, but occasionally theyll just make your life so much easier

 

Plates would be great with a conestoga. We dont have them and fishing chains and chain straps down thru the rubber at the bottom of the rub rail is a huge PITA.