Cut Rub Rails - Legal?

There's no law that says rubrails are required. It's a convenience factor more then anything else.

Most of your dedicated pipe hauling trailers will have something along those lines for pipe stakes to be used. In one form or another.

 

Then use that to hook a strap? A picture would help me. The concept has me thinking.

 

It shouldn't weaken anything. The remaining pockets and spools are all still welded individually to the trailer. All that was removed was one pipe spool and 8" of that flimsy outside rail.

 

Here you go @Lepton1

 

This is why I always share tips and tricks I've picked up or thought of. Someone else out there might benefit. I would have NEVER thought of something like this. Thank you!

I'm the go-to stepdeck guy in my company for loading (I'm the only one who likes it I guess, we have like four step trailers) and I've always struggled with trailers like this one where there are no securement points over the rear axles for smaller stuff.

 

@Scalemaster

 

Glad I could help.

 

Yep, this is why this forum is such a great source of information. Thanks MJ1657 for posting that picture. Now I will cut down some chains to do the same.

 

Are you questioning whether that short chain is legal? There is nothing in the regs that I have ever seen that says you cannot combine different types (chain/strap) of securement. As long as the chain and its hook(s) have the proper rating there is no harm in it.