flatbed

Well one thing is for sure, a 5/8 chain is over kill, and useless. A 20 foot 5/8 chain will weigh well over 60 pounds. The anchor points or stake pockets on your trailer are more than likely rated around 4700 to 5500 pounds, using a chain and binder rated for 10000LBS WLL means nothing because the stake pocket will be the "weak link". The weakest point in the tie down system (chain, binder, tie down point) will be the overall WLL, so whats the point in having a chain and binder thats rated more than 3 times more than a stake pocket?

Most steel haulers use 5/16 and 3/8 chain and binders, some of the permit haulers will use 1/2 chain. I dont know of anyone who would use a 5/8 chain.
Starting back around 2009 I think, DOT requires all binder to have the WLL stamped on them and all chains be G70 with the hooks having G70 stamped on them and either 70 or G70 stamped on the links every foot or so.

 

That's why I only haul big coils. The hole has to be big enough to fit the hook through I'm having made.. You can never be too safe!