New in RGN/Lowboy world needing advice

Your trailer will dictate what you need.

Look at the ratings on the stickers. Find the chain size that fits best, eg: 5000lbs tie down use 3/8, 8klbs use 7/16, etc. For length I have come to prefer 4’ x8, 6’ x 8 & 12’ x 6. Minimum of 12 binders for those weird multi part loads. I found 2’ chain to come in handy at times. Most will say just buy a bunch of 20’ and work it. If it won’t break your bank go for a higher grade and smaller size to save your back.

For straps, max rating of trailer and divide by 5000. Or start with twelve each of both 30 & 40 footers. 4 x 4” hand winches and 8 x 2”. If the boxes are over width and you are using straps may need to up it to ten hand winches on chains.

Some of this will only matter on the back haul.

 

Hard to say what you'll need without knowing what you're hauling. If it's crates I would think 4" straps. You can buy them in different lengths and also get them with short chains with hooks on the strap end and the winch end. The chains let you tie to D rings . Wish I could be more help. I will add get some mule tape , It'll be much easier to tie a wrench or something to the mule tape and throw over and tie to straps to pull over. Much easier than throwing straps over something that large, especially in the wind.

 

Depending on the RGN setup, you might need some of these




Most of our RGN trailers only have D-rings or the cutouts in the frame, they don't have anywhere to attach a regular strap or rachet. These allow you to connect a 4" strap to a D-ring. You don't want to have your straps hooked under the deck to the inside lip of the frame, any little low clearance drag will take a strap out.

 

You're purchasing an RGN to haul freight for your customer and you don't know what type of securement equipment you need? I guess I'll be THAT guy... What a world we live in..

 

At least he's asking questions and trying to do the right thing. New guys are a PITA but if we don't help them they can become a dangerous PITA.
Why not cut him some slack...no pun intended.

 

I guess I'm just used to guys who pull RGN's and buy RGN's know wtf they're doing. But hey cut him some slack. Yah, no wonder the industry is so messed up. The government set your standards so, my comment WAS cutting him some slack...