What Length Chains Do I Need To Haul Crushed Cars

I've hauled them once, these are 20 foot chains. The J-plates helped, without them it would have been tough using 20ft chains... Just remember the regulations state 4 chains per stack. I probably had to re-bind them 4 or 5 times within the first 200 miles or so, moving the binder hook up a couple chain links every time as the load settled... Wish I had more of the strap chains you see in the picture, those are way easier than using binders, but I only carry a couple of them...


If your taking them to Mansfield, OH that place is very busy but they unload quick.

 

Yes the customer always provides that

 

Yep, that’s one of the main places they went into, most coming off the east coast.

 

Yes they run that orange fencing. Up in Michigan I’ve noticed some custom built ones that have three sides closed in also noticed a lot in those high sided I/2 round frameless dump tub trailers. Like they use for rock but very high sides

 

Scrap dump trailer

 

I didn't have enough chain the first and only time I hauled them so had to by three more and luckily found 30 footers where I was at, was having so many issues with the load resettling that after like 5 miles of transport I pulled on to an entrance ramp and said f it and through a strap over each stack and tightened the crap out of the strap, got enough compression on each stack I was able to redo all my chains and get them better and that was the last time I had to adjust them. Took the strap off after I got my chains tight and finished the 300 mile haul without a problem

 

I carried 6 6ft to 8ft 3/8 g70 shorties to extend my 16ft standard 3/8 g70's as well as 4 25ft 5/16 g70's

 

Out here in So. Commiefornia, I’ve seen them secured with cable and use the trailer winches with the stub. I don’t know the diameter/size.

 

Just seen some pictures of these shorty “D” ring straps being used along with your 5/16 chain.

 

They use that in some Ohio and Michigan setups