WLL of Trailer Tiedown Points

Well if we all agreed it be a pretty boring world. I'm just here to make #### interesting

 

per Reitnouer's manual...

 

Did you find these online? Cause I searched for about 45 minutes earlier and was unable.

 

No, I bought a bigger bubba this year.

 

Well thank you for posting these, I've downloaded them to my phone just Incase i need these late

 

A tie down is only going to see 1/2 of the WLL of the chain. To get the full WLL of a chain it has to go from trailer around the load back to the trailer. Which means two attachment points to one chain. If you go from trailer to the load your chain is worth half its WLL. So again the tie down only sees half.
I prefer not to use pipe spools because you can't see how thick of material was used. I have seen bent in pipe spools. I can see a stake pocket with out X-ray vision. If you go around both sides of a pocket you have 9 to12 inches of weld holding it on(both sides and across the front). It takes less than two inches of good weld (in steel) to be stronger than your chain.
Yes you can bend or tear out a stake pocket. Every time I've seen it was because of excessive angle at an unsupported part of the pocket. Or again excessive angle on aluminum.
I don't understand mfgs not fully welding pockets and spools Especially aluminum. Not welding all the way to the top and bottom gives the pocket a chance to start bending and tearing away from the rail.

 

I think it's because of the way they attach the pockets.

I will agree to disagree on Reitnouer being the best..... my vote goes to MAC. Over 80k in 5 feet with plenty of arch no Reitnouer would hold it as well. This trailer run for over 5 years every day. Not all were over weight but we did 5-10 permit loads (rolls weighing up to 86k) a week with it. Lots of twisting turning when loaded heavy. It never had a weld crack. Even after they dropped a 66k pound roll on it was not hurt too bad.

 

Company I work for uses Western trailers and Ive been told winches/stake pockets are rated @ 5,000lbs