Rear of sleds tied to trailer.

[hornson3]

A friend was involved in an accident on Snoqualmie Pass while coming home from riding yesterday. When the State Patrol arrived and was doing the accident report he noticed that the rear of the sleds weren't tied down to the trailer. He said that although it has been the law for awhile they have not ticketed people. He said that this year they are going to start issuing tickets. According to this trooper so far they have just warned people. Just a heads up for those who haven't been tying them down.

 

[TNTCOPP]

Can't believe people don't. Some people do not tie down at all in enclosed trailers - crazy. I tie down front and back, whether it's in my enclosed, on my deck, or on a two-place open. Just makes sense ( common).

 

[10000 Lakes]

I've never heard of that before. It makes sense though but I'm from MN and nobody ever does that. In all my 7 years of riding I've never seen any rear skid move, not even an inch and we travel 1200 miles across country one way to Yellowstone. More protection can't hurt though. Thanks A lot for the Heads up

 

[Lushbomb]

I've seen my sled a foot over after a drive up and forgetting to tie down.. If u drive like grandma maybe its not an issue, but you're gonna be that guy.. Always tie down for added piece of mind. It takes seconds..

 

[jreed]

If you stack up the whole operation into another car or a ditch....straps are not going to be changing anything.

 

[TNTCOPP]

And there you have it folks..........

What if the strap prevents the sled from coming off of the trailer or deck and hitting someone elses car and/or killing someone???

Cheap freakin' insurance to take the minute extra and strap it down in MOST peoples opinion.

If you stack up the whole operation into another car or a ditch....straps are not going to be changing anything.

 

[winter brew]

Another reason to tie them down.....when your skis turn, they also "arc", so when the rear end gets tossed to the side and the skis are being held flat by the tie down bar, something is bending or could get bent.

 

[line8]

I am guilty of tying and not tying. It's become random. I find when I tie down, I've been waved to almost every time because I have a strap bouncing around. Yes I've tried different ways and different types a straps. I worry about a strap flying through a windshield more than the ticket i might get for not complying with WSP. If an accident is part of the equation then the thought process changes a bit because non of my straps are going to matter without changing my trailer tie down mounts.

 

[IGBT]

I am guilty of tying and not tying. It's become random. I find when I tie down, I've been waved to almost every time because I have a strap bouncing around. Yes I've tried different ways and different types a straps. I worry about a strap flying through a windshield more than the ticket i might get for not complying with WSP. If an accident is part of the equation then the thought process changes a bit because non of my straps are going to matter without changing my trailer tie down mounts.

This was my worry. Because of the way the sleds fit on my trailer, I thought it was more likely that a strap would come loose and hit someone's car.

Now that I know it is a law, I will add the straps though.

 

[AZ800]

I don't tie the backs down in my enclosed, just the ski bars on 2 of the sleds. 3rd one is packed in like a sardine with no tie down points in the floor.
On the open trailer, used to run one good cross strap (2") across the tops of the tracks right behind the rear susp mount or through the skid over the rails to keep them from bouncing around. Not so much for on the hiway, but for the bumpy roads up to the parking lot.

 

[Lushbomb]

sounds like a couple of you need to buy new tie down straps.. I have NEVER had a tie down come loose and fly off the trailer..the ratchet ones will always work.. but i use moto style tie downs on the back on my sleds and they never come loose.. pull tight and tie a loop with the excess.. takes about a minute to do both sleds. one tie down a piece..

I have a friend that got ticketed a few years back as well when they "didn't care"

i'm more worried about damaging my sled, so i tie down.

 

[line8]

I've tried numerous types thinking this time this isn't coming off-including the looping. It comes off the trailer side when the suspension flexes I believe. Never has it bounced down the highway, luckily. There's 1 1/4" hole for the hook to go through or to sinch down on. I should install some D ring type.

 

[MountainFanatic]

i've always been pretty relaxed about tying the rears down on my sled deck but after seeing the rear of a guys sleds jump about a foot in the air and half off the side of his deck, when he almost slid into a ditch a couple weeks ago Made me want to be a little better about it

 

[line8]

Good point

 

[Ridersride]

The way I understand the law is you always suppose to have at least 3 points tied down.

The way I drive its required , I drive like a idiot so watch the f**k out...

Skis =2
back of Sled =1 there's your 3 points.. Live it, learn it, love it...

 

[Tmann]

I think the problem most ....some of you are having with the straps coming loose or off is that your strapping your tunnel or rear bumper. Your shocks let this move up/dwn which creates slack. Try going over your track or thru it. Your straps wont loosen when the tunnel bounces. Maybe with the avy classes they should offer a sled tiedown class. Sort of like the boating classes that are now required.