So who does it??
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khaddon2110
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I remember that and from the story, I don't think it would have mattered if they were tied or not.
Came unhitched on the Archer bridge on highway 20. Not a good time
As in this one...http://www.snowest.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40571&highlight=roll..to correct you on one part though, the sled was minorly damaged from what I got out of reading it?!?! This guy was lucky though.
It depends where I am going and the sleds we have in. If there is a descent amount of room to properly put a strap on the both ends I will. If it is tight I don't mailny because it is a pain to move around when trailers are full. (bad excuse I know) and two if they r packed in there that tight which in a lot of these trailers with 4 151+ it is that tight. You cant get both ends tied down correctly and if you have them improperly tied down and roll, you are probably screwed ne ways. Yes I know you should strap the front and back always, but I dont and probably never will.
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I tie them down front and back. Never know what may happen on the highway. Always braking for deer, fallen rock on the road, idiots parked on blind corners, etc.
please do tell us
i work in logistics & we require load locks to secure our product. more & more companies are requiring their loads to be more secure in the trailers.
I pull refridgerated vans once in a while, mostly hauling spruce and pine seedlings for reforestation. we use load retainers (load jacks) and plywood sheets to secure the cargo from moving around inside the van. it is required by transport law here in AB.
I also use superclamps inside the enclosed hauler to secure my sleds.
I'm "That Guy"
I have always strapped our sleds down since I first bought the enclosed.
In my thread story above, the trailer was TOTALED. Brand New sled inside only sustained $275 in bent parts, this during the roll that destroyed the inside when parts / cabinets etc was flying all around punching holes in the walls and the roof coming partially open in the front ............... If the sled was not strapped down, just think of the inertia the sled would have produced flying around, quite possibly it would have COME out of the trailer, presenting another threat to others on the highway.
Bottom line, its purdy silly not to take the 45 seconds it takes to strap them down. Why wouldn't You???
I have always strapped our sleds down since I first bought the enclosed.
In my thread story above, the trailer was TOTALED. Brand New sled inside only sustained $275 in bent parts, this during the roll that destroyed the inside when parts / cabinets etc was flying all around punching holes in the walls and the roof coming partially open in the front ............... If the sled was not strapped down, just think of the inertia the sled would have produced flying around, quite possibly it would have COME out of the trailer, presenting another threat to others on the highway.
Bottom line, its purdy silly not to take the 45 seconds it takes to strap them down. Why wouldn't You???
Ask Slim
Slim had his tied down in the trailer when it went to rolling down the highway. Snojo's sled had minimal damage to it. Could not imagine what her sled would have looked like if it was not tied down. Probably look like something that comes back from the BDS.
Slim had his tied down in the trailer when it went to rolling down the highway. Snojo's sled had minimal damage to it. Could not imagine what her sled would have looked like if it was not tied down. Probably look like something that comes back from the BDS.
Only use my inclosed once but never tied the sleds down.
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modsledr
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I guess your friend proves the old saying..."you cant stop stupid"
We always tie ours down...like Slim said, why wouldn't you? It only takes a few seconds, and you never know what can happen on the highway or snow and ice covered roads we drive on all winter.
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Powlaris rdr
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x 2I guess your friend proves the old saying..."you cant stop stupid"
We always tie ours down...like Slim said, why wouldn't you? It only takes a few seconds, and you never know what can happen on the highway or snow and ice covered roads we drive on all winter.
You wouldn't catch my sled on any trailer or anything for that matter not tied down.
Lets see how people explain their logic on this one, if you don't tie them down in an enclosed, why do you tie them down on a open trailer, or don't you?
Vehicle is still moving at a given speed. Sure you don't have wind but you do have cornering, bumps, sudden stops, jack rabbit starts, ice, hills etc that all can cause loads to shift.
An enclosed trailer will not hold the toys in as well as if they were secured in place. Plus why risk the other sleds in there getting damaged due to load shift?
My opinion is it's just plain stupid to not tie them in.
Ask yourself these questions:
Do you wear a seatbelt?
Do you strap your helmet on?
Do you wear a beacon or any other protective gear?
When having sex with a stranger would you wear a rain coat?
If you answered yes to any one of these questions you should be securing the sleds in the trailer, plain and simple.
We don't in the enclosed cause they are in their tight and too be honest, laziness would play a part. Think they should be though. I hear it takes 30 days to change a habit.
How can you possibly NOT tie your sleds down in your enclosed trailer?
Hell, I even have a Mirage with the tacky floor, and I set the parking brakes on both sleds ....
If I don't crank the rear down tight as hell the sleds will assuredly slide forward. There's been more than one occasion I've gone "light" on the rear tie down and the sleds have banged into each other and pushed up into the nose of the trailer ..
It's especially bad when you've been riding all day, you load the sleds in the trailer, the snow melts as the engine cools, it drips on the floor and turns it into a sheet of ice .... then, this keeps building all winter..
Yeah how in the world do you guys NOT tie your sleds down in your enclosed trailers? That's like sled-a-cide or something IMO
I don't even bar them down in the top-cap anymore.......I just keep getting lazier as I get older. Have been in an accident with a 4-place enclosed and the sled not being tied down is what saved one of them as a tractor (yes, a tractor) tore through the side of the trailer and the sled just slid out of harms way.
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same here even with the tiedownd on front and back the sleds still slide a bit but atleast they aren't bashing into anythingHow can you possibly NOT tie your sleds down in your enclosed trailer?
Hell, I even have a Mirage with the tacky floor, and I set the parking brakes on both sleds ....
If I don't crank the rear down tight as hell the sleds will assuredly slide forward. There's been more than one occasion I've gone "light" on the rear tie down and the sleds have banged into each other and pushed up into the nose of the trailer ..
It's especially bad when you've been riding all day, you load the sleds in the trailer, the snow melts as the engine cools, it drips on the floor and turns it into a sheet of ice .... then, this keeps building all winter..
Yeah how in the world do you guys NOT tie your sleds down in your enclosed trailers? That's like sled-a-cide or something IMO
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Trenchmaster
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I can't believe anyone would not tie down thier sled in an enclosed trailer, seems kinda stupid to me. I own the trailer my buds and I use to go sledding and they get strapped down every time. If I crash the truck I would like the sleds to have a chance of not getting destroyed. For the extra time it takes it seems like a no brainer to me, but it's my trailer so I do what I want with it!!!
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