<VV> Another convention update

[Eric S. Eberhard]

My trailer floor is wood.  I screw in two chocks around each wheel made of 
4 by 4 ... this keeps the car from moving at all and reduces stresses on 
everything.

At 07:36 PM 6/15/2004, Norman C. Witte wrote:
>Mike, FWIW, the straps I was using were new last fall, had only been used once
>before, and were rated for more than the weight of the car each.  BUT I only
>used one in front and one in back.  So lesson number one is to always have a
>backup method of securing the car to the trailer, preferably a chain, because
>chains don't chafe.  I think I saw in the Northern Tool catalog where you 
>could
>purchase the straps that go over the tires, like the U-Haul trailers use.  I
>think I prefer those because the tire is something that is not likely to chafe
>the strap, and it's unsprung, so it's not going to work against the strap as
>much over bumps.
>
>I'm a very lucky man tonight.
>
>Norm Witte
>
>
>Quoting Mike Mann <vair65@mail.sisna.com>:
>
> > norm-like you said thank god the car didn't come off on the freeway. 
> cars can
> > be replaced lives can't. i know i have some tie down straps that i wouldn't
> > trust just because of age. probably would have never thought about it if it
> > hand't been for your post. while you had the problems you have also made a
> > lot of us think. nice job-mike mann
> >
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