Securing the back of sleds in an enclosed 2-place trailer?

[chicagosledder]

i have an enclosed fiberglass trailer (the top flips both ways) i used to always strap the back ends down........but then thought the same thing you did. Well a few years ago we where on a trip and on the way home hit some ruff roads. When I got home i went to open the trailer but could not the back end of the sleds shifted and the running board was pined next to the enclosure and lifting arms. I have gone back to the strap on the rear bumper, not a lot of tension but a little.

I would like to try the super clamp but that will wait till I get a different trailer.

So why not open the front and slide them over, problem solved. I own a 2 place enclosed and never tie the back down.

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I have a enclosed Loadmaster trailer.
I ride my sleds in and put on the parking brakes.
Haven't move on all my trips.

That's crazy

 

[indy_500]

I know tons of people who just use parking brakes. I drive down some pretty rough roads, parking brake and front tie down for me, never had any sled move. If I had to ratchet strap the rear end down every time I trailered my sled, I would give up trailering them and just leave them up north... Me and ratchet straps don't get along. I had my RMK in the back of my truck for a 3 hr drive, with only the parking brake on doing 75 down the freeway didn't budge.

 

[xcr440]

Pizza Man, If you have the unfortunate experience to roll your trailer you will end up with scrambled sleds.

Strapped or not, if you roll the trailer, the sleds are toast. Now if you just slide into the ditch, having the sleds strapped down will keep them from moving and probably keep them safer.

I prefer to ratchet strap the rears down, just because I don't like/want a shifting load. Takes a whole extra minute to ratchet them down.

 

[xcsp]

$150.00 for some sorta clamp device is insane to me, but hey...it's about time youse 1%ers start tricklin down, eh?....LOL

That was why I posted the thread, just looking to see what others were using, I wouldn't pay the $150 either.

Not sure who you are referring to with the "1%ers" comment?

 

[polarisrider1]

That was why I posted the thread, just looking to see what others were using, I wouldn't pay the $150 either.

Not sure who you are referring to with the "1%ers" comment?

He called you an outlaw biker. (1%er). Think he meant 5%er (rich guy).

 

[russholio]

Strapped or not, if you roll the trailer, the sleds are toast. Now if you just slide into the ditch, having the sleds strapped down will keep them from moving and probably keep them safer.

I prefer to ratchet strap the rears down, just because I don't like/want a shifting load. Takes a whole extra minute to ratchet them down.

My thoughts exactly. And, I don't like leaving the parking brake engaged any longer than I have to.

For what it's worth, I use short boat transom straps. No ratcheting involved. Hook the ends to the D ring, pull up the slack, flip the cam buckle over, done. Doesn't get any easier than that.

 

[snobuilder]

He called you an outlaw biker. (1%er). Think he meant 5%er (rich guy).

LOL...weren't them kooky young libs camped out in NYC rebeling against the rich 1%ers last year????

and from your OP you mentioned this clamp system as a possible solution to your dilemma...to me that would be 3 sleds @ $150.00 ea. or a $450.00 investment vs. 3 recessed D-rings and 3 slip straps for around $30.00.

 

[polarisrider1]

LOL...weren't them kooky young libs camped out in NYC rebeling against the rich 1%ers last year????

and from your OP you mentioned this clamp system as a possible solution to your dilemma...to me that would be 3 sleds @ $150.00 ea. or a $450.00 investment vs. 3 recessed D-rings and 3 slip straps for around $30.00.

Figured you'd like that I just clamp the front down in a clam shell and just run them in and park in 4 placers. Never gave it much thought about a trailer roll over but that's why sled is insured.

 

[sixball]

Don't think roll over thins are going to end up bad! But just a trip into the shoulder of the road or a small crash and the sleds become cannon balls. Strap them down!

 

[blob]

I use tie down straps from somewhere on the rail to the d-ring in the floor in my trailer. That will save your flap from damage, but the sleds can move a little more sideways than strapping to the bumper. As for the Super clamps, they are worth every penny when used on a deck. I've been using the same Super clamps on my deck for almost 10 years.

 

[tomx]

I agree with snobuilder