[Shop-talk] Enclosed car trailer

[Brad Kahler]

I've tied vehicles down both ways. Usually it depended on what sort of tie
down access was available on any specific vehicle.  I've towed large and
small vehicles and never had issues either way and I've heard the pros and
cons for each method.  Sometimes I use a combination of the two methods.
Seems like each vehicle/trailer combination is different.

On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 11:44 PM, David Hillman <hillman at planet-torque.com>
wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Sep 2015, Brad Kahler wrote:
>
>> How much room do you have for the ratchet straps when using the wheel nets
>> (bonnets)?  I'm starting to think that in the confined spaces of an
>> enclosed trailer it might be somewhat of a pain to try get the wheel nets
>> around the wheels.
>>
>
>    The other question is, do you want to secure the load in the trailer,
> or just the wheels?
>
>    I know some people like the idea of 1 to 3 tons of vehicle flopping
> around in their trailer... I do not.  I think it's insane, but to each his
> own.  I tie down the chassis, not just 100 pounds of wheels.  I have
> tied-down just the wheels a few times in a pinch ( someone else's car
> lacking anchors, etc ) and hated it.
>
> --
>  David Hillman