Advice on lashing down a carrier

[charlie fitton]

The method that I use:

Position the carrier correctly on the truck/trailer bed. an inch or two to the rear.

Chain from the rear corner of the trailer/truck bed, over the axle, diagonally over the diff, over the opposite axle (almost a spiral) then to the opposite side of the bed. take as much slack out as you can.

Chains diagonally from the tow rings to the opposite side of the bed.

Tension with (bearclaws, ratchets, turnbuckles...) to pretension the suspension.

Off the parking brake, veh in neutral.

Re-tension as necessary. Wire all bearclaws, bungee any spare chain out of the way. MoT takes a dim view of chains dragging down the highway, and I don't like the noise.

I keep in mind the following...

The tow hook WILL pull out of the stacey tow. (remember the carrier towing the 6lbr in Ottawa a few years back?).

Any sideways movement could do unpleasant things to the steering cam, bearings and linkages.

Any movement to and fro is hard on drive line components.

Then again - it ain't my carrier.

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[chris vickery]

Just a suggestion here, but did anyone read the book and see what the factory reccommended???
I know most if not all military manuals feature a section on transportatio n of said vehicle.

[jack neville]

Darren,

Robin Mawson has a specially built trailer for his carrier. (I know, I built it).

The front is tied down diagonally through the tow eyes. You don't have to strain the crap out of them to bend anything.
The rear axle has a chain around each side to prevent forward movement and just loads the suspension downward.

This set up has travelled thousands of kilometres over many years. Hasn't moved an inch.

Pulls it with a C30 that has been hotted up. Can maintain a good 80kph all day.

[rob love]

Originally Posted by chris vickery

Just a suggestion here, but did anyone read the book and see what the factory reccommended???
I know most if not all military manuals feature a section on transportatio n of said vehicle.

American manuals do that, but not so much the Canadian manuals.