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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