When attaching ratchet straps on the control arms do you use axle straps or just attach the hook onto the control arm itself? Not sure what would be best. Maggie Valley this year will be my first time on a trailer so I sure want to get it right!
Thanks for any help or tips anyone may have.
How do you attach ratchet straps for trailering
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When attaching ratchet straps on the control arms do you use axle straps or just attach the hook onto the control arm itself? Not sure what would be best. Maggie Valley this year will be my first time on a trailer so I sure want to get it right!
Thanks for any help or tips anyone may have.THIS IS WHAT IS IN THE MANUAL
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This is my setup. Disregard the BLUE STRAP passing through the rear tire. Highly not recommended.
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I haven't trailered my SS, but I would feel more comfident using axle straps.
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I have talked about e-trac best I have used. It holds tire down to trailer, no movement of sling . Worth every dollar, easy to use.
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There are 'soft ties' --- that are just looped pieces of strapping material that I use around the 'parts' and than hook the ratchet straps to the 'soft tie'...
check Walmart... or local MC dealer soft ties - Google Search aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwi5wu60k5PbAhWYuMAKHVDaDMcYABAaGgJpbQ&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAASE-RoCTjaB9byHwLEWPegeT0wInM&sig=AOD64_2NVaYS80x7Gll9zF2isHU1cb_RGw&ctype=5&q=&ved=0ahUKEwjZrem0k5PbAhUg0IMKHXAsCJIQ9aACCDA&adurl= -
Display MoreThis is my setup. Disregard the BLUE STRAP passing through the rear tire. Highly not recommended.
I feel much more comfortable with this track set up...the wheels sit on the track and you can get much more screws of bolts through the wood...or frame where it crosses...tracks are different lengths...
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Lots of different ways to do it. Use of 'soft ties' keeps scratching of a minimum.
Also good to check straps every time you stop for coffee or gas.... -
Yes check the straps when stopped but also give your trailer a once over also when stopped. Check the hitch and pins and chains before heading back out and also not a bad idea to give the tires a look at and if your careful give the wheel hubs a touch to see if one feels hotter than the others. Might save you a failure while driving at a high speed.
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Yes check the straps when stopped but also give your trailer a once over also when stopped. Check the hitch and pins and chains before heading back out and also not a bad idea to give the tires a look at and if your careful give the wheel hubs a touch to see if one feels hotter than the others. Might save you a failure while driving at a high speed.
Spoken like a man with experience! Good Advice!
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infrared heat checker is the best, hit each tire and hub when you first stop, re torque trailer lug nuts at least twice at start of trip. After stop check hitch for some nitwit did not screw with it.
Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer With Laser Targeting
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I have trailered my SS between Nova Scotia and Florida for each of the past two winters. I use wheel type straps for both front tires. At the rear I fabricated a strap which holds the wheel in place. As others have said, at every stop a walk around check is a good idea. I choose to leave the transmission in neutral with the parking brake engaged. It being a Canadian SS, I also activate the anti theft ignition system. Wheel straps are from Harbor Freight. I installed additional D ring anchor points on my trailer to provide ideally suited locations for the straps. The Polaris factory trailering cover fits great and no chafing. However the Twist roof structure needs to come off (a 5 minute job) and gets stashed in the SS. The cover needed a couple of slots cut in it (which I had reinforced at a local upholstery shop) at the front to allow good placement of the forward wheel strap anchor clips.
