I'm sort of curious about some TRAILERING safety tips from some of you guys who are more experienced than I am with regard to snowcats.
My snowcat is pretty narrow so I have a trailer bed that is set low between the wheels of my trailer. I use grade 70 chain and chain binders to fasten my Snow Trac to the trailer.
But I know that a lot of snowcats are too wide for a trailer like mine and have to be hauled on car haulers or similar trailer that do not have side rails. Most snowcats have some sort of cleat that can retain snow/ice.
I'm wondering how do you keep the snowcats from sliding laterally off a trailer when the tracks are full of snow/ice
What techniques do you guys use to fasten your snowcats to the trailer? How about some trailer photos?
My trailer is pictured below, I had it built by my neighbor's machine shop to my specs and it is about 100" wide at its widest point, uses torsion suspension axles that allowed me to keep the bed as low as possible. The bed is wide enough to give me about 6" of clearance on either side of my tracks, but at 100" wide it is still narrow enough to remain legal. (102" is the widest legal trailer without having to follow WIDE LOAD regulations). The trailer has a box steel frame and LED lights and electric brakes. Obviously on my trailer I don't have to worry about it sliding sideways off the trailer, but what about other trailer designs where the tracks are too wide to use a trailer like mine?
My snowcat is pretty narrow so I have a trailer bed that is set low between the wheels of my trailer. I use grade 70 chain and chain binders to fasten my Snow Trac to the trailer.
But I know that a lot of snowcats are too wide for a trailer like mine and have to be hauled on car haulers or similar trailer that do not have side rails. Most snowcats have some sort of cleat that can retain snow/ice.
I'm wondering how do you keep the snowcats from sliding laterally off a trailer when the tracks are full of snow/ice
What techniques do you guys use to fasten your snowcats to the trailer? How about some trailer photos?
My trailer is pictured below, I had it built by my neighbor's machine shop to my specs and it is about 100" wide at its widest point, uses torsion suspension axles that allowed me to keep the bed as low as possible. The bed is wide enough to give me about 6" of clearance on either side of my tracks, but at 100" wide it is still narrow enough to remain legal. (102" is the widest legal trailer without having to follow WIDE LOAD regulations). The trailer has a box steel frame and LED lights and electric brakes. Obviously on my trailer I don't have to worry about it sliding sideways off the trailer, but what about other trailer designs where the tracks are too wide to use a trailer like mine?