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If the chains are a foot apart on the A frame, crossing them creates a a basket in which the tongue will drop into.
I'm not disagreeing, but was told the reason is so shorter chains can be used, better holding the trailer up in the event of a separation. In a tight turn, crossed, the chain's distance between trailer mount and towing vehicle mount doesn't change as much so shorter chains don't get tight in the turn.
If you look closer, both ends of the chain are in the middle, so no way to "cross" them. My trailer is the same way. My smaller enclosed though are attached on the sides of the frame so you can cross them.
See how the chains are on either side of the jack? Cross them after that point. Mine is the same way.
I absentmindedly snatched the keeper out of the breakaway switch one dark night. Not only did the keeper come out, it broke the switch housing. That revealed that the guts of the switch were corroded. Close inspection also revealed that the cable was corroded. It was a good thing that it came apart in the driveway. I got a replacement switch with a nice carabiner attached to a covered cable.
I recommend putting some tilt on the head so when the bars are pulled up they are parallel to the trailer frame. Now they are angled upward. It’s hard to judge the angle by just a picture sometimes.
I ended up with 7 washers in the hitch head to get 89% of the weight lifted from the front returned to the steer axle with the bars parallel to the tongue.
12-23-2017, 09:10 PM
