Posted 2009-04-19 4:43 PM (#103616) Subject: Spring Ties on Trailers
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Posts: 2
Location: Elberta, AL
I am trying to install a spring tie on my trailer but I am not sure just how strong my alumium beams are. Will they bend if the horse sits back? I have a nice CM three horse LQ and the only place to put the holders is in between the windows, I have drops on both sides or the rear corners, I will have to reduce the size of the backing plate if I place them at the rear of the tailer.. Any suggestions or is there anyone out there that has had good or bad results with the spring ties.
Thanks,
Posted 2009-04-19 6:25 PM (#103620 - in reply to #103616) Subject: RE: Spring Ties on Trailers
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Posts: 2453 Location: Northern Utah
You definitely want to place them with the bolts passing through the studs or beams. You should have windows that pass vertically between the windows. But you will know very quickly when you drill the bolt holes. If you don't hit a structural member behind the aluminum skin, It's not a good place to mount the Spring Tie.
I had a horse get tangled in a lead rope and sit back and snap the fiberglass rod. But it did no damage to the trailer. My friend had a horse sit back and his was only attached to through the outer and inner skin and it ripped right through both.
If you go through the structural studs or beams and use the backer plates on the inside you should be fine.
Posted 2009-04-19 8:56 PM (#103625 - in reply to #103616) Subject: RE: Spring Ties on Trailers
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Location: Elberta, AL
Thanks, I do see the beams that are inbetween the windows. I was afraid that if I attatched to that beam if the horse sat back it might bend and then the window would be messed up. I can attatch into a beam at the rear of the trailer but I would have to trim down the backing plate. You think the beam between the drop windows is strong enough?
Spring Ties on Trailers
