How did you mount yours? I might be fine traveling full with the way I have it mounted. The 3/4" all thread has a strength of 2700 lbs but that’s being used as a hangar. I would think with in being bent over basically being used as a clamp it would be rated even higher than 2700 lbs. Then again, I might have lost some strength heating it up and bending it over. I guess I could add some more u bolts or even use some steel cable weaved through the bottom or even make a couple of straps over the hole cage and tighten it using turnbuckles.
Myne one a steel flatbed, I have a strap around it hooked back into the head plate of the flatbed.
A few U bolts through the floor and that things is not going anywhere
Not sure if you saw my pictures above on how I mounted it. I used 3/4" plus they run through the frame of the trailer. I also beefed up the welds on the cage. I’m confident it’s fine but I always tend to overkill things so that’s what has me worrying about it.
2700lbs is the rating in tension. Bending it probably induced stress and definitely changed the molecular structure. I don’t have a way to calculate how much the tensile strength would have changed though. I’m mounting an almost identical tote this weekend and have been trying to decide the best method. I was planning basically the same thing with full u bolts going into the frame or a peice of angle across the whole deck to distribute the load.
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Also I don’t want to be the internet know it all with one post. Please don’t take my last post as passing judgement on how you solved your problem. I would probably trust your set up behind my truck. I just wanted to share information.
I completely agree. It also drew out the steel some where the bend is. I kind of wish I would’ve went with 1" but I think the 3/4" will be fine.
One thing to keep in mind is I think the cage is the weak point which is why I beefed it up with welds. The cage itself is only mounted to the base by 8 small bolts. Maybe 1/4"? The verticals on the cage then only have small tack welds at the bottom.
I originally thought about welding some 3"-4" angle to the frame and have them come up through the floor by each corner of the cage by a few feet. I could then attach the cage to the angle.
I think as long as the u bolts are mounted through the boards and through the frame of the trailer it won’t go anywhere. My only concern is the force from an accident.
Racer sent me the coolest website on all the internet. EngineeringToolbox.com
I bet it’s there. i read one about how much air in a ballon it would take to fly. Lol
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Not at all and I appreciate your comments. I tend to go a little overboard with everything and I don’t feel like I did mounting it. I’m sure it’ll be fine but still questioning myself some. I might through some u bolts in the center on all 4 sides just to be safe.
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Wow that’s a neat website
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That is a great website. I’ve used it many times. The problem would be knowing how the steel was cooled.
But like marine said his bolts are not the weakest link. I wonder how they tie them down in normal shipping? Is it just straps?
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Qt100 is the gold standard but unless stated, assume it’s repurposed scrap steel or whatever is the cheapest they could find.
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Better safe then sorry.
