How to Keep a Load on a Trailer

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Albert Hedgepeth with Expert Village and we're going to talk a little bit about basic trailering. Once you've actually got your load on the trailer it's then important to secure it before you go driving on any long distance trip or even any short distance trips. One of the first things you want to do is you want to make sure that your webbing is still secure and tight, especially if you're pulling a boat out of the water since they shift a lot whenever they actually get up on land and aren't floating. You might even want to go ahead and see if you can give it another couple jerks while it's up on the trailer. Then you want to check make sure your clip is closed, that the spring is securely fastened. You want to look at your struts make sure that the boat is actually seated on the strut. You want to make sure that all your guards, that the boat is actually bumping up on it or that other materials that you're putting on the trailer are securely fastened and up against a hard surface and are strapped down. One thing that a lot of people will do to strap their boat in a little bit more efficiently is they'll buy webbing straps that will run from the rear of the trailer to the cleat on the back of the boat. This will give a little bit of extra stability and act as a safety cable just in case the front crank ends up falling apart. And especially if you're on a boat, before you take off on the highway, make sure your engines are fully tilted up so they don't drag on the ground."