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Truck Trailer Locks
Trailer Hitches & Receivers
Lining Up Trucks & Trailers
Connecting Trailers to Trucks
Connecting Truck Trailer Safety Chains
Connecting Truck Trailer Light Wiring
Testing Truck Trailer Lights
Connecting Truck Trailer Safety Globes
Loading Cars Onto Truck Trailers
Setting Up Truck Trailer Ramps
Attaching Winch Cables to Vehicles
Connecting Trailer Winch Power Sources
Connecting Trailer Winch Controls
Winching Vehicles to Truck Trailers
Securing Vehicles to Truck Trailers
Shifting Gears When Towing Trailers
Tips for Towing Trailers
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Summary: Make sure trailer straps are attached to a part of the vehicle that is sturdy when securing the vehicle. Secure a vehicle to a truck trailer with tips from a custom car repairman in this free auto maintenance video.
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"Now I need to secure the vehicle to the trailer; we're going to use nylon straps in this case, they're easy; they're convenient, there's different ends you can get; you might have a flat hand, you might have a hook. We're going to use these because this will hook into the cave frame or the engine cradle easily; now on your vehicle there may be a tow hook, it may be the frame; you may have to hook to part of the suspension, you just want to make sure it's a part that's sturdy and you're not going to bend when that's going down the road or when you're hooking it to the trailer. Always make sure you have the ratchet in towards the outside of the trailer so you can get to it; you want to take as much slack out of it as you can so you don't run out of room when you're ratcheting. After attaching the straps on the front make sure you attach a strap on the left front and the right front; we want to have one of these securing the vehicle on each four corners, we're going to attach a strap a similar way in the back; this is the other style of hook on the end of the straps you can get which is kind of convenient because you can hook it into itself. Some good points back here are around the rear axel if it's a rear wheel drive car; you might have a truck with a receiver hitch, you just want to make sure you're away from any brake lines or anything like that; that can be hurt when you tighten up the straps or when the car has been hauled down the road."
eHow Article: Securing Vehicles to Truck Trailers
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