In article ,
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
:"s o" wrote in message
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: Hi all,
:
: what do you use to secure/lock the safety chain (the chain you're
: supposed to cross from the hitch to the trailer)? thanks
:
: s o
:
:
:It's "permanently" attached on the trailer side. On the car, I use nothing.
:Make the top of the S-hook point backward. For reasons known only to
:magicians, the hooks will fall off if they point forward.

And if you tow in California, the law says the hooks you attach to your
vehicle must be closed...ie. no open S-hooks.

My trailer has a 1/2" diameter bolt running crossways thru the tongue
shaft, about 12" from the end of the tongue, which the safety chains
are secured to. One chain's end link is under the head of the bolt and
fender washer, the other chain's end link is secured on the other end
of the bolt by a nylon locking nut and fender washer.