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<blockquote data-quote="mark" data-source="post: 1066986" data-attributes="member: 16354"><p>First, Its good that you are safe and that no one in the vicinity was hurt.</p><p></p><p>Second, obviously shitty welds on the hitch, be it factory or homemade. Good advice for ALL OF USE to take the time to look over our own hitches, factory, custom or hack-job.</p><p></p><p>Third, that XJ was insufficiently tied down. Axles or Body beside the point, there should be no reason that the straps separated from the trailer. Either the tiedown points failed on the trailer, or the straps broke (not enough evidence in the pictures provided) or there just plain wasn't enough strap(s) holding the truck to the trailer (should be a minimum of (4) for that load).</p><p></p><p>Chains or Straps aside, proper tiedowns should have held that truck on the trailer. Next time get better straps that LOCK in place. IMO 'hook' type straps are for cargo management, not vehicles. EXPECIALY if you strap the to body. Very likely that enough "bounce" was caused on the suspension allowing the hooks to come loose, then the straps might as well not have been there.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Last, your XJ needs a cage <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> Looks like a good start for a wheeling rig now :finger:</p><p>________</p><p><a href="http://www.****tube.com/categories/33/pov/videos/1" target="_blank">Pov Tube</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mark, post: 1066986, member: 16354"] First, Its good that you are safe and that no one in the vicinity was hurt. Second, obviously shitty welds on the hitch, be it factory or homemade. Good advice for ALL OF USE to take the time to look over our own hitches, factory, custom or hack-job. Third, that XJ was insufficiently tied down. Axles or Body beside the point, there should be no reason that the straps separated from the trailer. Either the tiedown points failed on the trailer, or the straps broke (not enough evidence in the pictures provided) or there just plain wasn't enough strap(s) holding the truck to the trailer (should be a minimum of (4) for that load). Chains or Straps aside, proper tiedowns should have held that truck on the trailer. Next time get better straps that LOCK in place. IMO 'hook' type straps are for cargo management, not vehicles. EXPECIALY if you strap the to body. Very likely that enough "bounce" was caused on the suspension allowing the hooks to come loose, then the straps might as well not have been there. Last, your XJ needs a cage :D Looks like a good start for a wheeling rig now :finger: ________ [URL="http://www.****tube.com/categories/33/pov/videos/1"]Pov Tube[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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