Video Transcript for Review of the D-Ring Anchor w/ Backing Plate and Hardware

Today we'll be reviewing part number RR2K. This is the Brophy D-ring anchor with backing plate and hardware. It's made from a steel construction with a zinc plated finish. The D-ring anchor is going to provide a good tie down point in your utility trailer or truck bed. Makes this perfect for securing a rope, cargo nets, bungee cords, or ratchet straps. Those are all sold separately.

You have two mounting options when it comes to using this anchor point. You can surface mount. When choosing that option it does not require that you cut a hole in your trailer or truck bed and you can use the rubber sealed gasket to get that nice, tight fit. You can do a recess mounting option that's going to actually help prevent the D-ring for interfering as you roll cargo in and out of your trailer or truck bed. All you need to do is just cut a small hole that's the diameter of the recessed portion here and it'll sit right in there and then the backing plate reinforces the structure of your utility trailer and goes on the opposite side of the mounting surface. The plastic gasket is there to create that seal to help protect from allowing in dirt and water from the D-ring when it's surface mounted.

It's also going to help reduce corrosion and oxidation of the D-ring. Again, it does have that nice zinc plated steel, so it is going to stand up well against rust and corrosion. It's a bolt on installation, so it comes with two bolts, two lock washers, and two nuts. For a recessed mount, all you need to do is cut that hole in your trailer or truck bed for the recessed portion of the D-ring. The backing plate attaches directly under the D-ring anchor and on the opposite side of the mounting surface. The system has a maximum load or break strength of 800 lbs with a safe working load limit of 265 lbs.

Has the two mounting holes here in the center of the back plate that you would use to secure the D-ring to. The plate is going to measure 6" by 6 1/2". You can also see here that the D-ring is actually a triangular shape and it lays flat when not in use so that way it will stay out of the way. You have two mounting options there, or two pre-drilled mounting holes. When we measure the distance from center to center of those holes, it's going to give us a measurement of 1 1/8". The D-ring mount with the gasket on there is going to measure 4" in diameter.

The recessed portion is going to measure 1/4" in depth and it's going to measure about 3" in width or diameter of that recessed area. If you cut a 3" hole, that should work out really well. You can also use the rubber gasket as a template to cut your hole if you need to. The D-ring thickness is going to measure 1/4" and if we do a measurement here at its widest point, the amount of room that we have to work with in between is right around 2". That's going to complete today's review of part number RR2K. This is the Brophy D-ring anchor with backing plate and hardware. .