Can Quick Links be Used to Attach Safety Chains to Trailer
Updated 10/22/2025 | Published 01/08/2019
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Question:
can you use a quick link to attach safety chain to a 36 ft. 24,000 lb. capacity trailer
asked by: Gary J
Expert Reply:
When using safety chains, each component, including the quick links, must meet or exceed the GVWR of your trailer. So if you used a pair of safety chains that were rated for 12,000 lbs - to meet the 24,000 lb GVWR of your trailer - you would need to use quick links that were also rated for 12,000 lbs.
The highest-rated quick links we carry are the Curt Safety Chain Quick Link # C82932 which is rated for 16,500 lbs and would not be enough for your 24,000 lb trailer. If you are unable to find quick links rated for that much you would be better off using something like a pair of the Buyers Products 3/8" x 42" Class 4 Trailer Safety Chain with 1 Clevis Hook # 337BSC3842 which are rated for 15,000 lbs each with a pair of the Weld-On Safety Chain Retainers # 3375471001.
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Curlie
10/22/2025
In paragraph one, you imply that 2 chain’s capacities may be added to meet the trailer GVWR. In every discussion of requirements that I’ve seen, each chain must meet the GVWR independently for the chance is slim that equal pressure would be applied to two chains simultaneously and equally. -In paragraph two, you seem to indicate that a quick link rated at 16,500 lbs would not be adequate and I agree. But if you consider your paragraph one, one of those on each chain would be rated for 33,000 lbs, satisfying the 24,000 lb requirement. The two paragraphs seem contradictory, unless you are imagining one quick link with two chains hooked to it. Clear as mud?