Best Way To Attach Safety Chain Brackets To An Aluminum Trailer Tongue

Updated 10/31/2024 | Published 10/29/2024

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Question:

I am in process of adding my new Demco EZ latch. It is bolted up and is great. Next is new safety chains and desire to move them from bolted bottom of tongue to side so if a disconnect happens it would grind off. My trailer tongue is aluminum. How would you attach my new chains. Just a bolt and washer stack through the tongue behind the coupler? I am a stickler for safety and looking for does and font’s for the aluminum tongue mounting. Is there not a bolt on slightly angled tab to add or just bolt straight through with a grade 8. Thx

asked by: John F

Expert Reply:

Hello again, John. I agree that the best way to attach safety chains to the side of the tongue on your aluminum trailer will be to simply attach a bolt and washer to the tongue behind the coupler. Any other chain bracket would require welding and that is not so easy with the aluminum. A bolt on each side will be, by far, the easiest way to get a secure chain attachment. Just be careful drilling into the aluminum frame and don't over-tighten the bolts. This could damage the aluminum tongue.

A good chain to use with this is the Titan 30" Long Safety Chain # TCTSCG30-730-04x1 which is 5,000 lb rated. The link below will show you all of our safety chains if you are looking for something else.

expert reply by: Jesse M

John

10/31/2024

A bolt on each side? Or 1 bolt through the tongue connecting chains each side? Bolt head one side nut the other?

Jesse M.

10/31/2024

@John Ok yes you are correct I can see how I worded that weird. It would be one bolt with the head on one side and the nut on the other. Just don't over-tighten or it could bend the tongue