Trailer doors

[cowman30]

Our trailer has what I call butterfly doors on the back. It has two handles one on each door. You lift the handle up and pull the door toward you. Then when you close the door you push the handle down and it goes into a hole at the bottom of the trailer and locks into place. Then I have a chain that goes into a little loop. For the goose neck I have two heavy logging chains that I hook to the hooks on my fold down hitch in the bed of the truck.

 

[cfpinz]

I bought a couple feet of that yellow plastic coated chain, probably 5/16" or better and use it around the back gate. The plastic coating keeps it quieter and is easier on the aluminum.

I would have thought that used coated chain would have had all the coating worn off by the time you bought it.

At least I'm not using the plastic chain with the 5lb breaking load!