Drilling frame for safety chains

[floyd]

Originally Posted by skalywag

Oliver now uses steel cables that are coated. These have safety hooks. They are no longer using chains. Is this a new requirement?

Not a requirement, merely a choice.
What's nice is that they form a neat coil.

[floyd]

Originally Posted by stevebaz

I would not drill through the thin steel frame of the Scamp. I looped each chain around the frame on each side of the coupler and attached the chain back on itself. Then take the other end and cross it under the trailer hitch coupler then through the coupler mount on the tug hitch and back to the chain to adjust the proper length and hook it back through the chain its self. I used 2 Harbor freight chains with the snap hooks. Haul-Master®*-*Item#95021 it would have to rip the whole coupler off the frame to loose the trailer. Follow your local laws reguarding mounting your chains and if it requires welding and $35 bucks is too much check with a local muffler shop.

Watch out welding on top of the frame on the passengers side, that is where your frame numbers are stamped. You dont want to mess those up.

It does sound like it would make a firm attachment.
Let's see, that's ...over, under, around and through?
Smokin'!