Safety Chain Tags

[01tundra]

The safety chains on our Hummingbird came with these long metal tags attached to them with split rings. The tags have the ultimate break strength embossed in them.

They are just another item flapping around back there so I removed the tags and threw them in my toolbox in the shop, figured if I ever sold the TT I'd throw them back on.

Does anyone know if any legal or regulatory reasons for keeping these tags on the chains? It's easy to see that the chains were attached at the factory since they are welded on with no coupler links.

Thanks.

[JFlightRisk]

Nothing legal that I know of. I took them off, and put them in the bag with the manuals. Maybe there's something different in other states(??)

[Preacher87]

The only reason to have them is if they are rated higher than regular chain.
Each grade of chain has a minimum rating.

https://www.1st-chainsupply.com/WLLchart.htm

Grade 70 (of which I would think unlikely your breakaway chains would be made of) will have a "70" stamped in to the links themselves as part of the forging process.
Any officer likely to start poking about "Should" go by the minimum rating process

[01tundra]

Since most state DOT regulataions I've read so far state that "safety chains shall be of adequate strength for weight of trailer" I'll throw them inside the TT just to have them handy in case something ever comes up while traveling long distances.

They're small, but I'm an anti-cluster, minimalist, OCD kind of person.....

Chains are rated for 5,200 lbs each ultimate break load, GVWR on the TT is 3,750 lbs.