@evboutiquellc: This is your sign to make sure your trailer is hooked up securely before taking off! #trailerfail #foryou #fyp #teslamodely

Lefty :

“Crossing chains is a myth” NO TF IT IS NOT, CROSS YOUR CHAINS, it’s keeps the trailer off the ground and from potentially finding a pothole and flipping, SET YOUR EGO ASIDE AND LISTEN

Yaheb4 :

this is why you're supposed to cross your chains

I use the wrong bathroom :

Yes safety chains should be crossed from trailer to hitch as it creates a cradle if your trailer falls off.

Guero Duarte :

Didnt even have the thing locked tho 🤦🏻‍♂️latch is up

Coley :

The real question is, what did you think they were for?? 😳

jackson.lawrie :

I don’t understand why people refuse to cross their chains literally takes a singular extra second and can save you and your trailer from flipping

Rog15 :

II Thought it Was Under Water At First 😂😂😂

carolfletcherfisherman :

We crossed the chains on our trailer. I was pulling it behind our prius. it kept the tongue from hitting the ground. Maybe thats just me though

Kxrsed :

lol everyone talking about what they would’ve could’ve and should’ve done but ain’t never been in this situation smh

MrHemp :

what did you think they were for?

HaroldB78 :

Definitely wrong ball for that hitch. probably 1 7/8 ball with a 2" hitch

Doctor.Cupcake :

No, no, no! That's not what the chain is for! The chain should pull a pin to activate the trailers brakes and then "safely" disconnect

CallSign_Yaeger :

Like my parents say, if something comes with a safety precaution BUILT ONTO IT, use it. Better safe than sorry.

N.N :

Kingpreslee :

The thing that made this go off was probably the weight distribution and no lock pin at the ball connection. Chains are just to keep the trailer attached to you so that you don’t cause other major damage around you.

Freddynick :

Next time do as I do. Hook and latch hitch, then using jack raise rear of tow vehicle, to ensure the trailer is properly latched. Never had a trailer come unhitched

knightofdeath420 :

Happen once when I was 20 working for a underground utility crew thank god for chains

mechellgerman :

Thank you for using the chains at all, my dad was parked in town and a truck crossed o er a train track and the trailer came off jumped the curve and the trailer, tongue went through the window, where my dad‘s head was, cop said if dad would’ve had a seatbelt on he’d be dead. Use the safety chains folks and use them correctly.

Meerkat Manor :

As someone who drove a tow truck and transported heavy machinery, you need to cross the chain. Its not a myth. Its supposed to keep it off the ground and prevent any more damage from happening.

OmniChroma (Commissions Open) :

Crossing your chains is not a myth. It prevents the trailer from hitting the asphalt and causing sparks. No it doesn’t prevent the trailer from hitting the back of your vehicle that is unfortunately just physics. But this also could’ve been prevented with a simple pin in the latch on your hitch. But oh I don’t know what I’m talking about i haven’t been hauling trailers for years or anything neither has my father and grandfather.

bigfootsdick95 :

It’s not about crossing them it’s about length. U won’t them long enough to hook up but short enough so

Lem Wells :

Well, almost. If they'd been installed and connected properly there wouldn't have been all that damage.

Liftedminivan :

Crossing your chains would’ve prevented you from dragging the front of your trailer on the ground, also could have prevented it from smacking the truck if you had your breakaway setup right.

Rooofdolph :

Towing with a Tesla and hooking the chains wrong is all the more reason to not complain, it was inevitablely going to happen.

user2572602638501 :

Cross the chains, stops trailer from getting ground. Less damage and more control overall