I need some ideas - Re: Quick release wheel chocks for trailer.

[The Green Goat]

So I just bought a new aluminum frame/wood deck utility trailer whose main purpose will be hauling the p520 around. Secondary purpose will be general utility hauling (mulch, timber, lumber, broke down RZRs, etc).

I'd like to install a full set of these RhinoUSA E-track wheel chocks:

UTV Wheel Chock Tie-Down Kit

Rhino USA's UTV Wheel Chock Tie-down Kit is the ultimate solution for transporting your UTV or off-road vehicle. Our heavy duty UTV tie down kit includes e-track ratchet straps and wheel chocks with bolts for your trailer to ensure safety and secure transport. Our UTV tie downs for trailers fit...

www.rhinousainc.com

The problem I'm facing though is that I don't want them to be on their semi-permanantly. I want to be able to have a mostly clear deck for the occasional utility hauling but I don't want to crawl under the thing to unbolt them every time this scenario arises.

So I'm trying to come up with some sort of idea to make them relatively quick release while still having enough integrity to hold a 1,500lb SxS in place as they should.

Anything out there like this that you're aware of or do any of you have any novel ideas? Best I can come up with is some sort of threaded inserts in the wood that I could zip bolts in/out of quickly but I don't know what product that would be.

Open to suggestions here.

 

[Admin]

 

[WagginTail]

So I just bought a new aluminum frame/wood deck utility trailer whose main purpose will be hauling the p520 around. Secondary purpose will be general utility hauling (mulch, timber, lumber, broke down RZRs, etc).

I'd like to install a full set of these RhinoUSA E-track wheel chocks:

UTV Wheel Chock Tie-Down Kit

Rhino USA's UTV Wheel Chock Tie-down Kit is the ultimate solution for transporting your UTV or off-road vehicle. Our heavy duty UTV tie down kit includes e-track ratchet straps and wheel chocks with bolts for your trailer to ensure safety and secure transport. Our UTV tie downs for trailers fit...

www.rhinousainc.com

The problem I'm facing though is that I don't want them to be on their semi-permanantly. I want to be able to have a mostly clear deck for the occasional utility hauling but I don't want to crawl under the thing to unbolt them every time this scenario arises.

So I'm trying to come up with some sort of idea to make them relatively quick release while still having enough integrity to hold a 1,500lb SxS in place as they should.

Anything out there like this that you're aware of or do any of you have any novel ideas? Best I can come up with is some sort of threaded inserts in the wood that I could zip bolts in/out of quickly but I don't know what product that would be.

Open to suggestions here.

Post some pics of that trailer please. Will help us come up with something

 

[Mark in Northern Iowa]

If you are going with E track, why not use an E track chock?

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Erickson-E-Track-Wheel-Chock/5000207473

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Unlike the one you posted, this one connects directly to the track.
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Have a good day
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Edit to add
Wish I would have known about them before I bought what you posted. hahaha!!

 

[The Green Goat]

Post some pics of that trailer please. Will help us come up with something

I don't have any pictures of my trailer, but this is the exact same model. Decking is, I believe, 2x6 nominal:

 

[Buggyman]

I don't have any pictures of my trailer, but this is the exact same model. Decking is, I believe, 2x6 nominal:


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https://www.amazon.com/Z-Threaded-Hex-Flanged-Internal-Threads/dp/B002KT43MU/?tag=sxsweb24-20

If you don't want to do the E track this may work

 

[The Green Goat]

If you are going with E track, why not use an E track chock?

https://www.lowes.com/pd/Erickson-E-Track-Wheel-Chock/5000207473

.
Unlike the one you posted, this one connects directly to the track.
.
Have a good day
.
Edit to add
Wish I would have known about them before I bought what you posted. hahaha!!

Oh, I wasn't aware those existed. Those might be an option. And while I do like the concept from an adaptability standpoint, I still worry that having even just the track in place may lead to problems. I foresee mulch and dirt getting down into the slots and being a pain in the butt to get out, or damaging them by dragging big timbers across them (plan is to install a winch on the front of the trailer to accomplish this).

I'd love to find a heavier duty version of something like this that I could mount from the bottom and just bolt the chocks into when I need them.

 

[The Green Goat]

https://www.amazon.com/Z-Threaded-Hex-Flanged-Internal-Threads/dp/B002KT43MU/?tag=sxsweb24-20

If you don't want to do the E track this may work

Saw those. Any idea what kind of pressure it takes to pull one of those out? I see they make a 3/8-16 x 1" variant, which would be about perfect for those chocks. Perhaps a combo of those plus the T-nuts I posted would give it the strength it needs to hold. Hmmm.

 

[Buggyman]

Saw those. Any idea what kind of pressure it takes to pull one of those out? I see they make a 3/8-16 x 1" variant, which would be about perfect for those chocks. Perhaps a combo of those plus the T-nuts I posted would give it the strength it needs to hold. Hmmm.

no idea I never used them just trying to give options maybe someone in here has experience with them will chime in

 

[The Green Goat]

no idea I never used them just trying to give options maybe someone in here has experience with them will chime in

The more I read into them, the more I think these might be the way to go. EZ lock offers no mechanical testing data on them due to so much variation in the material they're being placed.

Certainly with 6-8 of these per chock (8 chocks total), that oughta be able to hold the weight.

 

[Buggyman]

The more I read into them, the more I think these might be the way to go. EZ lock offers no mechanical testing data on them due to so much variation in the material they're being placed.

Certainly with 6-8 of these per chock (8 chocks total), that oughta be able to hold the weight.

might not hurt to make sure it's good and dry when you install them and use a waterproof glue

 

[PJon]

If you have access to a welder, you could make something similar. Because you are bolting into a wood floor, get some pieces of 1-1/2 x 1-1/2” angle long enough to span 3 of your floorboards; drill holes in the angle iron to match the spacing of your wheel chocks and weld nuts to the bottom of the angle iron. Once this is done, mount every thing on your trailer and drill at least 2 smaller holes in the angle iron from the bottom and run some smaller wood screws into the bottom of the flooring. When you remove the chocks, just run the bolts back in with a flat washer to keep them from pulling into the wood too much and you’ll have a clean floor again.

 

[The Green Goat]

If you have access to a welder, you could make something similar. Because you are bolting into a wood floor, get some pieces of 1-1/2 x 1-1/2” angle long enough to span 3 of your floorboards; drill holes in the angle iron to match the spacing of your wheel chocks and weld nuts to the bottom of the angle iron. Once this is done, mount every thing on your trailer and drill at least 2 smaller holes in the angle iron from the bottom and run some smaller wood screws into the bottom of the flooring. When you remove the chocks, just run the bolts back in with a flat washer to keep them from pulling into the wood too much and you’ll have a clean floor again.

Also not a bad idea!

 

[NorthernJoe]

no idea I never used them just trying to give options maybe someone in here has experience with them will chime in

I have used these to mount laminate panels in elevators, I would not put a lot of faith to hold a sxs in a trailer. I'd go with the welded angle iron mounted under the 2x6's

 

[WagginTail]

If you have access to a welder, you could make something similar. Because you are bolting into a wood floor, get some pieces of 1-1/2 x 1-1/2” angle long enough to span 3 of your floorboards; drill holes in the angle iron to match the spacing of your wheel chocks and weld nuts to the bottom of the angle iron. Once this is done, mount every thing on your trailer and drill at least 2 smaller holes in the angle iron from the bottom and run some smaller wood screws into the bottom of the flooring. When you remove the chocks, just run the bolts back in with a flat washer to keep them from pulling into the wood too much and you’ll have a clean floor again.

I was thinking of something like this

 

[OlYeller15]

So I just bought a new aluminum frame/wood deck utility trailer whose main purpose will be hauling the p520 around. Secondary purpose will be general utility hauling (mulch, timber, lumber, broke down RZRs, etc).

I'd like to install a full set of these RhinoUSA E-track wheel chocks:

UTV Wheel Chock Tie-Down Kit

Rhino USA's UTV Wheel Chock Tie-down Kit is the ultimate solution for transporting your UTV or off-road vehicle. Our heavy duty UTV tie down kit includes e-track ratchet straps and wheel chocks with bolts for your trailer to ensure safety and secure transport. Our UTV tie downs for trailers fit...

www.rhinousainc.com

The problem I'm facing though is that I don't want them to be on their semi-permanantly. I want to be able to have a mostly clear deck for the occasional utility hauling but I don't want to crawl under the thing to unbolt them every time this scenario arises.

So I'm trying to come up with some sort of idea to make them relatively quick release while still having enough integrity to hold a 1,500lb SxS in place as they should.

Anything out there like this that you're aware of or do any of you have any novel ideas? Best I can come up with is some sort of threaded inserts in the wood that I could zip bolts in/out of quickly but I don't know what product that would be.

Open to suggestions here.

I have D-rings mounted on the floor. I use 2 inch ratchet straps. Sorry I don’t have any pictures my trailer is on a mission currently. Also I have a plastic bed liner I pick up from a wrecked truck. It’s great for hauling mulch,sand,gravel… Just my Red Neck version.