Re: Thoughts on this.............
If your chains drag the ground I bet they could be shorter - funny thing - as long as the gap between the anchor points on the vehicle are the same as the gap between the anchor points on the trailer, the chain doesn't need any slack at all, maybe just a little. Same is true if the trailer hooks are farther apart than the vehicle hooks.<br /><br />It's true, check it out - assuming you cross the chains under the hitch - the distance between the ends of the chain is the greatest when the car and trailer are lined up - they just get closer together when you turn either direction.<br /><br />If the gap on the hitch is wider than the gap on the trailer, the trailer hook on the inside of a turn gets a little farther from its corresponding vehicle hook, then gets closer again as the turn gets sharper.<br /><br />Bottom line, you may need way less slack than you think. In fact if your chains drag the ground then so will your trailer tongue, if the chains are ever called into service.<br /><br />The coated cable - any moisture gets inside will stay inside - accelerate corrosion - uncoated at least it could dry out. I have no scientific research to support that.