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Horse Trailer "Butt" Chains
*At this time, we
do not offer steel or aluminum butt bars.
We recommend that you hire a metal fabricator,
in order to correctly match the individual butt
bar attachments on both your trailer wall &
stall divider.
Click here for Round
Breast & Butt Pads:
Trailer Pads |
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Trailer "Butt" Chains
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Replacement
"Butt" Chain for trailers
These are
the best, strongest and most comfortable
trailer replacement chains we can find. Both
sizes have 4 1/2" of 1/8" chain on
each end of a flexible steel cable covered by
1" thick black rubber. Comfortable for
the horse & easy to clean for you!
Made in the USA by
Champion 
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Trailer "butt" chains are necessary for two
reasons:
They serve as a barrier so the horse cannot exit the trailer
when the rear doors are opened.
They save the rear doors on the trailer from warping when a
horse rides with his weight to the rear when
trailering.
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The 27" chain has a 18"
rubber-covered center.
The 42" butt chain has a 33"
rubber-covered center.
The most
important thing to remember when completely
replacing your trailer chains is that care
must be taken as to where you attach them to
the trailer. Be sure there are no protruding
steel clips or loops in the stall area to cause injury when
the horse is moving backwards out of the
trailer. When the chain is let down, check
to be sure the snap or "S" hook
naturally hangs straight down or it can
catch on your horse's tail, halter or blanket.
Recommended
hardware for completely replacing trailer
chains include:
1 flush
mount D-ring attached to the trailer
wall
2 "quick
links" at either side of the
trailer chain
1 snap
hook or "S" hook to
attach the chain to the middle divider
1 weld-on
clip or screw-on eyebolt
attached to the top of the middle divider
(where the snap end of the chain attaches)
TRAIL PALS TIP: Measure
the straight distance across the stall in
the trailer, then slack the chain a little.
The shortest animal should not be able to
get his back under the chain. On a horse,
the chain should naturally set about 1/2 way
between the hock and top of the tail. The
horse should be able to feel the barrier
when he puts pressure on it, then he should
move forward & the chain should slack at
rest. The barrier is adjusted correctly when
the horse cannot lean back on the trailer
doors when trailering.
*The hardware
products shown are available below, or on the
Trailer
Parts page.
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Trailer "Butt" Chain, 27" |
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Trailer "Butt" Chain, 42" |
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D-Ring, Surface Mount "Anti-Rattle" Tie Down |
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Not recommend
for tying horses! |
Flush
mount, two pieces. Standard steel
ring and mounting bracket slips behind the 4
1/8" (across) anti-rattle hard plastic collar.
Good for fastening butt or breast bars (wall
mount) because when the chain is unsnapped, the horse can slide by it without injury. Fastens with ONE screw or carriage bolt. Breaking strength is
1,500 lbs. Used in utility trailers as a
floor-mount tie down
or in trailers used for both off -road vehicle use &
horse hauling.
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D-Ring, Surface-Mount Tie Down,
1500 lbs. |
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Quick
Link, 1/4" D |
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The1/4" Quick Link
is generally use to connect chain in applications such as butt chains. Approximately 2
1/4"L X 1 1/4" wide X 1/4" diameter.
Electro-galvanized Steel.
*Heavy Duty Quick-Link (3/8"
D) for trailer safety chains: sold
on the Hitching & Hauling
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Quick Link, 1/4" D" |
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"S" Hooks,
Light Applications |
It's best to to match
the diameter of the S Hook to the diameter
of the chain it's attached to. |
The small
1/8" in diameter S hook
is for
very light applications. 117
lb. working load limit, 1 3/4" L. 351 lb.
minimum breaking strength. Steel.
The medium 3/16" in
diameter S hook is for
light applications, such as attaching
trailer feed bags to D-rings. 2 1/2" L. 189
lb. working load limit, 567 lb. minimum
breaking strength. Steel.
The large 5/16" S Hook is for medium applications,
such as attaching butt chains to the trailer
wall.
3 1/8" L. 523 lb. working load
limit, 1,292 lb. minimum breaking strength. |
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"S" Hook, 1/8" D |
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"S" Hook, 3/16" D |
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"S" Hook, 5/16" D |
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Snap
Hook, 2K |
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The 2K snap hook takes
the place of a "S" hook, such as in
connecting butt chains to the trailer
divider. You will have to use a Quick Link
in between this snap & the butt chain snap. 3/8"
in diameter, used to connect 3/16" chain.
Rated as Class I at 2,000 lbs, so it
can be used for butt chains or safety
chains on small utility trailers. |
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Snap Hook, 2K |
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Snap Link,
5/16" OD X 3 1/4" L |
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The 3 1/4" long snap link is
5/16" in diameter It's rating is 350 lbs.
Polished steel. This steel snap link
will snap on to the butt chains or eye bolt
perfectly.
We like it because it has no sharp edges
that the horse can catch himself on.
D-rings w/ mounting brackets, are
found on the D-Ring & Tie Loop page.
This snap link is NOT rated
high enough to use with safety chains on
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Snap Link, 5/16" D X 3 1/4" L |
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Screw-On
Eye Bolt |
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3" long, 1 1/4" wide & the
opening is 3/4". 1 1/4" in diameter. Steel.
Use in wood applications, such as a place to
fasten butt chains on top of the stall divider.
Pre-drill a hole down through the steel
frame into the plywood divider, then screw
in the eye bolt. |
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Screw-On Eye Bolt |
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