fastening down a gravity box

johnwayne360 · Oct 2, 2015

how do you fasten down a gravity box on a gear? I was always told to leave one corner chained instead of bolted to give a little flex. But I had an implement install one for me awhile ago-they bolted all four corners. Now one of the bolsters has half broken off. was wondering if i fixed the bolster if i should bolt it back together or just chain the one corner. It took 5 years of hauling to break it.

sd pete · Oct 2, 2015

I used chain on opposite corners. It worked for 15 years.

Mike Aylward · Oct 2, 2015

I have one wagon that is bolted on both rear corners and chained on one front corner. I also have another wagon and a decal on it says to bolt the wagon down at opposite corners ONLY. Both seem to work. The important thing is to not have it bolted solid, as you found out. Mike

newhollandnut · Oct 2, 2015

I've always heard bolt two opposite corners and chain the other two. Always worked good for us

Bob · Oct 2, 2015

That's common around here... bolt the rear, and have a slack chain or two at the front to prevent things from getting out of hand beyond normal flexing.

rustyfarmall · Oct 3, 2015

(quoted from post at 21:39:10 10/02/15) That's common around here... bolt the rear, and have a slack chain or two at the front to prevent things from getting out of hand beyond normal flexing.

Exactly. The front needs to be free to float on both sides.

Part Time Pete · Oct 3, 2015

I bolt the fronts and chain the rears. I run a lot of steep ground, and if you bolt the rears, all the stress of pulling the load has to be routed through the reach, which isn't designed for that
Bolting the front shortens the route of the load
Pete

Leroy · Oct 4, 2015

Every body seems to say to fasten only part way around. They forget that when loaded the box still rests as solid on gear when in a twist the same as if it was bolted solid at all corners. I agre that an unloaded box will twist if all 4 corners are bolted and if left loose will not but it is when you are loaded that the twist becomes harmfull and unless you have a rocking bolster for the front that piviots so both sides of bed still sets solid on that bolster it will twist the same loaded as unloaded with all corners bolted solid. Mine were all bolted solid on all corners and I had 7 beds at one time. The only one that had any piviot for the bed was a wood boulster steer gear and the give was just what was in the pin.

onefarmer · Oct 5, 2015

I remember buying our Unverferth wagon with g-box new, it had the back, both sides bolted and the front free floated.

showcrop · Oct 5, 2015

(quoted from post at 07:41:52 10/03/15)

(quoted from post at 21:39:10 10/02/15) That's common around here... bolt the rear, and have a slack chain or two at the front to prevent things from getting out of hand beyond normal flexing.

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Exactly. The front needs to be free to float on both sides.

What Bob and Rusty say.

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