There is a lot to be desired in the equipment tie down world, okay? Load securement. Tractors on trailers, could be skid steers, could be cars, could be all sorts of stuff, okay? So the three things I've got a problem with, one, why aren't equipment manufacturers designing most of this equipment with tie down points in place already? They know people are hauling this equipment around. Come on, go above and beyond. Give us those load securement points that we need when we're towing our equipment. Trailer manufacturers aren't off the hook either, okay? I had to custom add all sorts of stuff to my Gooseneck trailer here in order to have enough tie down points for the various equipment that I'm going to be hauling down the road. And lastly, what about these load securement professionals themselves? The ones that designed the equipment, the straps, the chains, the binders, all that kind of stuff? What's up with that? Why the lack of creativity? Ratchet straps, chain binders, come on. This is old technology. Yeah, sure, keep it simple, stupid, right? But you know what? I like new technology. I like things that make life easier, that make life smarter. I just appreciate innovation. So with all that said, I've got three products here. One to help with your equipment, one to help with that load securement, one to help with the trailer. I'm telling you, these are going to fit a variety of applications. So you're going to want to stay tuned and see what these are all about. Oh, and if you haven't done so yet, hit that subscribe button right underneath the video, read through that description as well. You'll have all sorts of links for these products here as well as other really cool tractor, truck, and trailer products too. And make sure you check out the other videos on my channel. Okay, so the first product up here that we are going to take a look at is a stake pocket D-ring. Now, this isn't really an ideal way to secure equipment right through here. And the reason for that is because at some point you need to go outside the rub rail, all right? And so that means you're going to be exposed to your potentially if you sideswit something or get sideswiped, it could damage your securement point here. Therefore, making your securement point to your equipment that's on your trailer completely ineffective. Well, so that's where this stake pocket D-ring comes into play. All right, you just pull this little pin out here, and it is a snug fit, which is good, but it's adjustable. Okay, you can put it into any of the stake pockets along your rail. You simply slide it down in there. You're going to put this pin through the bottom like so. And boom, away you go. So what do you notice here? Okay, so of course your securement point isn't going to be involved with going outside of the rub rail. Instead, it's going to be right here on the D-ring. Also, take a look at that. Even works with a ratchet strap just like so. Or as you might have guessed, you'll change through there as well. Either way, what this does is keeps your securement point, your strap, your chain, whatever it might be, well inside the edge of the trailer here. That way, you're not going to have any concerns over here. But not only that, it gives you that flexibility all along the rail with all the stake pockets to have more tie down points and get a better chance of proper load securement. All right, guys, well, you know, I am a big fan of ratchet straps, all right? And part of that reason, not the entire reason, but part of that reason is because I feel like you can get such a secure tight connection between the trailer and the equipment, right? That ratchet is very easy to use, very easy to handle, and you can just crank it down easily, quickly, simply, and get that secure feeling and that requirement that you need to safely transport your equipment. Well, lo and behold, Ancro, one of the world's largest load securement manufacturers happened to see one of my videos in the past about load securement and thought they might have some cool products that I should highlight. Ratchet's traps were working just fine for me on all of the track that I have. However, I picked up a skid steer and as you might know, those skid steers are pretty darn heavy. And we were just using like eight straps to get this skid steer tied down securely. And I had binders like this, but they were old and nasty, so I want to head and boss some new ones just like this as well. So we can go ahead and get things secured. But then I remembered we had this easy binder right here as well. Well, after tying down the skid steer just a couple of times with this old traditional style of chain binder here, I quickly realized just how amazing this is. And so I ended up buying three more of these, okay? They did give me this one to try out, but I ended up buying three more of these because they are just so incredibly easy to use. They give you that firm snug feeling that you want. It is a challenge to get. And it's not only tightening them down, but it's then loosening them back up. It's just a real pain in the butt to use these things right here. The best thing I can do is show you just how easy it is to use this easy chain binder right here. Well, so as you might have guessed, you have this arrow here pointing up, so you're typically going to kind of point that you know, imagine the highest point on your chain there. Open it up. It's going to have a, just a little latch like that right there. Just open it up just like that. Go ahead and just hook that on. The magic of this whole thing is it doesn't matter if you pull every single one and get it just as tight as you possibly can. You don't need to rustle that and worry about getting it all the way in that last length, okay? Not a big deal. Just get it relatively tight and then just hook it on. Let's put it right there on that. You can see there's a lot of slack there. All right, so kind of hold that up. Pull right here. See how just hold the other end? Just like that, okay? And hold that so you kind of keep the slack out. And then just tighten it right up. Isn't that incredible? Isn't that crazy? So to release this bad boy, it's very simple as well. Simply pull right there, rock it all the way open, and you break it free. Want to do it there? And you're off. Well now this last item here is going to be for the equipment itself. And this is going to apply to John Deertractor, some Kubota tractors with more models to come as well. But it's going to be tie-down points for the equipment itself. You're staring at a couple of those points right here on this tractor in particular. You're going to have one right here. You're going to have one up here. And then there's also going to be one on the backside as well. This is the challenge with tractors in general and a lot of other equipment is where do you safely tie down the equipment? One, you want to make sure that you're protecting the equipment so that you're not damaging anything once you're tightening it down. Two, you want to make sure it's not going to move around. And three, you want to make sure it's not going to get cut on anything either. So this right here is an example of a tie-down point for a John Deert 3E series tractor. So they are coming out with new products all the time. But these are CNC machines. You're not going to see any welds on here. They're DOT compliant. Going to match right up with existing hardware that's already on your machine. So it's very practical, very economical way to get that added measure of safety. Right here, this is a great look of the rear plate. This is for a John Deert 1025R. You got the integrated tie-down points. You got your two-inch receiver. You even got a pinhole here for garden carts and whatnot as well. Great multi-purpose all-around product. You simply take the flat existing plate out. Reuse the same hardware here and bolt this on in its place. And as you can see, you just fish this right through. Again, there's no welds on here. CNC machine uses the existing hardware multi-purpose too. And DOT compliant. How about that? Now, in case you were curious, they also do make these grab handles right here. Mirror mounts as well. Look at that. Even a step to get up onto your tractor. All right, guys. Well, a great look right here at the three pieces. And Unison being used for load security. You have the steak pocket D-ring. You got the easy chain binder. And you got the muds customs tie-down point for your equipment. If you haven't done so yet, hit that subscribe button right in the underneath the video. Make sure you check out the other videos on my channel. And if you want one of these products, you got to read through that description right underneath the video. All sorts of links down there where you can get these products. Until next time, stay safe. We'll see you soon.