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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jmatt20" data-source="post: 5697" data-attributes="member: 186"><p>in CA. you must have four separate tie down chains or straps ,on my older machine i used the backhoe mounting balls in the front and in the back there where slots on the lower side of the machine also on the axle braces there were slots that a hook would fit. on my s220 i use four nylon straps with ratchets ,rated at 10000 lbs each ...15.00 bucks at home depot and D.O.T. approved . the 220 has two loops of steal on the front of the boom just above the bucket,and in the back i put the hooks in the hole you use to grease the back of the lift arms. if you tie the machine down without tieing over or to the lift arms you must also have a tie down for the lift arms so they can not come up during transport. the old way where you hooked to one side of the machine then thru the d ring on one side of the trailer across the deck thru the other d ring and then to the other side of the machine is not acceptable to the chp it give you a four point tie down, but not four separate chains or straps. i know ,83 dollar ticket.</p></blockquote><p></p>