Wheel chock

[fireball]

Greetings all,

I was hoping to get some input on everyone's favorite light weight set of wheel chocks they like to keep in their front nose box?

I can use rocks, logs, scraps of 4 x 4 but thought there might be a low cost low weight solution instead.

 

[Doc Foster]

I use a pair of these http://www.walmart.com/ip/Camco-Whe...fault&beacon_version=1.0.1&findingMethod=p13n
and tie a piece of paracord to it to make it easier to grab ahold of for removal.

 

[rnArmy]

Nine dollars at Harbor Freight

http://www.harborfreight.com/solid-rubber-wheel-chock-69853.html

 

[Vanaroo]

I've tried a few different purchased chocks. For my use, I've settled on the black rubber ones in the post just above this one. They are the ones I trust when I'm chocking my rig at a launch ramp (and prefer to only launch the boat not the van too!). BUT they have some distinct downsides. One is they are quite heavy (as compared to others) and two is that they permanently stink of strong chemical/rubber smell (or at least two years in outdoor/ventilated space has not taken away the smell). But they are really grippy and I trust them.

I've also used the yellow hard plastic type. They are very light, and don't smell, but can sometimes slip and also will break if you accidentally run over them. I do keep one in the driver stepwell of my van just for quick stops where I might want it (and there's no way I'd keep one of the black rubber ones inside).

The third type I have tried are the orange urethane ones. They seemed to be very high quality and don't smell, so I had high hopes for them -- but I found them to be too slippery for my use (darnit). They were this type:

http://www.amazon.com/Roadblock-UC1...1464041934&sr=8-3&keywords=orange+wheel+chock

I kind of knew there might be a problem when one of the reviewers said he loved how they would slide. He used them to slowly "slip" something down a ramp. But they probably work great for certain situations.

 

[vegasjeepguy]

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Nine dollars at Harbor Freight

http://www.harborfreight.com/solid-rubber-wheel-chock-69853.html

THESE!

 

[fireball]

Good info guys. Thanks for the thoughts!

 

[jays0n]

+1 on the Harbor Freight chocks, they are pretty heavy though, couple pounds each.

 

[bunger]

I use these, but only for my small trailer.
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Reese-Towpower-Wheel-Chock-Wedges-2pk/16880816

 

[(none)]

Yup, el cheapo rubber ones are fine. I had 2 come with my el cheapo trailer, improved the value by 10%!

 

[McCall Pinz]

Those Harbor Freight ones smelled so bad that my entire family requested they go to the thrift store. I'm back to a 4x4 block.

 

[MountainD]

^^^That is the reason I did not buy them. My buddy has them for years, they still reek. That particular smell has a very toxic tinge to it, whether or not it is toxic, I don't care. Every time he opens his tongue box, that smells comes out.

 

[toymaster]

Here is some unobtainable...

http://www.offroaders.com/directory/products/ORTT_Wheel_Chokes.htm

I wanted to buy a set (when they were being made) a few years back and did not..... darn it!

 

[TwinStick]

Miss-post, sorry.

 

[TwinStick]

I made my own. Easy-peasy. I used 3 2"x10"s, stacked 3 high, cut at a 45* angle, glued & screwed together, coated with HDepot's 10X deck coating (4 coats), put handles on & made my own teeth from angle aluminum. They work great & really dig in on uneven terrain.








I also have a 4 set of these: https://www.etrailer.com/Wheel-Chocks/Husky/34714.html