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These numbers are very scary. Here's the article.
An unrestrained 10-pound dog will exert about 500 pounds of force in a collision at 50 mph, and in a collision at only 30 mph, an 80-pound dog will exert roughly 2,400 pounds of force
My 70 and 90lb dogs have safety restraints that go like this:
dog>harness>leash>bar welded to frame
4x4 with the rear seats down, harness, heavy duty double ply nylon 1" x 4' leash looped through the bar that the rear seats lock into in the up position, which is welded to the frame. Leash J-clipped to D ring on harness. This gives them enough lead to let them get comfortable.
Ive been wanting to replace them (the restraints, not the dogs) and this bit of info is the only reminder I need. The bigger dog has an Easy Rider brand car harness. The standard J clip on the leash isnt big enough to eat both the big D rings on it so I cut it off and threaded that small loop with a real caribiner. The smaller dog has a standard 1" nylon web - over the head/under the chest harness, J clip to D ring. I have a nylon web 'cargo net' suspended from the rear 'oh sh__ handles' and anchored to where the front seats are bolted to the frame which keeps them from getting up front but would probably only slow them down if they became projectiles.
All the harnesses Ive seen close with plastic clips, even the heavy duty ones, so one would think that the clips are not necessarily failure points. The good thing about the Easy Rider is even though it too has a plastic clip, its the 2 steel D rings on the 2" webbing that provide the strength. But when they get out, the Easy Rider has to come off because it slides all around when they play. The standard 1" web harness can stay on all day.
I like this 'Extra Strong' harness (same as this more expensive one), it is the strongest looking one I have seen. Anyone know of a harness (or leash) better suited for this?
An unrestrained 10-pound dog will exert about 500 pounds of force in a collision at 50 mph, and in a collision at only 30 mph, an 80-pound dog will exert roughly 2,400 pounds of force
My 70 and 90lb dogs have safety restraints that go like this:
dog>harness>leash>bar welded to frame
4x4 with the rear seats down, harness, heavy duty double ply nylon 1" x 4' leash looped through the bar that the rear seats lock into in the up position, which is welded to the frame. Leash J-clipped to D ring on harness. This gives them enough lead to let them get comfortable.
Ive been wanting to replace them (the restraints, not the dogs) and this bit of info is the only reminder I need. The bigger dog has an Easy Rider brand car harness. The standard J clip on the leash isnt big enough to eat both the big D rings on it so I cut it off and threaded that small loop with a real caribiner. The smaller dog has a standard 1" nylon web - over the head/under the chest harness, J clip to D ring. I have a nylon web 'cargo net' suspended from the rear 'oh sh__ handles' and anchored to where the front seats are bolted to the frame which keeps them from getting up front but would probably only slow them down if they became projectiles.
All the harnesses Ive seen close with plastic clips, even the heavy duty ones, so one would think that the clips are not necessarily failure points. The good thing about the Easy Rider is even though it too has a plastic clip, its the 2 steel D rings on the 2" webbing that provide the strength. But when they get out, the Easy Rider has to come off because it slides all around when they play. The standard 1" web harness can stay on all day.
I like this 'Extra Strong' harness (same as this more expensive one), it is the strongest looking one I have seen. Anyone know of a harness (or leash) better suited for this?
