Toy Hauler Ice Castle Tiedowns

Hi all,
I picked up a 2018 Ice Castle with dropdown rear ramp door this spring. I need to install some tiedowns. I’m thinking of putting 1 on each side up by the stove and maybe 1 in back in the middle. The 2 rear boxes shown lift up out of the way for the atv or snowmobile to drive in.

I’m wondering what type of tiedown point you’d install and how you would attach them.

I’ve considered E track. It would give some flexibility for tiedown attachment points, but i know it can be “sharp” to stand on and we’ll be in here barefoot at night and while camping. I also don’t want a long track getting in the way of extra chair legs when company is along fishing.

Considered flush mount but would rather not cut big holes in the floor, and the floor is spray foamed so I’d rather not have to cut all the foam out to install anything.

Wondering about just a couple decent sized D rings screwed into the top of the trailer frame with coated self tappers for the smallest foot print and least disruption to the floor and insulation.

Anybody have better ideas?

Tucker

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D-rings bolted through the frame. These trailers see lots of salt, I wouldn’t trust a self tapper in that climate to hold down a heavy machine, specially with all the bouncing ice houses do.

If I had mine at my house, I would snap a picture. But I have the recessed cup-style D-ring bolted to the frame. You can cover them with a rug if you need, but they sit flush and you won’t stub your toe on them. Recessing is hands down your best bet, I wouldn’t even consider other options. Specially with a little one running around the ice house with holes open, kids trip over their own feet.

Is your rear dinette free floating??

B-man wrote:

Is your rear dinette free floating??

Yes the rear table is mounted on 2 poles. Pull the poles out and all that’s left is the 2 pedistal style mounts.

The 2 seats are boxes that just lift up and out of the way.

Merican Eagle, so mounted over the top of the frame they still sit flush? I though the cup that sits below the top plate might be deeper than the plywood floor. I was assuming the floor is 3/4 plus whatever thickness the rubber is.

If they fit with no issues, that might be the best way to go. No tripping hazard and maybe the cleanest look.

How did you cut the floor out over top of the frame? Router? Hole saw?

404 ERROR wrote:

D-rings bolted through the frame. These trailers see lots of salt, I wouldn’t trust a self tapper in that climate to hold down a heavy machine, specially with all the bouncing ice houses do.

If I had mine at my house, I would snap a picture. But I have the recessed cup-style D-ring bolted to the frame. You can cover them with a rug if you need, but they sit flush and you won’t stub your toe on them. Recessing is hands down your best bet, I wouldn’t even consider other options. Specially with a little one running around the ice house with holes open, kids trip over their own feet.

^^^^^ Ditto

curleytail wrote:

Merican Eagle, so mounted over the top of the frame they still sit flush? I though the cup that sits below the top plate might be deeper than the plywood floor. I was assuming the floor is 3/4 plus whatever thickness the rubber is.

If they fit with no issues, that might be the best way to go. No tripping hazard and maybe the cleanest look.

How did you cut the floor out over top of the frame? Router? Hole saw?

I didn’t take any pictures but I used a router to route out only about 1/4″ of the floor where I wanted them. Then just drilled holes and bolted them down.

When I said they sit flush, I should have said they sit relatively flush. They do stick up a little bit, but not that bad.