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Kimbo (the shaky video's not easy to watch but it's an interesting use of straps)...
roverjohn--- I'm not sure what you mean by 'spread the load around'. Could you explain?roverjohn said:I've used ratchet straps for years and been happy with them. You can spread the load around and they can give a little and then snap back in rougher terrain. Also it's pretty easy to see when they start to wear and they stay pretty strong until quite worn so less suprises .
Thanks for the detail, roverjohn. I was wondering exactly that-- whether you run any straps front-to-back. The other detail is very helpful for us in thinking about how the setup would work for our individual rigs and what that would mean during loading and unloading. Appreciate it!roverjohn said:I use more than four straps to 'spread the load around'. On my last camper which was a fairly heavy StarCraft I used four to keep the camper down and the two more to keep it forward in the truck. May not have been necessary but I never had a problem and didn't have them banjo string tight. My straps are pretty beefy. Maybe three inches wide. I'm not near them at the moment but I think they have a 2500lb rating. My straps were all in the bed when hooked up because my tie down points were pretty far inboard.
I use one of these straps to hold my 1100lb mower to my utility trailer and have been using the same strap for a couple of years now.
I threw a hydro belt the other day and had to use the strap as a winch to get the mower on to the tilt bed trailer. Eight inches at a crack was no fun but I got it on and home.
As far as releasing them it's no issue. You put a tiny bit of tension on and then pull the release lever