Straps?

[skinny_pedal]

QUOTE=zukkev;368040]They're good Quality, heavy woven 2" wide straps; been using this brand for some years now---[/QUOTE]

x2 work good. just use something to wrap around the axle to save the strap. o and there fawking long:awesomework:

 

[super samurai]

ya they are those ones i checked them,the wallys ones are the same. my samurai only weighs 3100 lbs and i use four straps, two at each end or sometimes a chain on one end and two straps on the other. also some times i use a chain on both ends and one of those ratcheting type chain binders.

 

[TooRisky]

I use 4 inch straps and rachets rated at 18,000 work and 27,000 breaking...dont not make that mistake that 90% make and not take into concideration physics...If a 4000 lb vehicle traveling at 60mph on your trailer has to make a emergancy stop the stress on your straps if 2-3inch will clearly exceed the rate for the strap...in other words you are ****ed...always ...always ...always overkill the securing of your load and if using straps make sure they are Cal-DOT certified...if using chain 3/8 is the minimum....

Yes I am a professional trucker....

 

[mark]

Mac's (available at Summit and most larger 4x4 on-line shops)
Or Beck's (or what ever their new name is now). Local, find them at the swap meets the easiest.

Either you can usually get a whole kit for under or right around $100. Money well spent IMO. Sure you can save a couple bucks at HD, but having straps designed for what your going is nice.


For pure tying down a rig, the combo straps with the built-in axle loop are quick, simple and damn nice. For more flexibility you can get the separate axle straps and straps and be able to hold odd-sized loads (tube ) on the trailer better.

While they work, the Home-Depot type 'load' straps I think are best left for securing cargo, hence why they are so long. For vehicles I really like that the tie-down straps have a locking/latching hook so that even if anything come loose, the odds of the strap falling off is minimal.


While 4" straps are a bit over kill IMO, I do agree with Too Risky, when it comes to tying down a rig, especially a heavy one, nothing wrong with a bit of overkill or redundancy. 4-straps (or chains) rather than just 2 or 3 (and in most parts of the country, that's the rule, one strap/chain per corner... not a shared chain that just loops from one side to the other.



Chain vs Strap however is personal preference IMO, they both have their advantages and disadvantages. I use both depending on what I'm hauling or securing.
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