I finally stopped using those cheap ratchet straps after a close call last month

Had a long talk with my uncle Mike who works at a rigging company. He told me those $5 harbor freight straps are fine for light stuff but once you hit 300 pounds they start slipping. He showed me how the cheap buckles bend after a few uses. I had a 400 pound drill press hanging from two of those straps for 6 months. Now I'm switching to cam buckle straps that cost like $12 each. Has anyone else had a strap fail on them or am I just being paranoid now?

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alice_wilson734d ago

My buddy had a strap snap on his trailer going down the highway. Threw his ATV clean off into a ditch. He was lucky nobody was behind him.

christopher_craig4d ago

Dude that is exactly why I always double up my straps now, @alice_wilson73. Had a similar thing happen with a dirtbike a few years back, the strap just let go and the bike ended up in a cornfield. Lucky for me the guy behind me saw it happen and stopped to help, otherwise I would have never found it.