RobertN
Super Member
john_bud said:RobertN,
Careful you don't get a large ticket for failure to secure. Some officers will judge "its ability to safely secure the load" the same way the coast guard or DNR judges a life jackets ability to save your life. That is any cut or tear or signs of visible wear or even oil contamination -- DISQUALIFIES -- it.
That's my biggest knock against straps, they are only good until you get a teeny tiny cut or some fraying. Then they are no longer up to rated capacity and are deemed junk by the man in blue. Some may let you slide where others won't. Sort of like playing the lottery. A chain can be dirty, oily, even have surface rust and still have "its ability to safely secure the load" intact. So, yeah, you can use straps, but you have to watch them like a hawk!
jb
I use chain and binders. I have thrown out straps, because as you mention, they can easily get nicked around sharp things on tractors. They were ok, till they got nicked.