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An errant strap can cause a lot of damage!
 
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Why would that be sad?
At least in that case some innocent bystander was not hurt by the cluster f...

Sad because the loader did not learn a thing. The next time could be the problem and hopefully there are no innocent victims.
 
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I guess I just don稚 agree with your premise that it痴 a sad thing that it didn稚 happen so you can state it the way you see it and I値l read it the way I see it
 
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The fact you can see how badly chafed/cut that strap is from the rub rail is why I generally dont use them anymore. I got similar wear on the dull bumper of my L3200 in a quick test haul. Decided it would be easier to chain rather than make sure my straps would never rub. Add in the fact a dull rub rail will do that when you loop to keep the hook from popping loose & it just reaffirms my decision.

Straps are usually faster, & I've thought about getting some with 2' of chain & latching hooks on the ends. But it's probably not worth it for only part time use.
 
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I rarely haul anything big, but since a friend gave me some heavy duty straps with the chain ends, I have never used a chain and load binder again.
 
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Re post 11376, my brother did that with a light sports car (non running and winched out of a shed) loaded tail first and snugged up hard on the front bar of the deck. However he only jack knifed it and put a massive dent in the right rear side panel on the family car.
 
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Re post 11391, JCB Fasttrack, if you hit the motorway, how many idiots would chase you to have a closer look, and/or overtake you?
 
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I use straps 2 inch straps frequently, however I feared friction would eventually cut thru from sharp edges.

My solution was to cut wear sleeves that I position wherever there is sharp edges.
Old fire hose is great for that purpose.

The fire hose found in most commercial buildings is 1 1/2 inch and fit my 2 inch binders nicely.
 
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..........The fire hose found in most commercial buildings is 1 1/2 inch and fit my 2 inch binders nicely.
Don't they get sorta miffed to find it missing?
 

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