what to do with excess strap

[sparc]

I either put it under the strap before tightening like the others do in a 8 to 12" stack or I also carry about 10 of them small bungees with a ball on the end. Its a loop type thing with a ball and they work well for securing the folded up excess.

Chris

Thatswhat i have been using and they have worked out nicely. Before that i used to tie them to the strap.

 

[clemsonfor]

I usually use pretty long tie-down straps and most of the time have excess strap that would flop around in the wind if not tied up. I don't want to have 200 different straps of varying length, so I just deal with it. I usually fold the excess a couple times and tie the big folded bunch around the used part of the strap of something else nearby. This gets to be quite a hassle especially when using the 2" or 3" straps. With all of the creative people on this site I figured someone had an efficient system to keep the "tails" from blowing in the wind and wearing them out or getting caught in tires.

I have not read all the responses yet but what i do on my 16ft or how everlong they are 2" wide straps, is that i tie them off. For example if i am binding the rear wheels on tractor i will take the tag end and wrap it either on the front rail of trailer or on the front bumper of the tractor so i just run it up there and tie it off with like a 1 ft tag end. If i need i will loop through something then back to something else if there is not a long enough run to only streach it one way. Like on a 4wheeler on a short trailer.

 

[clemsonfor]

I tie mine to each other. Looks like crap, but I figure that if one comes loose, at least it won't fall off. View attachment 291239

exactly the idea i do.