Having a problem towing a car on a trailer?
I have been hauling my mini-van on an open car trailer and the straps are always loose when I stop for a break. I have (4)5000lb ratchet straps that I have cinched up as tight as they can go, or I h...
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DougE wrote:
Maybe you're not getting enough wraps around the ratchet spindles?
What Doug said. When you use ratchet straps a lot of people pull all the slack out and then start ratcheting them tight. This doesn't put enough strap around the ratchet and causes them to slip. I used to be a loadmaster in the Air Force and we were required to make sure that there was 1 1/2 turns around the ratchet when using tie down straps.
