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[Reb954]

You deserve it. For something built for 努ork a pickup bed is useless. That test in discussion is about like comparing a glass mason jar vs a piece of pvc pipe to contain a grenade.

That depends on the kind of work a person is doing with the pickup. My standard pickup bed with a shell works just fine for my work.

 

[hawkeye08]

State patrol guy asked my Pa once what the rope holding the boat on the trailer was rated for. Pa told him the answer and the guy was getting ready to write up a ticket for improperly secured boat or something when Pa explained the boat weighed 10,000lbs and the trailer 2,400lbs. The rope was there to keep the trailer attached to the boat, not the boat to the trailer.. no ticket. I doubt that would work today, probably get the whole rig impounded. LOL

 

[dragoneggs]

State patrol guy asked my Pa once what the rope holding the boat on the trailer was rated for. Pa told him the answer and the guy was getting ready to write up a ticket for improperly secured boat or something when Pa explained the boat weighed 10,000lbs and the trailer 2,400lbs. The rope was there to keep the trailer attached to the boat, not the boat to the trailer.. no ticket. I doubt that would work today, probably get the whole rig impounded. LOL

Good one!

 

[rangerfredbob]

I'm also using a 10,000 lb ratchet strap; I won't even give storage space to anything smaller.

I wondered if that was part of the equation... 2-3 of the 1" ratchet straps should be more than sufficient for a sled... I usually use 2-3 holding my 400lb 4 wheeler on my flat deck trailer and usually 2 holding my 350lb 3 wheeler to the same trailer... I've offroaded my Ranger with the 3 wheeler in the back with one cinch strap across the thing... With the ratchet on the big ratchet straps you can put a ridiculous amount of tension on them, enough to secure a load needing the full rating, if you tighten it as such you are bound to break something...

 

[Jstpssng]

I wondered if that was part of the equation... 2-3 of the 1" ratchet straps should be more than sufficient for a sled... I usually use 2-3 holding my 400lb 4 wheeler on my flat deck trailer and usually 2 holding my 350lb 3 wheeler to the same trailer... I've offroaded my Ranger with the 3 wheeler in the back with one cinch strap across the thing... With the ratchet on the big ratchet straps you can put a ridiculous amount of tension on them, enough to secure a load needing the full rating, if you tighten it as such you are bound to break something...

I don't trust those small straps, I see broken pieces along the side of the rad all of the time. I use one strap run through the rear suspension to hold the sled in, then a rope run through the front bumper of the sled to my ladder rack for insurance. I also set the brake but that's just to look good; that sheet of plywood setting on the plastic bed liner would slide right off if the sled wasn't tied down.

 

[RandyT]

I don't trust those small straps, I see broken pieces along the side of the rad all of the time. I use one strap run through the rear suspension to hold the sled in, then a rope run through the front bumper of the sled to my ladder rack for insurance. I also set the brake but that's just to look good; that sheet of plywood setting on the plastic bed liner would slide right off if the sled wasn't tied down.

Been using the small straps for 20 plus years and have never had one break. I have had a couple that the tied tails become loose and then went under the trailer tires and got destroyed leaving parts along the road. Which in some cases can pull the strap in two leaving even more parts along the road.

 

[LD48750]

I don't trust those small straps, I see broken pieces along the side of the rad all of the time. I use one strap run through the rear suspension to hold the sled in, then a rope run through the front bumper of the sled to my ladder rack for insurance. I also set the brake but that's just to look good; that sheet of plywood setting on the plastic bed liner would slide right off if the sled wasn't tied down.

If you need that much strap, you should have a bigger truck & an appropriate equipment trailer for the safety of the motoring public.

 

[4570Man]

If you need that much strap, you should have a bigger truck & an appropriate equipment trailer for the safety of the motoring public.

Good 1” straps cost more than a 2” strap. I use 2” straps for light loads all the time.

 

[duramaxsky]

I have a couple sets of the good 1" straps and a bunch of the cheap ones. They are fine as long as you use them for the correct load. I also have 2" and 4" for the trailers. 1" fit the tie points in a pick up better. I see all sizes of broken straps as well as broken chains on the side of the road. As I am a truck driver and do 200 to 300 miles a day I see a lot of things. For you guys who say only chains there was a chain that came loose near here a few years ago. It was a guy hauling a car on a trailer and the binder ended up on the deck. It bounced off on a bump and went through the windshield of a car tailgating him. Our state has crazy laws about unsecured loads. The binder killed the passenger of the car. He went to prison. A strap won't do that. I have chains but only use them for loads that a strap is not correct. Due to weight or type. On a load with tires or suspension a chain is more likely to come loose. The newer ratchet binders do help prevent that as you can pull farther to compress suspensions or tires. But a strap will pull it farther and after a little movement down the road if the load settles you can tighten a lot more without releasing it first and loosing what you already have. I know there are chain only people here but the DOT and trucking companies are moving to straps for loads that they work for the reason chains come loose and fall off easier. Either due to a slight shifting of the load or improper installation. There are a lot of things where only chains will work. But that's the only time I use them.

 

[4570Man]

I have a couple sets of the good 1" straps and a bunch of the cheap ones. They are fine as long as you use them for the correct load. I also have 2" and 4" for the trailers. 1" fit the tie points in a pick up better.

For a pickup bed good 1” straps are definitely the way to go. You can get 1” straps with a 3,000 pound breaking strength maybe more. I buy mostly 2” clip end straps. I hate a J hook on a 2” strap. A 2” clip strap hooks great on a trailer or on the sides of my dump trucks. Once you move past the dinky 1” straps that aren’t fit to tie down a washing machine the biggest issue with straps is idiots putting them across sharp edges and cutting them.