How To Use A Winch Strap To Tie Down Loads On The Trailer
How to use a winch strap? If you are a professional transportation service company or some individuals who carry on the hauling work, you must have the winch along the side of your truck and trailer, since winches are really useful to assist you to finish a lot of work.
But, the winch is only a part of the tie downs, only the winch strap winder can not finish the tie down work, So, our winch strap can work with the winch bar to secure the loads.
What is a Winch Strap?
A winch strap is a tie-down strap used for securing the cargo, mainly on the flatbed trailer and truck. They are made of durable polyester webbing which is against bad weather conditions.
Adavantages of winch strap
- Cheap – winch straps are cheap tie downs than chains and suitable for secure your cargo.
- Soft and light – winch strap is made from polyester webbing which makes the safety tie-downs lightweight and soft which could protect the loads surface, especially when you are hauling some fragile cargo.
- Durable-the material of the winch strap is polyester webbing, which is strong than nylon and polypropylene. The polyester webbing material can effectively against tear and wear.
- Usability-the strap is easy to install into the winch and easy to use.
The application of winch strap
Most of the time, the winch strap is used for the truck and trailer where has the winch at the side of it, then wrapping over the loads, tighten it with the winch.
How to use the truck winch strap?
- install the winch strap with the winch spool
- Wrap the strap around the loads and keep it straight
- Hook the strap at the anchor point on the truck.
- Lock the winch in order to avoid the strap slide.
- Turn the winch to tighten the strap to the desired strength
