Everything You Need to Know About Car Tie Downs Straps

Ratchet straps are mainly used for securing the cargo during transportation and today we are going to talk about one of the specific applications that we are serving for, car tie down straps for vehicle securement.

The value of transportation cars or motorcycles is relatively high.so, the carrier always asks, how can I guarantee that my vehicle can be fixed securely on my trailer without any risk to the vehicle, trailer? The answer is you should find the proper to fit the vehicle you need to transport. The most important indicator is that to find the strap working load limit rated for the gross weight of your vehicle. Here are some tips for car tie down straps for securing the vehicle on the trailer.

Car Tie Down Suggestion

• Keep your vehicle balanced at four securement points. You should take at least 4 car tie down straps to balance the weight of your vehicle. During transportation, You will encounter many unexpected situations, such as rough roads, sudden brakes, sharp turns, etc. All of these will increase the risk during the transportation of your vehicle. Of course, you can use 8 tie down straps to secure your car, if you feel 4 securing strap is not safe enough.
• Inspect if any defects on your vehicle strap before every use. Checking if the car tie downs have any defects on the tie down webbing, such as holes, wear, mildew. All of these defects will increase the risk to damage your car tie down straps and furthermore damage your vehicle. So, if you find your tie down strap is unsafe, do not use it anymore, the cost of a ratchet strap is much smaller than the damage caused by the broken ratchet strap.
• As you know the tie down straps for cars are made from polyester and the stretch of the polyester is only 3% of the total length of your tie down webbing, which is so much better than nylon webbing. But we still suggest you check the tightness of your car tie down strap for around every 50 miles to make sure your car has been safely secured all the time. If you find your car tie down straps is loose, please retighten them.
• 4 point securement is the most common mode for operation, but also have customers do 8 point securement to provide extra protection. 4 point securement is 2 ratchet straps in the front and 2 ratchet straps in the back. 8 point securement is 4 car straps tie down in the front and 4 car straps tie down in the back. You choose the amount of straps for cars according to the car’s gross weight and your experience.
• Lasso straps can be regarded as the protection strap to deal with emergencies on the road, such as sudden braking, sudden lane change, and your cars may move forward. The lasso tire straps can prevent the car from lunging due to emergencies.
• Suggest putting some rags around the wheel rim in order to protect them from scratching.
• In some cases, your vehicle tire will leak air and get flat, it will getting damage and may spread to other vehicles. This is why we need to make 4 securement points instead of only one. Putting the rags also reduced the possibility of danger if the car tire getting flat.

Which is Better to Tie Down Cars? Car Tie Down Straps or Car Tie Down Chains

In the professional auto hauling company, there are two main ways to secure your car on the trailer, there should be car tie down straps and car tie down chains. Each of them has advantages and disadvantages, let’s take a look at them:

• Car tie down chains is strong and rigid to secure your vehicle on the trailer because it is made of high strength steel. But because of its rigidity, it is very easy to damage the surface and frame of the car. Improper securement, the sudden situation on the road, all these may increase the tie down steel chain damage your car.
• Car hauler straps are made from polyester webbing, this material is soft and can be designed according to different needs. But as we stated above, this material has 3% stretchiness, so you need to take a look and retighten for every 50 miles (this is not limited, you can do every 40 miles, you can also do every 60 miles).

Choosing which type of car tie downs depending on car type and your personal preference, just make sure the vehicle you transport can not exceed the working load limit of the down strap.

How to Tighten Car Hauling Straps?

1. Thread the tie down webbing in the center spool of the ratchet.
2. Pull the slack of the webbing till straight.
3. Moving the ratchet handle up and down to your desired tension, you need to control the tightness because it can’t be too tight or too loose.

How to Loosen Trailer Straps for Cars?

1. Pull the tab under the ratchet handle.
2. Hold it and make sure the ratchet mechanism is lying flat completely.
3. Pull the webbing out of the ratchet spool.
4. Pull the tab and restore the flat ratchet to its original state.

If you are interested in car hauler tie down straps or want custom-made car tie down straps, feel free to send your detailed request to: info@webslingness.com or give us a Call/WhatsApp at (0086) 1505 1715 196, our tie down experts is here to answer questions from you.