How To Wind Up Winch Straps If You Do Not Have A Winch Winder？

Both winch straps and winch winders are essential tools for the truck driver, the truck driver using the winch winder to roll up the winch strap can make the tie down job much easier. Using a winch winder to tie down the cargo only need one minute, improving the efficiency of hauling. But, if when you do not have a winch winder in hand, how do you do?

How about using a winch bar?

Winch bar is also a widely used tool to tighten the straps on the cargo for securing purposes. But, a winch bar is not an easy tool to use, after your work gets finished, your arm will be very tired. A winch bar is a very good tool to tighten the strap over the top of cargo and make a good tightness, but also an inefficient tool for winding straps.

How about winding straps by hand?

There are also a lot of drivers using hand to wind straps and using the screwdriver to stick it into the pinhole of the winch axle. But, we don’t think winding strap in this way is better than a winch bar.

Separate the winch strap from the winch?

Some truck drivers like to separate the winch strap from the winch when they don’t need to work. This is not a bad habit but a waste of time. Drivers worry about damaging the straps due to the weather. But, that is ok, you just need to organize the straps with the winch in order, they don’t affect a lot.

How about using ratchet straps instead when you do not have winches?

In some cases, if your flatbed trailer does not allow you to install the winch, you can use ratchet straps instead of the winch straps. But, this needs more labor and takes more time than you really want to spend on the cargo securement.

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