The Complete Guide for Beginners about Flatbed Winch Straps
If you do not know how to use winch straps, then this blog will tell you everything about using the winching straps on flatbeds for loading and securing cargo.
Why Winch Straps are So Popular in Trucking Industry
One of the attractive reasons why winch straps are so popular among many truck drivers is the cost-effectiveness price than other types of ratchet straps. They can be used as heavy-duty winch straps to load and secure the heaviest cargo on road, but they are more affordable than other types of tie down straps. The winch tie down straps can be easily installed along the side of the flatbed trailer and durable and heavy-duty securement.
The most popular sizes of winch straps from our customers are 2” winch strap and 4” winch strap. The material of the truck winch strap is polyester tie down webbing which features a high strength to ensure the cargo is safe and secure during transportation. Also, the winch strap does not have any hardware, so if your strap becomes broken or damaged, they are affordable to replace. Most truck drivers and flatbed fleets use the truck winch straps frequently and are easy to broken. So, they need to replace the winch strap every 3 months on average, then the replacement winch straps are necessary for them, due to the feature of cost-effective of these straps, they have become very popular in the trucking industry.
How to Tighten Winch Straps
- Hook the strap on the side rail
- Feed another side of the strap into the winch and begin to pull the excess slack out
- Ensure the location of the strap is correct on the cargo and start to tighten the winch strap with a flat hook.
- Proceed the winch bar to tighten the strap till your desired tightness
What is the Longest Winch Strap we can make
The regular length of the winch straps that we made is 27 feet and 30 feet long, this is made for our USA wholesalers. But, as the manufacturer of winch straps, we custom-made many winch straps for our other customers in different webbing lengths and webbing colors to fit their different securement purpose. If you want to custom winch strap, please give us a call at (0086) 1505 1715 196 or send an inquiry to: info@webslingness.com
What’s the service life of winch straps
The working life of winch straps mainly depends on how often these straps are being used and if these straps are being well protected. One of the most commonly used protecting methods is using corner protectors. Corner protectors can effectively last the service life of tie down webbing, such as the cuts, burns, tears caused by the sharp edges. Also, the corner protector also helps you prevent the strap been damaged during transportation.
If you can inspect the straps before and after use, protect the strap with corner protectors during moving, your winch straps will last quite a long time. You can see the flatbed truck drives or the professional trucking fleet will repair or replace their winch strap in several months, since time is money for all the truckers and do not spend too much time on several dollars, ensure the security of transportation is always the first element.
How to store winch straps
When the topic comes to the storage of winch straps, you need to store the straps in a cool and dry place, which means you should leave them away from the sunlight and moisture. UV rays will cause damage to the strap and moisture will cause mold. If you found these issues on your straps, you should replace the webbing immediately or buy a new one. The best way to store these straps is to put them in a dry bag or dry box and stored them inside of the truck.
Hardware options for winch straps
Wire hooks are the durable and commonly used tie down hardware for securing cargo on flatbed trailer. Wire hooks are easy and quick to latch into the side of the trailer, save your cargo securement time.
Flat hooks are very similar to wire hooks and are also made with great material. But flat hooks cover a wider surface than wire hooks. For most hauling companies, flat hooks are frequently used hardware, since durability and convenience.
Chain and hook are used to secure the heavier or some applications that the securement point is not commonly used.
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Winch straps are more popular than traditional ratchet straps in the trucking industry
Some of you may ask the difference between traditional ratchet tie down straps and winch straps, they are very similar to use. But for the professional trucking fleet, prefer trailer winch straps better than ratchet straps. Because when using the ratchet strap for flatbeds, you need heavier-duty tie down hardware with the polyester tie down webbing and this is not the cost effective way to load the heavy duty cargo.
Winch straps are a great replacement for ratchet straps that are used for securing the heavy duty cargo, since winch strap does not need the ratchet hardware and can be installed at the side of the flatbed trailer, also use the same great polyester tie down webbing to make the strap.
Winch straps or transport chains
If you are going to consider winch straps or transport chains is better for your cargo securement, you may need to think about several points. One of the points should be the price of using, this is not mean how must does it cost, it also means how long you can use it. Winch straps must be cheaper than transport chains, but the total cost will be more expensive as time passes by. This also depends on the cargo you transported, if you transport the cargo with sharp edges frequently, the transport chains must be your better choice.
You may also need to consider the maintenance of these straps. Obviously, maintaining winch strap is much easier than keep cleaning on the chain, also quality checking on the transport chain is more complicated than winch strap.
How to secure winch straps on the flatbed trailer
Winch straps are installed on the rail of the flatbed trailer and another side can be installed into the winch bar, the strap is tightened by using the winch bar to your desired tightness in just half a minute in an easy way.
Winch straps are very suitable for secure the oversized cargo or some odd shapes loads on the back of the flatbed trailer. Regular replacement for flatbed trailer strap is necessary to ensure the safety of cargo transportation.
FAQ about winch straps
1. What colors of winch straps do you have?
We have red, blue, black, yellow in most, but we can custom made any tie down webbing colors for your flatbed winch strap.
2. Can your winch strap secure hay?
We have few customers who work for farm applications or serve for the farming industry approved that our winch strap works great for them as long as you should follow the working load limit of the straps you use.
3. Does your winch strap work on pallet?
Yes, our flatbed winch strap works great for securing the pallet on the flatbed.
No matter you want to buy winch strap for your own use or you want to wholesale flatbed winch strap, do not hesitate to Call us at (0086) 1505 1715 196 or send an inquiry to: info@webslingness.com
