Why strap like this?
Posted by jameswoodMOT@reddit | Truckers | View on Reddit | 14 comments
Sat in traffic today (U.K.) and this pulled up along side, couldn’t work out why some of the straps run through the steel loops before anchoring on the bed.
Can’t quite see in the photo but the ones at the rear run through a loop and double back on themselves to anchor under the loader.
timybigman@reddit
Notice he’s in the United Kingdom. Different rules. We can use straps on rubber tyres and that is how you are told to strap it in the factory.
TDOTBRO@reddit
Oh yeah they do everything weird there. I even heard they drive on the wrong side!!
timybigman@reddit
Some days they all drive on the wrong side!!
z247x@reddit
Forgot to bring chains? Seems wrong to use 2 inch straps on something that heavy.
Jacktheforkie@reddit
Straps are common for securing vehicles, car haulers have a strap net that secures around the tyres, chains are mainly for larger vehicles, usually heavy machinery is chained and strapped
chromaticskyline@reddit
That’s a telehandler, curb weight is 29,000. It should be chained.
L0quence@reddit
If that machine is over 10,000lbs it needs chains. It should be chained in general not strapped.
Jacktheforkie@reddit
That’s a telehandler, looks like a fairly big box ne, I commonly see chains to the body mounts combined with tyre straps
nerdariffic@reddit
Zoom in on the front hook of the strap. It's not fully hooked! It looks like it's relying on the pressure on the tip of the hook instead of the curved part.
possibly_lost45@reddit
I don't know why he did it but it's absolutely useless.
WTFisjuice1@reddit
Because he's as green as at that telly, no chains? Violation. 2 inch straps? Violation. Even putting a 4 inch strap around the tread and hooking up to the trailer grates? Believe it or not, Violation.
DanEpiCa@reddit
In general you want the angle from strap to truck as steep as possible so it pulls down with as much force as possible rather than loosing some force to the sides and that's one way to achieve that.
deshwitat03@reddit
True but in that case the strap should go over the tire to basically pull it straight down. This looks like it went around the outside, looped partially around the inside, and then back down along the outside. That significantly reduces the lashing force due to the friction at the corners.
DanEpiCa@reddit
Oh yeah, there's definitely better ways to secure stuff than shown in the picture.