Learn how to secure firewood totes on a trailer, check anchors and containment, account for settling, and reinspect straps after rough roads.
Learn how to secure a car on a trailer, compare wheel and structural tie-down methods, check working load limits, and inspect the setup before towing.
See Daren Wendell’s fishing-kayak truck-bed setup, with practical checks for hull support, suitable anchors, strap routing, tension, loose gear, and overhang.
How Do You Use a Ratchet Strap? Thread, Tighten, Release, and Check It To use a ratchet strap, inspect the strap and anchors, attach the ends, and thread the adjustable webbing through the ratchet as its manufacturer directs. Pull excess...
Working load limit (WLL) is the manufacturer-assigned normal-service rating to evaluate for a tie-down component under its instructions. Maximum breaking strength is a failure-related test figure, not a usable working rating. Neither number alone tells you how much cargo a...
What Is TorkStrap? How Its Spring-Loaded Tie-Down Straps Work TorkStrap is a cargo-securement brand that makes spring-loaded flat-webbing tie-down straps. Its spring-supported design is intended to respond when tension changes as a correctly secured load settles. The M500 and HD750...
TorkStrap and Tie Boss use different materials and mechanisms, so they are not exact equivalents. TorkStrap uses spring-tensioned flat webbing: M500 and HD750 have an easy-pull design, while PRO uses a ratchet. Tie Boss uses solid-braid polypropylene rope and a...
Choose E-track straps and accessories by identifying your rail system, selecting a suitable connection, and checking each applicable component’s working load limit (WLL). Consider the cargo, strap routing, loading direction, and rail installation together. Dedicated straps with integrated E-track fittings...
