Tie down strap means lot different things to different people, we will focus on big rig tie downs in our discussion, specifically, we are going to talk about flat bed truck this time.
Since people put all kinds of stuff on the flat bed truck, sometimes they just have to , the requirement for tie downs become pretty complex .
Now let’s talk about winch straps and truck winches, lots of flat beds have winches installed or .
Portable winch and Winch Tie Downs .
Some trailers come with weld on winches installed, not all flat beds have winches installed . When the flat bed have the winches installed, we can use winch straps to tie down loads on the trailer , usually we tie down steel coils, concrete pipes, skids, anything that not too heavy for the 5400lbs safe load limit . Winch straps usually come with flat hooks, since we usually hook the straps on the edge of the flat bed , of course the wire hook can be used too. We can find 2” and 4” winches and 2” and 4” winch straps , depends on different situation , the length of strap can be 20′, 25′, 27′, 30′, 35′, 40′ or more than 50′ .
Now let’s talk about ratchet straps, which are the most popular tie downs .
Ratchet Tie Down is most popular tie down straps because of their capability , you can put them almost anywhere when it’s applicable. The ending comes with quite some varieties, flat hooks, wire hooks , chain anchor , snap hooks, endless and more. And it’s width can be 1” to 4”, length can be a few feet to more than 50 feet . On big rigs ratchet tie downs are the most used tie down devices for shippers , those trailers without winches installed will find ratchet straps pretty useful .
In order to acquire these tie down straps, you have the choice between local stores and online stores , depends on your needs , sometimes purchase them locally is an good idea , sometimes online deals are much better .
Tags: flat bed, ratchet straps, tie down straps, truck tie downs, winch straps
