does this look just plain wrong

Lol. The lasso straps while still not great, actually have a fighting chance at staying put during transport. I started out with them, they suck.

 

The difference between the strap in the OP and the ones Pedigreed Bulldog show are the steel ring that keeps the strap from coming loose. I have seen many flatbed drivers strap a vehicle by the wheel as in the first post, it may hold, but it is not the auto haul industry standard. If you are hauling new cars you must use an over the tread strap, the major manufacturers do not allow the lasso or basket strap as pictured by Bulldog. Used vehicles often are secured with the lasso type strap, but the trouble with them is the non-driven wheels tend to rotate slightly which lets the strap come loose as you go down the road, even if you have firmly set the parking brake. The strap job in the first post could come loose, without the ring for the strap to pass through it will fall completely off the tire. Even the proper lasso strap will come loose and not provide adequate securement if the wheel rotates even slightly, over the tread is much more secure.

If you are going to use lasso type wheel straps the two point ones as in the below picture are better (the ones on the cargo trailers), hold tighter and less likely to come loose. The over the tread ones are pictures also for reference.

 

Shame on ya'll! Nobody mentioned the fact that as low on the wheel as he has that strap, it stands an exactly zero chance of not coming loose.

 

Doubtful IMO. I think the strap is down against the top of the axle/spindle/knuckle, therefor, cannot fall down, if that is what you are implying.

 

Want a good example of why these straps don't work? Some of you may remember this: http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/...cle_21b9a299-3c86-5e2c-8259-5ff2a7e381b3.html
I remember really well because I saw it in person

 

Doesn't look like there is an idler hook on the strap to use as a true OTW strap.

 

An object in motion tends to stay in motion. If the Dodge was traveling at highway speeds when he impacted the rear of a stopped semi T/T, those 4 little 2" straps didn't stand a chance. The failure point on the straps is well below the force they were trying to hold back. Simple solution? Don't crash. If you're going to crash and don't want the cars flying off front of the trailer, you're going to have to use more than a 2" strap on each tire to hold them back.

 

I will agree that was one hell of an impact but I don't believe that would have happened with otw straps. OTW straps lock the car down tight while lasso's allow the vehicles to rock back and forth even stopping at a red light. It's that rocking that will snap the lasso straps upon impact. If they don't just slip off that is!