How to Use 2 Inch Ratchet Straps

Dang @D.Tibbitt you got a fast connection. Beat me 2 it!!!

 

If ya dont wanna flip the actual mechanism around then the turn the hook on the rub rail from outside to inside then put strap back thru and tighten... but this way , to tighten, u will need to push up...

 

Edit - in this example I’m ‘securing’ the table - or - the table is the deck of your skateboard.

Open a little till slot is accessible, pass strap through from behind, and excess strap toward you then back over whatever you’re securing.



Then click click click to tighten



Close handle, secure excess - ready to roll.



Open all the way to large notch to release.




Pull strap - ratchet should rotate freely back to allow you to pull strap through, remove roll and store.

 

Extra for experts - here’s how I store excess. Roll it up,



Pass the last loop through the middle of the other loops.


Pull tight and stuff in rub rail, behind tensioned strap, or bungee it .

 

Take that strap winder to a metal shop, have them weld a small rectangle on it where it slips over the rub rail.

Measure it to the inside of the stake pocket. So it fits snug in the stake pocket. That way, you can remove that little bolt that damages your DOT reflective tape every time it’s tightened on the rub rail.

You might not care because it’s a WE trailer, in which case you’ll have to install something in your mind called pride and professionalism, which will ultimately lead to something called success.

I oughta shut my mouth - I’ll wind up having to go to the trailer and show you.

 

Don’t throw hook end, just in case you didn’t know. Bang someone’s head, break stuff.

Never travel with straps stored on winches.

Guy I know - last month - tends to be lazy like this. One got loose, his drive tire ‘stepped’ on it, wound up ripping off his front section of winch track - throwing it through the back of his fuel tank.

Expensive repair for an extra 5 minutes work.