Snap binders

So in my neck of the woods we put chicken wire through the hole in the end of the handle after it's snapped tight, then we wrap the wire around the binder so it can not come undone and open.

 

Right on. That's one supply I've been meaning to get but keeps slipping my mind. A roll of that wire can be very useful for a bunch of stuff..
That's the idea behind that kinedyne keeper I pictured. I has 3 settings for tightness & goes around the handle after boomed down to keep it from opening up..

 

here in Alberta is it law that snap boomers (or over-center loadbinders as they are called here) must be secured with wire or any other approved device to prevent them from popping open.

many oil and service companies have banned over-center boomers, not even allowed to carry them on your truck onto their sites.

 

Maybe the officer was smokin some of those left handed cigarettes. If snap binders are illegal, i'll quit trucking right now. I used both, and many times one will take a bungee after wrapping the excess chain around the snap binder, and secure it with the bungee. Ratchet binders are much better on certain loads, and though they can be a little bit of a pain in the ***. The worst part is when the end comes off when they hang in your headache rack. I'd call the main office of the D.O.T and ask someone not on drugs, like the officer

 

Or maybe he was ignorant of the regs, just like many drivers!

 

Wow I was unaware of that officer, do you mind showing me in the regs where it says that?

 

Halliburton banned them because they kept hiring no shifting noobs that didn't know how to get out of the way. One too many cheater bars to the face. Had nothing to do with the actual binder.

 

My only complaint about snap binders is getting them off if they turn a bit. I don't have a special tool, or prybar to get in there so it can just start twisting instead of prying. I've managed so far, but some take a bit more effort than others.

 

Ah man I hate that. I started attaching a bungee over the bottom of the ratchets when I have em on the headache rack and it cured that problem.

 

nothing to do with the binder? lol...ok.

no snap binder = no snipe...no smack to the head with said snipe.