Straps too tight?

Lumber metal and other stuff that wont get damaged, tighten as much as you can. Light weight guys need to get creative.

Insulation, sheetrock, etc. USE EDGE PROTECTORs. I like to tighten untill i dent the product just a little. I always figgure a load claim is better then it falling off. Shingles i tighten a little more, but dont go nuts. If you driv 60 and you straps start flapping, tighten a little more. You'd be suprised, but straps that are snug but not supper tight hold a load pretty well. It takes less then you think. Somthing like hay can be tightened a lot without damage, but you will never get the guitar string since the product s soft.


On anything with sharp edges, use edge protectors to save your strap from damege


Short answer...if product cant be damaged from over tightening, then tighten away. If it can, then tighten untill you just dent it a little.

 

Still just flat out WRONG

 

I don't think that ideology will go over to well when stapping down something like AC units.

 

easy to guess. 3 foot cheater bar, I apply all my weight to the end of it. 150pounds * 3 feet = 450 foot pound of tourqe. Now if i jump on it i can probably double that.

 

no, dont dent products that a little dent is bad. Insulation you can dent a tiny bit and it will bounce back. Shingles you can dent a lit and they dont care. sheet rock and you can dent a tiny bit without much damage. But no, ac unit, tighten untill snug but dont dent it. Id try and starp those near the frame so i could go tighter without denting.

 

So much techno BS that isn't needed.
Who honestly cares how much tension you have on a strap? Tight is tight, no need to figure out how many Ft Lbs of securement you have.
The RATING of that 5400lb strap, is 5400lbs of load, not tension. So a 15,000lb load would need at least 7500lbs of securement. 2 of those straps, and yer good all things being equal.
Talk about over analyzing it to death.
OP, When in doubt, use another strap or chain, and be VERY careful who you take advise from. There are folks on here that "think" they know more than they actually do. I haul machinery and use chains 99% of the time, but basic securement is basic securement, no matter what is on the trailer.

Martin

 

I tighten my straps on freight tight enough so that I can't pull on them with little movement on the side of the trailer trailer. Some freight will shift around a few inches but its not going to fall off the trailer. Not unless you do something to make it fall off. Just experience will tell you. And the next time you go to that steel yard and see that one guy that is hanging on to the wrench bar with both feet off the ground you'll say I used to do that.

 

Why would anyone in their right mind use straps on steel beams anyway?

 

Lazy people do that, cause chains are to heavy and more work.

 

That's not the only reason. We have customers that don't allow chains over structural steel.