The most popular truck tie downs

Ratchet straps are assemblies of ratchet buckles with all kinds of straps with or without hooks, endless or not. Usually people use nylon or polyester webbing to make the straps  , and the working load limit can range from a few hundred pounds to thousands of pounds , the width can be 1 inch to 4 inches , usually we can see hooks, loops or chain extension at both ends of the assembly .

The ratchet buckle is primary made of steel, some buckles have plastic handles, some have aluminum handles, and there is one kind of buckle called one piece ratchet buckle, the handle is steel. There are short handle ratchets, long handle ratchets, wide handle ratchets and long and wide handle ratchets, depends on their personal preferences and purpose, people will choose different ratchet handles for their tie down needs, it’s the varieties make ratchet straps the king of tie downs.

The straps are made of nylon webbing or polyester webbing, nylon webbing is used in many applications where shock absorption properties are important because nylon webbing has better elongation than polyester webbing of the same construction and strength, such as motor cycle tie downs, polyester webbing is used where low elongation and low creep are desirable, such as flat bed tie down straps, we don’t want the load on the truck bed to move.

Coated with suitable material, we can change the characteristics of the webbing , we can make more abrasion resistant, seal the straps to prevent corrosion, increase ultra-violet light resistance, increase or decrease coefficient of friction and more .

Of course the quality of the straps is the critical characteristic, to use these straps properly and safely is a must. Now how to find these straps with quality and low price? Usually your local dealer will have quite some varieties of straps, and the quality probably is OK but the price will be somewhat high. Actually there is a better way to acquire these straps, you guessed it, online stores are probably the best place to find wonderful deals, not most of the time but you will always find what you need, maybe not exactly but it will be close, and you may find some websites are pretty helpful in this regard, such as Trucker’s Deal, you will find extremely useful information about tie down stuff.

As one of the truck tie downs, ratchet straps and other truck straps are essential security devices for truckers, and with the transport chains and chain binders these tie downs can secure most truck load on the highway.