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[Mick Dempsey]

Ok, think I get it, but you’re releasing tension every time you empty the spool what’s the diff between one and two?

Edited December 20, 2018 by Mick Dempsey

[Mark Bolam]

No, the tension stays on all the time, just swaps between straps.

[Mick Dempsey]

Just now, Mark Bolam said:

No, the tension stays on all the time, just swaps between straps.

Ok, but why are they joined together? Can some draw a diagram please?

 

Not for me, I’m as sharp as a knife and understand it completely, but there are some slow buggers reading this however, too ashamed to admit they don’t get it.

[monkeybusiness]

They aren’t joined together lengthways, they are both joined back to back. 

[monkeybusiness]

Both straps are hooked to same anchor points if that makes sense? It’s actually easiest to hook the second strap into the first straps hooks I find. 

[Ratman]

Tie one end to the thing needing winching.  The other to an immovable object.  Join them together and ratchet  away.

I get the ratcheting bit obviously, but i meant how do you physically attach the two traps to one ratchet mech?

You’ll have to forgive me as i’m not from a tree working background so your ratchet mech’s may differ, but the type i have in mind are the load restraint type ratchet mech. Like below.



I may be over thinking this?!

[monkeybusiness]

And it does help if you know how to run the webbing through the ratchet correctly too...

[Jonny69]

 

Just now, Mick Dempsey said:

Ok, but why are they joined together? Can some draw a diagram please?

 

Not for me, I’m as sharp as a knife and understand it completely, but there are some slow buggers reading this however, too ashamed to admit they don’t get it.

I'll try. Not joined together. 

 

Put one on, strap and ratchet. Crank till the spools full. Put the other one on alongside the first, crank till the spool is full. Release the first one, pull the slack through, crank till the spool is full. Release ratchet 2, pull slack through, crank till the spool is full. Repeat till something breaks or the stuck object is unstuck. 

[Khriss]

58 minutes ago, Rich Rule said:

Call me strange, but I have a ratchet strap or two in the truck incase I need to ratchet anything down

.....*strokes chin*....." why officer ! I work in the timber industry, hence the shovel also...." k

[monkeybusiness]

Just now, Ratman said:

I get the ratcheting bit obviously, but i meant how do you physically attach the two traps to one ratchet mech?

You’ll have to forgive me as i’m not from a tree working background so your ratchet mech’s may differ, but the type i have in mind are the load restraint type ratchet mech. Like below.



I may be over thinking this?!

Two ratchets, two straps - they are both essentially doing exactly the same pull, but you tension/winch with one of them, then do the same with the next before releasing and shortening the first.