Something I learned Yeasterday

[Ah Pook]

When a 2" tug strap snaps it can hurl a 3/4" clevis about 35 yards, when slingshoted by a 10.5mm dynamic rope, with enough force to go through a metal strand fence.

[blacklabel]

Glad it was a fence and not someone's head.

[HBARleatherneck]

ouch, that could have been painful.

[aahorn]

my dad had a buddy who died from a similar situation. the strap snapped, the hook or clevis(whatever he was using) came through the cab of the tractor. hit him right in the head.

[HBARleatherneck]

if winching or pulling someone or something out. always lay a coat or heavy blanket or like item on the chain, strap or rope. it usually eliminates this kind of thing from happening.

[KevDen2005]

if winching or pulling someone or something out. always lay a coat or heavy blanket or like item on the chain, strap or rope. it usually eliminates this kind of thing from happening.

That I did not know

[jscwerve]

if winching or pulling someone or something out. always lay a coat or heavy blanket or like item on the chain, strap or rope. it usually eliminates this kind of thing from happening.

Exactly. And put it closer to what you are pulling. That way it something snaps, it is longer than half-way for the strap/chain/cable to get back to you.


Or use synthetic line.

[TS12000]

I'm so disappointed, thought this was going to be a joke thread about yeast infections

[BPTactical]

I'm so disappointed, thought this was going to be a joke thread about yeast infections

You ought to see when a 1" winch cable snaps while recovering a tractor trailer that went off of Fremont Pass does when it let's loose. 8" trees were nothing.
Spooky shiite.

[mcantar18c]

Coming from the [rock]crawling world... tow straps/cables can kill. Make sure people are behind decent sized trees and chit or at a safe distance if you need to pull or winch. It helps of you drape a heavy coat over the line, absorbs the shock when it snaps.
I've seen a tow strap snap at the rear vehicle, shoot forwards and the hook at the end end up in the passenger seat of the front vehicle.