How to tie 2x4 To Roof Rack
How-I-do: Ratchet strapping a load of planks to a roof rack
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I traveled over a hundred kilometers
with this load of Ash planks on the roof
of my car today when I arrived home the
load was as safe and secure as when I
strapped it on at the other end it took
me a long time to figure out the best
way to use ratchet straps over the years
I've seen some horrible ways that people
have used them on their loads and this
is the way that I use ratchet straps
when I'm carrying a narrow load such as
this load of planks if I'm driving alone
I put the load on the passenger's side
of the car which in my case is on the
lift to improve the overall vehicle load
balance I start by putting the hook over
the back of the load towards the middle
of the car and align the ratcheting
mechanism up with the right edge of the
roof rack bar next I put the other hook
over the load and loop it under the roof
rack from the left side I then put the
hook of each end through the closed loop
of the hook component of the other end
this creates a redundant connection
where if one hook fails the other hook
stands in and prevents the complete
failure of that strap I can then put the
loose end of the strap under the roof
rack bar from the left pulling it
through and ensuring it doesn't twist or
get kinked
I put the end up through the ratchet
from the bottom and pull it back towards
myself away from the mechanism I let it
fall loosely before tensioning with the
ratchet a few times until all the slack
in the strap and the load has been
removed I loop the loose end around the
roof rail once before putting it inside
the car and closing the door I find that
this reduces the annoying noisy
vibration that can happen once the car
starts moving at highway speeds
after using them I like to keep my
straps rolled up nice and tidy and in
doing this I can see if they're wearing
out or getting damaged and they're a lot
easier to use the next time I need them
well guys that's the way I strap my
loads to my rack I've been doing it this
way for quite a while and after trying
many other configurations I've found
this to work the best for me if you
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and no I don't have a van and no I'm not
getting a van peace out
