Chained to a stake pocket

[Fritz Maurer]

My point is that the picture shows a light duty ratchet strap. It will not bend that pocket. However there are much heavier straps used all around the world every day to secure far heavier loads onto trucks, I assumed, appartently incorrectly that you would know this. Many people seem to think that chains are always going to be stronger than a strap, but of course a 1/4 inch chain will not be approved for any load on a truck. A good example is lumber. A driver could routinely use a six foot pipe to tighten his straps, and then what would happen if he used that same pipe to tighten his strap over the roof top of a shed on his truck? Yes, as you posted, you have to use tie-downs appropriately. But don't forget that you posted "A ratchet strap isn't going generate enough force to bend anything," classifying ALL ratchet straps as being light duty.

I didn't classify anything. My comment was applicable to the subject at hand. It was YOU who introduced into the conversation other systems from " all around the world " that have nothing to do with the original post.

My original comment still stands. A ratchet strap ( worked by hand ) as opposed to a winch strap (worked with a bar) will not bend anything unless you're dumb enough to throw it over the hood.

 

[john in la]

I didn't classify anything. My comment was applicable to the subject at hand. It was YOU who introduced into the conversation other systems from " all around the world " that have nothing to do with the original post.

My original comment still stands. A ratchet strap ( worked by hand ) as opposed to a winch strap (worked with a bar) will not bend anything unless you're dumb enough to throw it over the hood.

True.
A ratchet strap or a chain for that matter is not going to bend steel pockets no matter how much force you apply. All you are doing is removing the slack from the equation.

Where the bending or breaking force is applied is when the load goes to shift and there is no slack for it to move.
And yes they make straps and chains that make the stake pocket the weakest link in the system.

 

[Fixingfarmer]

True.
A ratchet strap or a chain for that matter is not going to bend steel pockets no matter how much force you apply. All you are doing is removing the slack from the equation.

Where the bending or breaking force is applied is when the load goes to shift and there is no slack for it to move.
And yes they make straps and chains that make the stake pocket the weakest link in the system.

You are correct you must actually watch out for some of the thinner stake pockets you can bend them with straps

there’s actually 2 good examples in my picture above

one around the sideboard is one you should never strap anything to it certainly can be bent by a strap even with reasonably light tension.

They are only used because all it’s there for is to hold the board. And the one below it that’s a solid heavy pocket from dexter. That pickup actually has a 3rd size in it in 2 spots that was leftover from a previous build and I certainly like the heavy dexter pockets best they were super cheap as well.

Strap through the heavy pocket is one of my favorite ways to secure something if boards were not required and before I figured out the d rings to have the sides it was what I used for almost everything

best to have the large flat hook end and that’s a totally different strap than what I have at the moment since 8 straps is 4 more than I would ever need and the pickup doesn’t haul a tractor on its deck

I think for the strap the op has a d ring of some sort is the best choice if he doesn’t have them in a good spot for his tractor the good news is they are cheap and can be put wherever you want if he doesn’t like the stake pocket one weld them on

I chained a 6430 premium to 3 well placed d rings and a factory round bar on the gooseneck yesterday because that’s what was in the right spot. Make it work with what you have. That particular strap being so short with the chain will limit your options to go through and hook it to itself