Snatch Strap Repair?

I think it is time for whovever drove over your strap to buy a new one. The old one is destined for the bin I'M afraid

Wot Wayne said!!!!

Wayne
The bloke who run over it probably could'nt help running over it , the bloke who owned it should know better than to use a good new strap for tow strap, .....No, I say the owner is at fault and go buy it with his own money.


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Skippy Thanks for the link.

Ken, Small correction, dont tow with a chain, most are usually only rated to around 2T and will break. Use the strap.

Provideing they are not to long YES tow with a snatch strap - far better then an extension strap - takes the hard jolts out of towing.

Yes you can get snatch straps resown. A local firm where i am at present does it but sorry it's no where near where you are.

Hi BorisK,
If you plan on fixing it, cut it short put the same length loop in it and get who ever is going to sew it up to use a Poly Dabond V207 thread (its UV stabilized) with perimeter and diagonal stitching and it will perform just as well if not better than when original. If not let me know and I'll pay for the freight and fix it and keep it as a spare.

Regards

Franga

I don't know for certain but I would imagine they would have a shelf life. Whether anyone takes any notice of it or not is another matter.

I used to work on ejection seats in the RAAF years ago and all of the webbing had to be replaced at regular intervals.

I once had a Bell motorcycle helmet and the instructions that came with it said the internal padding had to be replaced after a certain number of years because its ability to absorb impacts deteriorated with age and exposure to the sun.

I would say there is a fair chance the same applies to snatch straps.

Brian

I worked for a garage many years ago that solved the jerking problem with chains by using an old 10 inch tyre off a Morris 850. They had a short chain that passed through the tyre and attached to the tow bar of the tow vehicle via a large D shackle. The tow chain also passed through the tyre which then acted like a rubber band between the two cars. The little Mini tyre was small enough so as to not hang down and touch the ground when the cars were stopped or the chain went slack. It made towing with a chain a breeze.

Brian

Once you've written on a strap it's a throwaway - the solvents in a Textacolour will damage the fibres by an unknown amount.

Rubbish ! A snatch recovery puts mega amounts more load on a strap then towing and you keep on doing recoveries for years with the same strap. I demonstrate snatch recoveries on training courses and have used the same strap for years. If the strap has been over stretched you will see broken stitching .

Kiwi Kia, I am only repeating what I have been told by an accredited 4WD trainer (ex police driver trainer)

Davewhen I did my course for business purposes.
I cannot attest to the validity of my previous post apart from that.
My snatch strap is still in it's original package, untouched after many years.
It's just that I try not to put myself in a position to have to use it.
I look for another way around, or ask myself, 'do I really need to go there' and risk getting stuck.
Many times I travel solo, so I use a bit of discretion.

Dave

Dave
Have been looking at getting one of those double ended winching straps from 'Just Straps' and the blurb says 'a protective webbing is supplied and should be placed in the eye of the connecting strap to reduce wear' If your other strap has a hook on the end and you put the winching strap through it, won't it end up crushing or bunching up the winch strap at that point. I thought the idea was to always keep straps flat.

Oh man, I love that idea

Just make sure you write on it that it is stuffed, so someone doesn't tyr and use it!

Jo!