Printed and filed! also copied to the Vintage list, for their info. Thanks!
brian
At 10:33 PM 8/16/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I got this from the Rally web group. I have no financial interest in this,
>just getting good product at a good price. Also interested in keeping good
>vintage race cars from falling off trailers ...
>
>
>As many of you know I have gotten into moving a lot of cars for people and
>have a few tips for those of you who are trailering your car anywhere.
>
>Up until a couple of months ago I had been using the typical yellow ratchet
>straps that most rallyists use to tie cars down to the trailer. On a long
>run to Seattle I had one of the straps (a brand new one) wear totally
>through and break. A second one was half worn through. Admittedly it was a
>very long trip and I ran for extended times on some very rough roads in the
>midwest; nevertheless this I found very disturbing. Please note that this
>was purely due to stress where the strap attaches to the hook.
>
>After some investigation and a tip from our fine Sweep team (the guys who
>flip you back on your wheels & yank you out of the woods after an off), I
>made contact with a company in Etobicoke that specializes in all types of
>custom rigging equipment. Upon showing them my broken strap, the owner
>declared that the broken strap was rated for 5000 pounds, whereas the
>lightest webbing he sells is rated for 12,500 pounds, plus has all other
>features (ratchet, hooks, etc) are much more heavy duty. You must custom
>order the strap to whatever length you wish and he then fabricates it. I
>ordered two 10' ratchet straps for $29.95 each ($10 less than I had paid for
>the 5,000 strap) and picked them up the next day. In addition I ordered four
>24" axle straps - also rated at 12,500 pounds - very expensive at $10 each!
>
>Bunning Splicing & Rigging
>31 Chauncey Ave
>Toronto
>(416) 233-3331
>Martin Bunning - owner
>
>
>Doug Armstrong
>
>
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Brian Evans
Director, Canada
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