Pulling Someone Out
02-15-2016, 11:44 AM
#21
Senior Member
than* not then.
I have no clue what a great big monster strap is, but are you talking recovery rope or just a strap? Are you talking about the ones with the metal hook in them?
02-15-2016, 11:46 AM
#22
Senior Member
One thing to keep in mind because no good deed goes unpunished is to let the recoveree hook the chain or strap to their own vehicle. I had to use a company truck to pull out a vendor one time at work . We broke a chain and a head light on their truck. Witch of corse lead to the mine paying for it. Had I let them hook the chain they really couldn't have said anything
This is why you never take payment when you help some one out.
Also check with your local laws regarding "Good Samaritan Laws"
02-15-2016, 12:25 PM
#23
Texas A&M Aggie
Yeahhhhh... No way a rope is as dangerous as a chain breaking... A chain puts a lot of force in a little area where the chain link hits and is very hard since it's metal. A rope/strap is nylon, and is a larger area than a chain while being softer. This equates to a rope/strap being significantly less dangerous than a chain in the event of one breaking.
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02-15-2016, 12:39 PM
#24
Junior Member
Something to keep in mind is to place a towel or a rug, or some other heavy item over the strap that you are using to pull. This will decrease the likelihood that the strap will whip back if it were to break. Many of the issues in this thread where people had problems with straps breaking could have been avoided with this simple solution...
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02-15-2016, 12:45 PM
#25
vertical pin buster
If the strap was so safe you wouldn't be thrown you floor mat over. We use and snap nylon straps and ropes all the time. Another down fall to nylon is one little nick or little shot of heat and the rope comes apart
02-15-2016, 03:32 PM
#26
Texas A&M Aggie
Nobody is arguing that nylon straps or rope don't break. That would be naive because I've broken nylon rope pulling someone out. But to say that a chain breaking is safer than a nylon strap or rope breaking is totally false.
02-15-2016, 05:51 PM
#27
Senior Member
Agreed, everything breaks. When it does break, there is less mass in a rope than a chain. Also it is softer.
02-15-2016, 05:54 PM
#28
Senior Member
Agreed, a nick and I toss mine and buy a new one. Also agreed, throwing a mat or jacket over the line is best. They make specific ones though.
02-15-2016, 05:56 PM
#29
Senior Member
Also there are recovery ropes and there are straps, very different in what they do. One stores energy and one is static.
Know what you have and how to use it!!!
Know what you have and how to use it!!!
02-15-2016, 07:27 PM
#30
Texas A&M Aggie
This. My straps and even my rope are made for static pulling. Could they survive yanking someone? Possibly, but that is not what they are designed for. They're designed for a steady, even pull.
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