Re: Tow straps are dangerous

Posted by Indydirtfarmer on September 20, 2004 at 05:10:24 from (66.83.236.250):

In Reply to: Re: Tow straps are dangerous posted by TheRealRon on September 20, 2004 at 04:47:20:

KEY WORDS.......COMMON SENSE. In the wrong hands, a #2 Dixon pencil is a fatal accident waiting to happen.
One of the "advantages" of nylon straps is the ability to withstand "yanking". When someone takes a 7,500lb truck and yanks on a stuck 7,500 lb vehicle, the forces are FAR greater than the total of the two vehicles. Even the strongest straps have a limit.
BUT...Like you said Ron, they are safer than chains or cables when put to the test.
Years ago, I saw a winch cable snap while someone was trying to pull a stump out of the ground. It cut a 3" dia. tree in two. Imagine what it would have done with a human body. John

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