anyone use this strap???

[big83chevy4x4]

USGI MILITARY TOW STRAP 10,000 LB TEST OD GREEN 50 FT
i bought one of these off ebay and im wondering if it'll hold up to the abuse. i really bought it for the lenght, got it for $26 shipped /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

 

[BranndonC]

i have one, but never used it, so cant help ya, i bought a 40,000 pound strap before i got a chance to use the green one. looks strong enough though. sorry i couldnt be more help

 

[Highjaxx]

I have a looped sprap made out of that, it's 2 full layers, with reinforcment on the ends to prevent it from being cut. It rocks! Not sure what they stitch it with but it's very stought. I use it before my GIANT chain if I can.

Here's a pic of use using it. http://www.texasoffroad.net/galleries/lonestar/album259/pville_01_17_04_032

and http://www.texasoffroad.net/galleries/lonestar/album259/pville_01_17_04_033?full=1

Buy it. /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

 

[big83chevy4x4]

i already bought it. it'll be the only strap i have so i need it to do its job. 50' is long though, im sure ill need it though /forums/images/graemlins/waytogo.gif

 

[Grim-Reaper]

It's a tow strap, not a recovery strap. It's not made to be jerked on.

 

[BlazerGuy]

A real snatch strap isn't much more than that... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[HarryH3]

If you have a Sam's Club nearby, they sell a 20 (or is it 30?) foot long snatch strap rated at 17,000 lbs. for something like $18. /forums/images/graemlins/thumb.gif It will work for all but the nastiest stucks.

 

[Alaska K-5]

We use those same straps for riging sling loads from UH-60 and shithook helicopters. I have never seen one break when using them for appropriate working loads, with that said we have broke them trying to use them to unstick heavy equipment though! /forums/images/graemlins/doah.gif

 

[the excuse]

my friend got a bunch of huge straps that are used on construction sites. they are one big loop but if you can connect it to something i can prety much gaurantee it wont break. its like 3 inches wide and 1/4 inch thick.

 

[big83chevy4x4]

ok i got the strap today, but there is no loops on the ends. what could i use to sew some loops on the ends? im thinking fishing line 300# test, would that be strong enough or should i use something else. im also thinking making it shorter and stronger by doubleing it over and sewing it all together. leaving 12" on the ends loose. /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

 

[camiswelding]

youll have a hard time I think even using a canvas awl to sew it... maybe .. Im not sure..
normally they use kevlar thread... and a parge commercial sewing machine.... a shoemaker might be able to do it for you... we have a mountaineering company here that sews ours
cam

 

[big83chevy4x4]

im thinking about taking it to a shoe repair shop, but my grandma has an industrial sewing machine that can sew some preaty tough stuff and though i could get some stuff and have her do it /forums/images/graemlins/dunno.gif

 

[4wood]

I got a Jeeper friend who somehow got his hands on a 50' fire hose that we've used-quite successfully-to rescue an XJ and a YJ recently.