tow strap repair???

[mudbuggy]

Like crane lifting and rigging. I just got two 5" straps (5" x 72". X 25000lb (basket)) for under $40 each. Got them from the local Grainger. You might be spending more in repairs then you can get for new. Got them there since I had to pick up other stuff.

 

[mark a bricker]

i can repair them , but you would have to ship them to me , so first try F D Lake 616-241-4638 or A A A 616-530-0500, ther both in Gand Rapids. if they don't do it then send them to me ,i'll do would them for $ 20.0 end eye, but i"m in mishawaka In ... home of the Hummer. btw you can repair liffing nylon slngs but it's a catch 22 you must test them and you can't .

 

[jekquistk5]

dave in the future let em sit in a bucket of hot water for about an hr. Then I screw driver should do the trick. I have not had this fail yet.

 

[owenst7]

dave in the future let em sit in a bucket of hot water for about an hr. Then I screw driver should do the trick. I have not had this fail yet.

I was reading through this thread to see if someone else had already posted this. I have also had 100% luck with this method.

 

[blazinzuk]

dave in the future let em sit in a bucket of hot water for about an hr. Then I screw driver should do the trick. I have not had this fail yet.

I have done this method too

 

[Smokinthehippies]

INTERESted to see waht your results are, i have some old firehoses i got when my company had to switch to the new style. have 4 about 50' long. super heavy duty. just need to have loops sewn in but dont know where to start.

 

[76zimmer]

dave in the future let em sit in a bucket of hot water for about an hr. Then I screw driver should do the trick. I have not had this fail yet.

Huh great idea, I will definitely remember that one.

INTERESted to see waht your results are, i have some old firehoses i got when my company had to switch to the new style. have 4 about 50' long. super heavy duty. just need to have loops sewn in but dont know where to start.

I've called a couple places that deal with lifting slings and straps, and they won't touch them due to liability...
If a repair is made, it really needs to be tested for strength, then you've perhaps weakened the stitching doing so... so I'm looking for new ones I guess. I'll make someone a birthday present out of these ones maybe

 

[mudbuggy]

INTERESted to see waht your results are, i have some old firehoses i got when my company had to switch to the new style. have 4 about 50' long. super heavy duty. just need to have loops sewn in but dont know where to start.

Your going to use fire hose for sling? How much **** can they take? The only reason I ask is the quartermaster is giving away old hoses. I bet there's 1000's of feet of old hose in there storage area.

 

[Smokinthehippies]

Well buddy of mine showed me an article where someone used them for jerk straps and they worked great. But it was many many moons ago. I'd be willing to test the theory if I could get the loops made.

 

[blazinzuk]

I have heard the exact same thing about firehose

 

[BoondocK5]

Any parachute rigging shop has a machine that can sew these up.

 

[DokWatson]

Any parachute rigging shop has a machine that can sew these up.

We use regular (slightly larger) sewing machines for straps like that. Don't usually start getting into the industrial machines until triple and quadruple ply straps and whatnot. I've sewn quarters (.25$) to 2x4's with those, kinda overkill- Parachute Rigger

I can tell you what stitch pattern to use if you have a sewing machine.

 

[mark a bricker]

like I said that I would do fo 20.00 an eye ,it take a class 7 sewing machine, that 1/8" needle and hb 415 bonded nylon bs-750lbs ..( i have corda tube i use for wear protechtion,i would not make a sling out of it,it is not made for lifting,,i would no make a fire hose out of it lifting web is rated @ 9000lbs per in wide and putting the sew of 10" in that reduce the rating to 8000lbs per in ,now thay make 6000lbs webbing ,and they make tiedown webbing,if they made webbing that was fire hose then i wouid sell it but they don't... [email protected] now i have to go back to make some 7/8" wire rope slings.