@olasteele19910: How Strong are Twisted Ratchet Straps #meat #chicken

ThrowNetKaleo :

I swear mythbusters did this years ago, and I been doing half twist ever since

Jtsin :

A single twist really has no affect, but multiple twist can reduce the strap up to 25% not 50

24V_cummins :

The strap's not meant to hold the weight of the item you're hauling it's meant to hold it still

KingGeorge :

Tell this to DOT

That hooker :

Yeah except a vehicle going 60 miles an hour coming to a sudden stop is extremely different then a slowly applied force. Most accidents inflict about 8’g of force on the car and it’s occupants

Talon huling :

Darnedgenie2884 :

he finds 1-2 twist is the best case of the straps

BOUTABUSS :

Justin Ihnen :

I’m sure there was sooo many loads that came undone as truck drivers do this all the time!

Brian Saddler :

the twist doesn't affect it until it's twisted so tight its basically a knot.

Joey Mills :

This is the same reason your car antenna has a spiral so the vortex shedding from the wind is redirected and keeps it from moving side to side

lane.291 :

Ts feels like im watching mythbusters. Like the blueprint editing and everything lol

JohnWayneG :

1-2 twist don’t make a difference these test have been done thousands of times it takes about a dozen twist till it starts to make a harmful difference

trentjconway :

Yes copy of mythbusters for sure to a t

Drew Frazier :

im a flatbed truck driver and I put a twist in almost every strap I throw and that's a lot sometimes. dot has never said anything about a twist being bad

Cj Beers :

My rule of thumb was if I’m securing something solid, steel, lumber, something like that. I’m not twisting the strap and synching the hell out of it. Something like insulation or something that I can’t synch like that, I’ll twist the straps.

merrlinn7 :

As a 30+ year driver, I can tell you FOR FACT that putting a twist in a load strap STOPS strap fraying and it TENSILE STRENGHT doesn't change.

over grown leprechaun :

a half twist does not lower the working load limit

BillProtection :

Have been flatbeding for over a decade. Doing a twist on an open flatbed helps a lot especially holding down odd shape loads. The wind will loosen those straps that are flapping in the wind.

jimeldridge399 :

You only need to put one twist in it and all that does is stop the strap from vibrating and making noise high hall flatbeds all the time and been pulled over by DOT never got no tickets for a twisted strap like that

DragonKnee315 :

you can twist a 4 in wide strap twice before it loses its capacity

💀 :

How many’s I’ve watched this through different accounts is countless am I gonna watch it again? Yes

CB Expedited :

You didn't pull it and say "that's not going anywhere" you must redo the test.

wolf :

1 or 2 twist but it doesn't hurt them