I couldn't get how to use the ratchet straps then I watched the video and realized someone put it together wrong and thanks to you I took it all apart and found out how it was supposed to be threaded. It works now!
Best ratchet strap video I've found. Should have watched this before trying to strap for the first time. I made the exact mistake shown at 6:30. At least now I know I didn't completely ruin the thing. Thank you!
It’s a simple thing...drove me nuts! All I had to do was pull the excess out BEFORE tightening up the ratchet! Your video was easy to follow. Great teacher...now, I’m smart again! Lol...
Thanks for this great explanation & demo...it's by far the best I've found. Since I don't use mine every day and have done it wrong a few times I like a refresher. They work like butter if you run the strap the right way...and are a nightmare to separate if you do it wrong. I know first hand as I did about a dozen wrong one time & spent many hours getting the straps unwound. I like to use some spray lubricant on the mechanism every so often to make them easier to use. They are tough little critters & mine have taken a fair amount of abuse over the years. I'm glad I found your video...Thanks for posting it.
Done this wrong forever, always getting loop wrong. Best video on this subject, it truly is a nightmare if you wind the strap the wrong way, real hard to undo it .thanks for the great video, good job!
Great video! Thanks very much for this information. You may have saved my husband's motorcycle from falling off the lift behind our motorhome. I'm going to show him this video so he'll learn what I've learned here.
I watch the whole bunch of ratchet strap videos yours is the best so far cuz it's very detailed and I like the way you mentioned about not over filling the space with material cuz I've done that and had it bind up on me thank you for the video I appreciate it very educational
Well done! Great video, now I understand how to use these things. I also appreciate the verbal explanation without some crappy music blaring over top of it! Seems like most RUclips creators want to be DJs and insist on a "sound track" when it's not necessary. And others avoid any narration at all, even when it would be helpful. So thanks again for a helpful explanation that I could easily hear and understand!
Thanks Rob. I've been looking like a beginner on film sets because I haven't been feeling comfortable working with ratchet straps and this has been the most helpful how-to video I've found. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for this very informative video. I really needed your great instruction on getting these ratchet straps to work properly. You are an excellent teacher.
One thing you might also want to do is have a twist in the strap between the ratchet and the tie down point. It greatly reduces flapping when at highway speeds.
OH MY GOSH! thank you so much! I asked 5 of my manly friends how to use my ratchet straps and none knew how to use it property. Thank you so much, best video on this!
Awesome. Now I know why it takes me forever and it becomes a mess with my straps. I use this to strap my equipment to the dolly sometimes as my cases for my lighting do not have great wheels. (need to watch your case videos again, lol) I am Going to try to do this right this weekend.
I feel like such an idiot now that I see how its properly done. No wonder I would have such a hard time releasing the dang thing after I wound the heck out of my straps. Geese dude thanks a bunch this soo much easier.
I feel like a bit of an idiot...shouldn't it be obvious how to use this ratchet strap I just bought to clamp some wood together? But it's not obvious to me. Thanks for making it so clear.
I just bought two ratchet straps, and it looks like I'm going to have to throw them away, because they're now totally jammed. I didn't know that they were going to be so difficult to use, and I didn't know that I could find operating instructions on RUclips. I could buy another set, but I think I'll just use a rope. Oh, hold on...you shamed me into trying again, and I finally was able to get the strap out of the ratchet on one of them. I'll now try to fix the other one. Easy? No, that's not the word, but it might be if the "instructions" that came with the set were helpful. "take up slack" ? How much slack? All the way to the other end? handle? where? which part is the handle? "bar lift handle"? What's that? Well, I think I'll now be able to do the job for which I bought this tool, but maybe manana.It will be a better day.
DJRockinRob ,Well, I've made progress, but I'm not done yet. I was able to rethread one of the ratchets, but not the other one. That strap was just too tangled-up by my earlier efforts to remove it. So now I'm working on my third ratchet. I had hoped to finish with it today, but I ran into an unexpected difficulty; the strap was too ong to ratchet up all the way, so now it's jammed in a different way. This is not fair. The instructions say nothing about this. The strap is 16' long, so I threaded it into the ratchet at its end, when I should have...I don't know. The rolled up strap in the ratchet is now as big in diameter as can be, and I can't wind up more into the ratchet. Well, I had meant to finish today, but I'm going to stop now and come back tomorrow. One thing that would work would be to cut the strap to a length that will fit into the ratchet. If that's the way it's done, the innocent buyer should be told so.
DJRockinRob ,Well, I may just buy another ratchet if I can't get the strap out. It sounds to me now that I am supposed to thread the strap through that part that resembles a barrel with two slots and then continue pulling it through the "barrel" until the thing I am trying to tie-up is almost secured. Then you use the ratcheting feature to tighten it up. Is that it?
DJRockinRob ,You may have wondered how anyone could have viewed your video and have made the mistakes I did. Well, the short answer is, I didn't. I didn't watch your whole video, that is. If I had, I wouldn't have made them. Now that I have that clear, I'm going out to secure my ladder to the tree. Oh, one last point: removing jammed straps. I thought you had discussed this, but I couldn't find your comments again, so I went to another video. The answer was simple: stand on the strap and pull on the ratchet with both hands. That worked just fine. Now I think I know everything I need to know about ratchets.
"it's jammed in a different way. This is not fair. The instructions say nothing about this. The strap is 16' long, so I threaded it into the ratchet at its end, when I should have...I don't know." "it sounds as though you have fundamentally used the ratchet wrong." ... dying laughing,,,
Hey, thanks. Keep an eye on Quirky's website its going to be available to buy in October. I'd love it if you gave it an independent review as you obviously know your stuff when it comes to ratchet tie downs.
best and most thorough demonstration ive seen so far.. thank you
You're welcome :-)
I couldn't get how to use the ratchet straps then I watched the video and realized someone put it together wrong and thanks to you I took it all apart and found out how it was supposed to be threaded. It works now!
Best ratchet strap video I've found. Should have watched this before trying to strap for the first time. I made the exact mistake shown at 6:30. At least now I know I didn't completely ruin the thing. Thank you!
Agree this is the best. Man, you are a great teacher. Thank you.
It’s a simple thing...drove me nuts! All I had to do was pull the excess out BEFORE tightening up the ratchet! Your video was easy to follow. Great teacher...now, I’m smart again! Lol...
Thanks dude. You really helped me out a lot.
Thank you for your useful sharing. Now I know how to use rachet strap properly after I watched your show. Warm regards from Indonesia.
Thanks for this great explanation & demo...it's by far the best I've found. Since I don't use mine every day and have done it wrong a few times I like a refresher. They work like butter if you run the strap the right way...and are a nightmare to separate if you do it wrong. I know first hand as I did about a dozen wrong one time & spent many hours getting the straps unwound. I like to use some spray lubricant on the mechanism every so often to make them easier to use. They are tough little critters & mine have taken a fair amount of abuse over the years. I'm glad I found your video...Thanks for posting it.
Thank you for the help, I was beginning to realize that I was doing it wrong because I knew a ratchet strap should not be so difficult to use.
Done this wrong forever, always getting loop wrong. Best video on this subject, it truly is a nightmare if you wind the strap the wrong way, real hard to undo it .thanks for the great video, good job!
My first time using a Ratchet strap...this is a very detailed tutorial, I'm not surprised that you have so many subscribers...Thanks Rob!
Great video! Thanks very much for this information. You may have saved my husband's motorcycle from falling off the lift behind our motorhome. I'm going to show him this video so he'll learn what I've learned here.
I watch the whole bunch of ratchet strap videos yours is the best so far cuz it's very detailed and I like the way you mentioned about not over filling the space with material cuz I've done that and had it bind up on me thank you for the video I appreciate it very educational
Well done! Great video, now I understand how to use these things.
I also appreciate the verbal explanation without some crappy music blaring over top of it! Seems like most RUclips creators want to be DJs and insist on a "sound track" when it's not necessary. And others avoid any narration at all, even when it would be helpful.
So thanks again for a helpful explanation that I could easily hear and understand!
Thanks Rob. I've been looking like a beginner on film sets because I haven't been feeling comfortable working with ratchet straps and this has been the most helpful how-to video I've found. Keep up the good work!
Thank you very much for this very informative video. I really needed your great instruction on getting these ratchet straps to work properly. You are an excellent teacher.
I really appreciated this video. Thank you Rob!
Excellent demonstration, thank you.
Best how-to on ratchet straps that I've seen. And I've seen quite a few!
Best video I have found on the straps. Thanks very much.
One thing you might also want to do is have a twist in the strap between the ratchet and the tie down point. It greatly reduces flapping when at highway speeds.
Been struggling for a while now it looks so simple thank you sir
Excellent video thanks for posting you solved a lot of problems I have with ratchets.
thank you sir best video I found. I was very frustrated but now all is good
OH MY GOSH! thank you so much! I asked 5 of my manly friends how to use my ratchet straps and none knew how to use it property. Thank you so much, best video on this!
Great job from a pro
I need to start using straps and wasn't sure how....and by watching your excellent film I will be alright with them. Thank you.
Very well explained, nice job Sir. Thanks a bunch.
Very nice, good command of terminology. Very clear demo of how the ratchet works.
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Thanks Rob ....... Great video !! I have had nightmare incidences with these damn rachets !!!Now I know that I was just handling them wrong !!
Just what I needed to know...Thanks! Wish I would have watched this before I picked up my bike.
Thank you. Great Video. Easy to understand.
You do not pull all the slack out before you start to ratchet. You need two to three wraps on the barrel to get the proper tension to hold your load.
Very helpful. Thanks man!
Excellent Video!!!
Brilliant demo thank you :)
Awesome. Now I know why it takes me forever and it becomes a mess with my straps. I use this to strap my equipment to the dolly sometimes as my cases for my lighting do not have great wheels. (need to watch your case videos again, lol)
I am Going to try to do this right this weekend.
You explain well. Thank you.
finally a video that breaks it down clearly
This guy is great!
Good video mate
perfect, thank you. Could not figure this thing out!
great video!
Thank you!
Best one so far except no explanation on how to undo it
Sure wish I'd known this yesterday!
Me too - had to strap down a used bike to a trailer - couldn't figure it out. Fortunately, the seller of the bike was a strap and trailer ninja.
Thank you good man.
Thank you so much!!!
Thanx you made my new job exzzzyer
cool. thanks for the video
i did the last part as i jammed the ratchet. THen here im, giving this video a thumb up.
thanks I'll give that a try! :)
Many thanks :)
thank you!
Best thanks
Except for needing a sock on the microphone, this was a very good tutorial.
The washer is on the outside this time and the rachet gear is on the inside. Most of the washer is between the rachet gear and...
Whats with the rear wheel on your van.
My f-- up was the one around the 7 min mark. Glad to see how to unf-- it as well.
I feel like such an idiot now that I see how its properly done. No wonder I would have such a hard time releasing the dang thing after I wound the heck out of my straps. Geese dude thanks a bunch this soo much easier.
Great video, going to go make some music!
Last night a DJ saved my life. he he......there's not a problem that you can't fix, cause you can do it in the mix, in the mix, in the mix. hahahah
merci cool
If that strap gets under your tire it will be torn off. important note.
my material is jammed in my barrel how do I get unraveled?
Good video But your sound system needs work. This is why you see on tv the microphones have the foam or fuzzy coverings
@6:09 "So that the strap doesnt..WHOOOSH..."
ok siiip
I feel like a bit of an idiot...shouldn't it be obvious how to use this ratchet strap I just bought to clamp some wood together? But it's not obvious to me. Thanks for making it so clear.
I just bought two ratchet straps, and it looks like I'm going to have to throw them away, because they're now totally jammed. I didn't know that they were going to be so difficult to use, and I didn't know that I could find operating instructions on RUclips. I could buy another set, but I think I'll just use a rope. Oh, hold on...you shamed me into trying again, and I finally was able to get the strap out of the ratchet on one of them. I'll now try to fix the other one. Easy? No, that's not the word, but it might be if the "instructions" that came with the set were helpful. "take up slack" ? How much slack? All the way to the other end? handle? where? which part is the handle? "bar lift handle"? What's that? Well, I think I'll now be able to do the job for which I bought this tool, but maybe manana.It will be a better day.
DJRockinRob ,Well, I've made progress, but I'm not done yet. I was able to rethread one of the ratchets, but not the other one. That strap was just too tangled-up by my earlier efforts to remove it. So now I'm working on my third ratchet. I had hoped to finish with it today, but I ran into an unexpected difficulty; the strap was too ong to ratchet up all the way, so now it's jammed in a different way. This is not fair. The instructions say nothing about this. The strap is 16' long, so I threaded it into the ratchet at its end, when I should have...I don't know. The rolled up strap in the ratchet is now as big in diameter as can be, and I can't wind up more into the ratchet. Well, I had meant to finish today, but I'm going to stop now and come back tomorrow. One thing that would work would be to cut the strap to a length that will fit into the ratchet. If that's the way it's done, the innocent buyer should be told so.
DJRockinRob ,Well, I may just buy another ratchet if I can't get the strap out. It sounds to me now that I am supposed to thread the strap through that part that resembles a barrel with two slots and then continue pulling it through the "barrel" until the thing I am trying to tie-up is almost secured. Then you use the ratcheting feature to tighten it up. Is that it?
DJRockinRob ,You may have wondered how anyone could have viewed your video and have made the mistakes I did. Well, the short answer is, I didn't. I didn't watch your whole video, that is. If I had, I wouldn't have made them. Now that I have that clear, I'm going out to secure my ladder to the tree. Oh, one last point: removing jammed straps. I thought you had discussed this, but I couldn't find your comments again, so I went to another video. The answer was simple: stand on the strap and pull on the ratchet with both hands. That worked just fine. Now I think I know everything I need to know about ratchets.
Warren Jones LMFAO dude...
"it's jammed in a different way. This is not fair. The instructions say nothing about this. The strap is 16' long, so I threaded it into the ratchet at its end, when I should have...I don't know."
"it sounds as though you have fundamentally used the ratchet wrong."
... dying laughing,,,
fuck yeah man
There's a brand new ratchet design coming in October by Quirky, check it out
www.quirky.com/products/653-rig-ratchet-where-you-need-it/timeline
Check out this very cool ratchet design, google ' Quirky Rig '
Hey, thanks. Keep an eye on Quirky's website its going to be available to buy in October. I'd love it if you gave it an independent review as you obviously know your stuff when it comes to ratchet tie downs.
As easy as spelling Beginning ;)