Ratchet Straps for Cargo Securement Applications

Ratchet Straps have become a staple for securing cargo in the back of pickup trucks, enclosed trailers, dry vans, moving vans, and flatbed trailers. No matter if you are securing a motorcycle or vehicle for your next adrenaline-packed adventure or using them to help your personal belongings arrive at your next living space to arrive safely.

Our Ratchet Straps are made from high-quality polyester webbing that excels while outside in the elements against direct UV light from the sun, mold, and mildew, and helps provide great amounts of strength with a little stretching. All of these factors are used in order to help ensure that your cargo arrives at the next destination in the same quality that it left its last destination.

Safety is the number one priority for any cargo securement application and we ensure that all of our ratchet straps include an easily visible Working Load Limit tag. Working Load Limits are used to help determine the amount of weight that your ratchet straps can safely secure per strap that is used. All Ratchet Straps MUST have a working load limit in order to be legal in the United States and to follow proper safety and securement regulations set by the Department of Transportation general securement guidelines.

At Lodi Metals we manufacture and assemble some of the highest quality ratchet straps available on the market for a wide range of various securement applications of different sizes of webbing, working load limits, and securement application needs. No matter if you are looking for a ratchet strap for a treestand, a professional trucking application, professional movers, or everyday around-house securement applications we have you covered.

We are one of the industry leaders in creating custom ratchet straps for securement applications that may not always fit a one-size strap. If you need a custom strap for your custom securement application needs give our experts a call today for pricing and availability at 800-807-5634.

How to Tighten a Ratchet Strap Instructions

1). From the bottom of the ratchet hardware thread webbing from the center spool of the ratchet hardware. Pull webbing through in order to remove the excess slack

2). Next, begin cranking the ratchet handle to the desired tightness. Be careful not to overtighten or not tighten your cargo enough you ideally want to remove the slack and crank the ratchet handle 2-3 additional times to prevent overtightening.

3). Once the excess slack in the webbing is removed and the desired strength is reached ensure the ratchet hardware handle is completely closed to make sure your cargo does not become unsecured.

How to Release a Ratchet Strap Instructions

1). Open Ratchet Hardware until it is completely flat, grab webbing from the nonfixed side, and pull to release the webbing.

2). Pull the ratchet release mechanism to close the ratchet hardware in between securing.

3). Next, roll the strap to keep it neatly organized and place it into a dry location that is away from moisture.

How to Choose a Working Load Limit

Depending on the weight of your cargo you may be required to use anything from a 1-inch, 2-inch, or 4-inch Ratchet Strap. This will ultimately depend on the Working Load Limit that is required to keep your cargo safe in place while going down the roadways.

Working Load Limits are found by taking the breaking strength or total amount of force before failure and diving it by a third. This helps to keep you safe from the potential unknown that can occur while on the road such as a sharp curve, sudden brake, hard acceleration, or even if a strap were to fail. Working Load Limits help keep you, your cargo, and other motorists on the roadways safe from potentially dangerous situations.

An example of a working load limit would be a 10,000-pound webbing breaking strength that would safely provide a working load limit for the webbing at 3,333 lbs. This is done through the use of safety factors and fail-safes that are put in place by the Department of Transportation (DOT) general guidelines to keep you and other motorists safe.

You may also see on our website something called an Assembly Working Load Limit. Ratchet Straps and other Tie Down Straps are only as strong as the weakest link of the strap before failure. Assembly Working Load Limits are an easy way to determine the strap’s combination working load limit once assembled or manufactured. It is extremely important that you always factor in when you are transporting cargo that if a strap were to break would you still remain safe?

Our experts would be happy to answer any questions you have about the working load limit or any of our straps. You can reach us by calling 800-807-5634 or by using our online contact us form.

The Different Sizes of Ratchet Straps for Cargo Securement

1 inch Ratchet Straps

1-inch Ratchet Straps are used for lighter-weight and lighter-duty securement applications such as dirtbikes, lawnmowers, cargo in the back of a pickup truck bed, on pickup trailers, and around-the-house securement applications. 1-inch Ratchet Straps are lighter in weight and size making it extremely easy to move the straps around and store them in-between uses.

No matter if you are looking for a light-duty, standard-duty, or heavy-duty 1-inch ratchet strap we have various different working load limits in order to keep you on the road and your cargo secured safely.

Our heavy-duty 1-inch Ratchet Straps have the heaviest 1-inch tie-down webbing on the market featuring a 6,600 lbs breaking strength for the ultimate durability, strength, and added safety for your next securement. Some of our popular 1-inch Ratchet Straps include our 1-inch Custom Axle Straps with D rings 1-inch Endless Loop Ratchet Straps, 1-inch Motorcycle Handlebar Strap, and our 1-inch CAMO Ratchet Strap with S Hooks to name a few.

Odds are if you don’t find the exact ratchet strap you are looking for we can custom-make the strap with options that fit you best for an additional price. 1-inch Ratchet Straps can be made with custom lengths of webbing, the color of webbing, the strength of webbing, and hardware options that fit you best for one affordable price.

If you are interested in learning more about our custom limitations give our ratchet strap experts a call at 800-807-5634 or use our online contact us form located at the top of the website to learn more.

2 inch Ratchet Straps

2-inch Ratchet Straps is used for securement applications such as enclosed trailers, dry vans, e-track systems, vehicle securement, UTVs, ATVs, Flatbed Trailers, and more! These straps are the most commonly thought of as the size of ratchet straps and are used for various light-duty and heavy-duty cargo control securement applications.

Made from 2-inch wide polyester webbing that is resistant to water, UV rays from the sun, mold, and mildew while being outside in the elements. We have several different 2-inch wide polyester webbings that are used to make ratchet straps such as our 6,000 lbs, 10,000 lbs, and our heaviest duty 12,000 lbs breaking strength that is used for heavy-duty cargo securement.

Our 2-inch Ratchet Straps can be made completely custom to fit your securement needs with webbing of choice, end fittings, ratchet hardware, e-track fittings, and any length of webbing your application needs. We also have a wide variety of end-fitting hardware such as Wire Hooks, Flat hooks, Snap Hooks, Endless Loop, and Chain and Hook to name a few of the endless combinations of 2-inch ratchet straps.

As a leading manufacturer of tie-down straps in the United States, if you don’t see the perfect strap or strap combination odds are we can custom make the perfect custom ratchet strap for you. To learn more about our customization capabilities and pricing please give our ratchet strap experts a call at 800-807-5634 or by using our online contact us form located at the top of the website.

3 inch Ratchet Straps for Heavy Duty Securement

3-inch Ratchet Straps is one of the heaviest-duty ratchet straps we offer for the transportation industry. These straps are used mainly on flatbed trailers as the ratchet hardware alone on these ratchet straps weighs over 8 lbs and should never be used for around-the-house securement applications. 3-inch Ratchet Straps are designed to last and provide cargo securement for some of the heaviest loads on the roadways without issue.

Our 3-inch Ratchet Straps feature a 5,400 lbs assembly working load limit and the webbing is designed to have an 18,000 lbs breaking strength as the webbing is normally the first part of the strap to fail. We have the capability to custom-make these straps to the perfect length, hardware, or other custom specifications in-house. If you don’t see exactly what you are looking for give our team a call at 800-807-5634 today!

4 inch Ratchet Straps for Flatbed Trailers

4-inch Ratchet Straps are made from our heaviest-duty 4-inch wide polyester webbing and our heaviest-duty ratchet hardware. This helps ensure that some of the heaviest cargo on the roadways remain in place while going down the road to its next destination across town or a thousand miles away. Choose between our popular end-fitting combinations such as our Chain and Hooks, Delta Rings, Flat Hooks, and Wire Hooks for your next securement.

As one of the leading manufacturers of Ratchet Straps if you don’t see the exact length you are looking for odds are we can custom-make the straps to the perfect length of webbing for an additional price. if you are interested in learning more about our customization options for our 4-inch ratchet straps give our team a call at 800-807-5634 to learn more!

Motorcycle & ATV Securement Ratchet Straps

Motorcycle and ATV securement using Ratchet Straps is one of the best ways to ensure that your sweet ride for road use or offroad use arrives safely at the next destination. Our Ratchet Straps feature some of the heaviest-duty and highest working load limits inside of the industry to help ensure your ride arrives at the next destination in the same condition that it was loaded.

We have a wide variety of ratchet straps for motorcycle, ATV, and UTV securement applications in our online store. We have straps with different working load limits to accommodate different needs and keep you safe.

Replacement Ratchet Tie Down Straps

Replacement Ratchet Straps are a great way to save money while in the process becoming a lot safer. Ratchet Straps traditionally have two parts one being a short-end and the other being a long-end of the strap. The short end traditionally is the side that has the ratchet hardware on and is much shorter than the longer end of the strap.

When ratchet straps become damaged they normally are able to save one side of the strap in most cases. As one of the leading manufacturers of ratchet straps, we can re-make the side of the strap that has become damaged in order to make a “like new” condition ratchet strap for a fraction of the price.