Thank you, as a single woman with no access to male knowledge live and in person these videos are a godsend. I find with so many traditionally male oriented things, even in instructions a basic understanding is expected, and I find that very frustrating. Wonderful video, I'm off to use my straps thank you again.
I just bought my first pair and didn't know what to do with it either haha. Didn't come with any instructions so I guess they all just assume people know what to do with them hahaha
Thanks for great video. Couple things I hope help others: 1 - Place your straps so you can see them, or leave enough of a tail that you can see it fluttering in your mirrors as you drive. If you dont see the strap/tail where you used to = STOP and CHECK. If thats not possible, get some reflective safety tape and tie it to your straps as indicators. 2 - Put the ratchet on the OUTER traffic side (usually Right/passenger side in North America) of the vehicle/trailer. When you need to check your ratchets you will be on the non-traffic side of the vehicle. 3 - Check your load after driving a few miles/kilometers and re-tighten. Loads shift and settle. NEVER assume. 4 - Get loading/cargo lights that face rearward so you can check in your mirrors when its dark. Stay gold.
Five years later, this video is still heaven sent! I totally destroyed two rachet straps, trying to secure a ramp, crate, and stroller for my dog, in the cargo area of my 06 Honda Element. Car has the room, and has built in brackets to attach hooks to, but the one thing missing was my understanding of how to work a rachet strap!! Thanks to you, Joe, I finally know how to use these straps! Luckily, I have two more straps which I haven't destroyed, and now I get how these work, so my senior dog says "Thank you!" Now we can still go on little adventures!! PS even the engineers I know couldn't explain this as clearly as you did!
Thank you Joe for helping me and my sister figure out our straps. We are needing to strap luggage and chairs to a roof rack and this video helped immensely. ❤😊
Thanks Joe, after seeing and paying attention to some people ratching down a load i never was completly 100% there.After watching your video i finally got it, you made it clear like nobody ever.You are a pro.Thank you so much.
First video that came up by 'Mudfords' was wrong and no comments allowed to tell them so. This is the proper way and easily explained for those who didn't know. Thanks.
For a first timer like me who never used these straps this was a very educational video. I was able to strap donw and pick my own IBC totes and save on delivery thanks👍
Thank You, I almost lost my Kayak twice in one week 395, north bound , route 2. Ct. Your detail and direction has made the difference. Thank you for your kindness and this video. DEb
I Have a bookmark for this wonderful video. I also learned one could do the first part of the thread with no need to bring it back through the top. And, oiling all of the moving parts on the rachet helped release.
Thanks. I'm on my way to Burning Man! I needed to tie stuff down on the back of my vehicle before heading out. My dad passed away when I was 4 so I don't have anyone to show me. Your video definitely helped. Thanks.
Thank you for the video. I inherited my dads 04 Ford Ranger with 49k on the odometer after he died last year. I've always drove a 2 door civic, so this is a whole new world for me. Im surprised my dad never got a set of these, so I bought some just to have some on hand.
They come in handy! I use them to tied down my gas cans when i need to refill them. No matter where you put them in the back they slide around. I also use them to tie down my propane tanks. Glad it helped!
Your video made it so easy! I messed up quite a few straps watching other videos but now I know how to do it right and how to fix the ones I messed up! Thanks
Tip: When using them on the road, give the long part over the load a twist or two before feeding into the ratchet and tightening up. This stops them vibrating or "humming".
Watched a different video and they did exactly what you said not to do! Spent the next 15 minutes taking the straps apart and then putting them together as you showed. Awesome video!
Thank you! Glad it helped! I've seen so many people struggle with them. I actually had an old timer show me when they first started coming out with them. If i remember correctly he was a trucker and had a lot of experience with them. Obviously on a larger scale but same principle.
@@Doityourselfwithjoe By far the best ever… been 4 years since I had my first battle with one it took me 4~1\2 hours too get that thing unwound 😡😡 FYI NEWCOMERS you better pay close attention to this video, trust me it’s more fun and much easier going on backwards than it is coming off in reverse… I’ve struggled everytime using one these past 4 yrs but thanks to you I think I got it 👏🙂
I was having the issue of too much wrapped on the take up reel because I just fed the end around until it grabbed to itself thus wrapping the entire length of strap onto the take up reel and now cannot release the mechanism. This explained the proper method for using these tie downs. Thank you very much for a very clear demonstration.
Thank you so much!! After the 2 the videos I watched trying to figure out how to get this thing going, I was still confused. Your video helped!!! Thank you again!!
I work with these every day and still struggled with set-up on the one that came w/the OTC rotor puller. -Not hard to get turned around in this world. Healthy new year to all!
This video was definitely a big help, because this is the first time I started using ratchet tie down straps as a alternative to using bungee cords, because I really hate using rope to tie and secure my load, but unfortunately overtime my bungee cables started to fail, but rather than using rope I rather use ratchet tie-down instead, because in my personal opinion using rope as a tie-down is a bit outdated and inconvenient, this video really helped me a lot.
Thank you, I bought some similar straps at Wal-mart and regretted it when they all tangled on me while in use. Your video helped me untangle them and put them back in. Let's hope when I use them next that they mess up again.
I watched a bunch of videos and my lock kept getting jammed. Explaining where the straps go in the beginning made all the difference as well as the demonstration after. Thank you!
Thanks for the video. Just an observation, and to share with others, you do not have to pull on both releases in order to make the strap release from ratchet. You can simply pull the main "Release" tab all the way down/opened position and the ratchet teeth won't engage with other side, but the key is to open apart the ratchet mechanism ALL THE WAY, to where the mechanism is at a complete 180 degree angle.
It's not a case of 'properly' - just hook to hook is 'properly' but the extra looping shown here is interesting but may not work on different makes of strap - depends if the hook designs are the same or not.
Thank you. My girlfriend decided to get a mattress set to attach to her small car and her only saving grace was that she brought these along with her. And I say it was her only saving grace because I’m obviously still having to resort to this very helpful video... meanwhile she spent majority of time talking about hair care products that she still needed to get from target and foods she wouldn’t eat again all while scrolling comfortably through Reddit. The love of my life though.
Amma a petite female who had help lifting a relatively medium weight upholstered bench atop a Corolla, but driving alone. Video helpful interlocking 2 straps ( x2= 2 sets of 4, because product 10 ft each was too short. Knowing how to lock four doubled straps was my lifesaver.
Thank you! Now I know how to use these, there were no instructions or videos with the ratchet straps I just bought. Even if I figured out how to secure a bundle with these by myself, I wouldn't trust what I did to secure them because I've never seen how to do this properly. I want to be safe and I do not want to guess when it comes to safety. Thank you.
WHEW!! Thank you for this video. A gent lent me his to tie a desk to my car and he showed me how to release it (pull the lever) but I didn’t know you had to hold it and turn it more. Thank you!!!
Thank you!! Very helpful! Sometimes I come across things and I think “Wow! I can’t believe I don’t know how to do this!” I’m confident I can do it now.
Best video I've seen on this. Excellent camera work and explanation. Been in the equipment rental business for years and this is a great video to use as a reference for renters and newbies.
I don't know why I wait until every time I'm under time crunch to setup a load to try to figure out ratchet straps and then cuss at them on my tailgate. Thanks man this was awesome!
Thank you, as a single woman with no access to male knowledge live and in person these videos are a godsend. I find with so many traditionally male oriented things, even in instructions a basic understanding is expected, and I find that very frustrating. Wonderful video, I'm off to use my straps thank you again.
I just bought my first pair and didn't know what to do with it either haha. Didn't come with any instructions so I guess they all just assume people know what to do with them hahaha
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Easy enough for an old woman to understand who has never used a ratchet strap! Much appreciated!
You're welcome!
Thanks for great video.
Couple things I hope help others:
1 - Place your straps so you can see them, or leave enough of a tail that you can see it fluttering in your mirrors as you drive. If you dont see the strap/tail where you used to = STOP and CHECK. If thats not possible, get some reflective safety tape and tie it to your straps as indicators.
2 - Put the ratchet on the OUTER traffic side (usually Right/passenger side in North America) of the vehicle/trailer. When you need to check your ratchets you will be on the non-traffic side of the vehicle.
3 - Check your load after driving a few miles/kilometers and re-tighten. Loads shift and settle. NEVER assume.
4 - Get loading/cargo lights that face rearward so you can check in your mirrors when its dark.
Stay gold.
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THANK YOU!!!!!!! I am a "little old lady" struggling to load a pod and secure with these straps I didn't know how to use. Thank you!
Im Glad I could help!
This is the modern day equivalent of a boyscout helping an old lady across the road
Me too...11.14.2021!!!!! I could make you a batch of cookies and do your laundry for a month...THANK YOU!!!#!
I have always struggled with ratchet straps until today. No more! Many thanks for bringing me clarity, and saving me hours trying to release them.
Your way of showing the right and wrong way helps a great deal . Thanks
Five years later, this video is still heaven sent!
I totally destroyed two rachet straps, trying to secure a ramp, crate, and stroller for my dog, in the cargo area of my 06 Honda Element.
Car has the room, and has built in brackets to attach hooks to, but the one thing missing was my understanding of how to work a rachet strap!!
Thanks to you, Joe, I finally know how to use these straps!
Luckily, I have two more straps which I haven't destroyed, and now I get how these work, so my senior dog says "Thank you!" Now we can still go on little adventures!!
PS even the engineers I know couldn't explain this as clearly as you did!
Thank you! I appreciate it!
I know how to rebuild an entire dirt bike engine, but I never understood these straps. Thank you my friend, now I understand earths greatest mystery
You're welcome!
This guy is good. Make him an honorary employee, he is thorough in his instructions. Couldn’t be any better. Thanks
You're welcome and thank you!
A much needed video and attaching the hooks together that way is clearly the best way.
I never have a problem with them coming apart!
Thank you Joe for helping me and my sister figure out our straps. We are needing to strap luggage and chairs to a roof rack and this video helped immensely. ❤😊
You're welcome!
Thanks Joe, after seeing and paying attention to some people ratching down a load i never was completly 100% there.After watching your video i finally got it, you made it clear like nobody ever.You are a pro.Thank you so much.
You're welcome, and thank you!
Everyone’s a gangsta until they use a ratchet strap
Exactly...me and my buddy spent an hour untangling these little b*tches!!!! Ha!
First video that came up by 'Mudfords' was wrong and no comments allowed to tell them so. This is the proper way and easily explained for those who didn't know. Thanks.
thank you
Best explanation on how to use ratchet straps on UA-cam...Thanks !
Thanks for the comment!
Thanks. Great explanation!
you're welcome!
My husband and I never would have figured this out without your video, thanks a million!
You're welcome
So many fancy videos out there, but this one is gold and the most useful, thanks Joe!
You're Welcome! Thank you I appreciate it!
For a first timer like me who never used these straps this was a very educational video. I was able to strap donw and pick my own IBC totes and save on delivery thanks👍
You're welcome! Sorry I didn't see this earlier to respond. Must be a UA-cam thing.
Thank You, I almost lost my Kayak twice in one week 395, north bound , route 2. Ct. Your detail and direction has made the difference. Thank you for your kindness and this video. DEb
Thank you Deb for the kind words!
this is the best way I've spent 7:54 in a long time. Some really good tips here.
Thank You!
I have given away so many of these because I could never get them to work! Thank you for your help from 🇨🇦
You're welcome! Glad I could help!
I grew up without my father around so I have to learn how to do these sorts of things on my own. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome!
I Have a bookmark for this wonderful video. I also learned one could do the first part of the thread with no need to bring it back through the top. And, oiling all of the moving parts on the rachet helped release.
Thanks. I'm on my way to Burning Man! I needed to tie stuff down on the back of my vehicle before heading out. My dad passed away when I was 4 so I don't have anyone to show me. Your video definitely helped. Thanks.
You're welcome! I'm glad it helped!
Thank you for the video. I inherited my dads 04 Ford Ranger with 49k on the odometer after he died last year. I've always drove a 2 door civic, so this is a whole new world for me. Im surprised my dad never got a set of these, so I bought some just to have some on hand.
They come in handy! I use them to tied down my gas cans when i need to refill them. No matter where you put them in the back they slide around. I also use them to tie down my propane tanks. Glad it helped!
Your video made it so easy! I messed up quite a few straps watching other videos but now I know how to do it right and how to fix the ones I messed up! Thanks
Adam Roberson well it works regardless
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The best tutorial for ratchet straps. Thank you!
Thank You! and You're welcome!
Tip: When using them on the road, give the long part over the load a twist or two before feeding into the ratchet and tightening up.
This stops them vibrating or "humming".
Between this video and your comment, my life will forever be changed.
@@ram-ham LMAOOOOO im with ya
You are a genius. Haha amazing tip mate!
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Every time I need to use my ratchet straps or have to untangle someone else's strap I come review this video. Thank you.
Best on UA-cam thanks for the video. I always had a hard time with their brand-new figuring out how to do on the right way
Watched a different video and they did exactly what you said not to do! Spent the next 15 minutes taking the straps apart and then putting them together as you showed. Awesome video!
Thank you! Glad it helped! I've seen so many people struggle with them. I actually had an old timer show me when they first started coming out with them. If i remember correctly he was a trucker and had a lot of experience with them. Obviously on a larger scale but same principle.
@@Doityourselfwithjoe By far the best ever… been 4 years since I had my first battle with one it took me 4~1\2 hours too get that thing unwound 😡😡 FYI NEWCOMERS you better pay close attention to this video, trust me it’s more fun and much easier going on backwards than it is coming off in reverse… I’ve struggled everytime using one these past 4 yrs but thanks to you I think I got it 👏🙂
@@leighannehammons9710 Thank You for the kind words! I'm glad it helped!
I was having the issue of too much wrapped on the take up reel because I just fed the end around until it grabbed to itself thus wrapping the entire length of strap onto the take up reel and now cannot release the mechanism. This explained the proper method for using these tie downs. Thank you very much for a very clear demonstration.
You're welcome!
Thanks!! I love Stanley products but their directions for these left out a key piece of info.
Thank you sir, I’ve learned so much, please keep posting your endless wisdom
You're welcome!
Outstanding! Thank you.
I particularly appreciate the tip on how to properly link the two hooks. I would not have figured that out.
Thank you so much!! After the 2 the videos I watched trying to figure out how to get this thing going, I was still confused. Your video helped!!! Thank you again!!
You're welcome!
I work with these every day and still struggled with set-up on the one that came w/the OTC rotor puller. -Not hard to get turned around in this world. Healthy new year to all!
This was absolutely easy to follow and you examined perfectly! Thank you!!
Loved this video! You taught me to keep the short end on top which was the critical reason why I kept having a hard time loosening the knot
Thank you! Ratchet straps are now demystified for me!
Thank you soooo much you save my life and my entire day !!!!
Thank You for the kind words!
Thank you! My dad sent this to me to help me understand and it definitely helps!
You're welcome!
Great clear video! Thanks for showing the various ways to use the hooks!
You're welcome!
This video was definitely a big help, because this is the first time I started using ratchet tie down straps as a alternative to using bungee cords, because I really hate using rope to tie and secure my load, but unfortunately overtime my bungee cables started to fail, but rather than using rope I rather use ratchet tie-down instead, because in my personal opinion using rope as a tie-down is a bit outdated and inconvenient, this video really helped me a lot.
I'm glad I could help!
Great video. Just came in handy. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
Thanks. Clearest video I found about this
Thank you, I bought some similar straps at Wal-mart and regretted it when they all tangled on me while in use. Your video helped me untangle them and put them back in. Let's hope when I use them next that they mess up again.
Great job on the training
Thanks for the kind words!
Thank you for this video, it’s really helpful to someone who’s never used these before!
Great! You're welcome!
This was the only video I could understand. Thank you for breaking it down!
You are welcome!
Of ALL the tutorials on the subject, this is THE CLEAREST and BEST!
Thank you, Joe!
Thank you! the good feed back inspires me to keep helping. I also appreciate constructive criticism. It drives me to do a better job.
Try this one: ua-cam.com/video/uZlkIOHOkNo/v-deo.html Better info, half the length !
THANK YOU! I watched around 4 videos and this was definitely the clearest
Try this one: ua-cam.com/video/uZlkIOHOkNo/v-deo.html
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Best tutorial ive seen. Thank you
I watched a bunch of videos and my lock kept getting jammed. Explaining where the straps go in the beginning made all the difference as well as the demonstration after. Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you, Joe! Learned a lot from your video especially the part to keep the short end on top.
You're welcome!
Thanks for the video. Just an observation, and to share with others, you do not have to pull on both releases in order to make the strap release from ratchet. You can simply pull the main "Release" tab all the way down/opened position and the ratchet teeth won't engage with other side, but the key is to open apart the ratchet mechanism ALL THE WAY, to where the mechanism is at a complete 180 degree angle.
You are the only one that taught be how to hook the two hooks properly. Thanks
It's not a case of 'properly' - just hook to hook is 'properly' but the extra looping shown here is interesting but may not work on different makes of strap - depends if the hook designs are the same or not.
Your tutorial was elucidating. Thanks!
Very helpful. Just got those same ratchet straps to lash my bike to roof of my 1999 Volvo wagon to take to Burning Man. Worked great.
You're Welcome!
THANK YOU! I could never use these properly... this helped so much!
THANK YOU!! I should have watched this before I moved! DOH!! Next time. Great video and SO clear. Thanks.
Omg the best explanation!!! Thank you so much!!! This made my life easier ♥️
Great informative video. I watched another video before and it was confusing. Your instructions were awesome. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Every other video was putting the strap under, it was wrong, wrong wrong, thank you for sorting this, makes easy sense now ☘️☘️👌👌
Thank you. My girlfriend decided to get a mattress set to attach to her small car and her only saving grace was that she brought these along with her. And I say it was her only saving grace because I’m obviously still having to resort to this very helpful video... meanwhile she spent majority of time talking about hair care products that she still needed to get from target and foods she wouldn’t eat again all while scrolling comfortably through Reddit. The love of my life though.
I'm glad the mattress set made it home safely , congratulations on happiness and.... you're welcome!!!
Amma a petite female who had help lifting a relatively medium weight
upholstered bench atop a Corolla, but driving alone. Video helpful interlocking
2 straps ( x2= 2 sets of 4, because product 10 ft each was too short.
Knowing how to lock four doubled straps was my lifesaver.
I'm glad it helped!
Thanks for this bro..just bought one of these today and your video is so much of a help
Thank you! I’m trying to get my kayak down in my Tacoma… thanks for showing us!
You're welcome! I'm glad it helped!
Best video which covered the most important things unlike other videos.
Video helped a lot.I don't own any yet but now looking to go purchase some.
Finally someone who describes this easily, now I'll dig them out of the trash...lol. Thank You Sir
You're welcome!
Thank you! Now I know how to use these, there were no instructions or videos with the ratchet straps I just bought. Even if I figured out how to secure a bundle with these by myself, I wouldn't trust what I did to secure them because I've never seen how to do this properly. I want to be safe and I do not want to guess when it comes to safety. Thank you.
Thank You for the kind words. Its these types of comments that drive me to make more videos!
WHEW!! Thank you for this video. A gent lent me his to tie a desk to my car and he showed me how to release it (pull the lever) but I didn’t know you had to hold it and turn it more. Thank you!!!
Thank you! Yours was the first one I came across and we have the exact same straps which made it totally straightforward.
Thank you!! Very helpful! Sometimes I come across things and I think “Wow! I can’t believe I don’t know how to do this!” I’m confident I can do it now.
you're welcome!
You saved me and my boy, thank you kind sir. 🙏 🙏 🙏
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
Very helpful thank you and FAR better than the four photos showing how to use on the Amazon listing for some straps I bought from there
Thank You!
Shoutout from the chick that wanted to throw them out and start new. I appreciate this video it was perfect and solved my issue!
I'm glad it helped and thank you for the kind words!
Best ratchet strap video I’ve seen. Thanks George UK
you’re such a life saver!! appreciate you and your video!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you, and you're welcome!
Had to strap stuff on the roof today. This video saved my ass
Thats what its here for! Glad it helped!
I hate ratchet straps, bought various size rope and learned various truckers hitches and knots. Been a happy guy every sense.
Best video I've seen on this. Excellent camera work and explanation. Been in the equipment rental business for years and this is a great video to use as a reference for renters and newbies.
Thank you!
Thank you so much. It's the most easy of things that's the hardest to do 😘
You’re welcome 😊
I don't know why I wait until every time I'm under time crunch to setup a load to try to figure out ratchet straps and then cuss at them on my tailgate. Thanks man this was awesome!
Glad it helped!
Yo man! You are awesome 👌 your directions were so easy.
Thank you! Glad it helped!
Awesome video. The first video that came up in my search was so confusing. You set me straight. Bike delivery.
Great video! My brother and I learned how to use these to move furniture. Clutch thank you!
You’ve got yourself a new subscriber!
Thank you!
3 days trying to figure this out and I have sore fingers...
Thanks for showing this older person how to do it right
You're welcome!
Thank you sir. I couldn't figure out the ratchet tighten and loosening. Tricky but got it thanks.
You're welcome!
I could rebuild a 350 Chevy engine and I never knew how to use one of these....! Thanks. Al Sautner
you're welcome!
Very easy to follow. Thanks!
You're welcome!
excellent video. Clear and simple - thank you.
I watched 10 videos and yours is the only one that stuck and you don’t even have the same clamp as me, thank you!!!!!! 👍🏼
You're welcome! I'm glad I could help!
Very well explained and in detail, thanks for sharing the video
You're welcome! Glad it helped!
Thanks bruh Ima use the Rachet strap to place my bed on top of my car! Wish me luck bruh !
Good luck! LOL
Thank you so much saved me and the wife from throwing out a set!
you're welcome!
Great video, very clear instructions, thanks so much!
Thanks a lot very helpful