Strap winders

LOL that's pretty good. I carry 18 in my truck. Have 13 winches, I carry 15 30s and 3 40s. I do what I can to keep the stupid things rolled up but it seems like theres always a few of them that decide to fall off the stack and unroll.

 

I have a few more than you......

I have 30. Most trailers have 20 winches, i got 2 ratchets, and 4 stake pocket winches.

 

I haul multiple loads a day and have decided leaving the straps on the winches is the fastest way to go especially if you have a winch winder. i can have all 12 of my straps rolled up on the winches in less than 2 mins.

 

I put my rubber bands on the other way. I hook them in the hook then the band goes over the center holes. You don't have to stretch them as far that way.

 

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some one drives a T660 lol... and smart way to roll your straps, that way you hook'em, throw them over and walk around the other side of the trailer to winch'em up. I usually carry 14- 4" straps and 4 -2" straps

 

We drop n hook too much so that woukd be a hassle. Plus, wait till winter. Try to break the ice block that used to be called a strap. You'll have your straps in the tool box in no time. Plus even in summer the weather will take itsn toll and ruin your straps. Sure its quicker, but youll b replacing strps every couple months. Iss a couple extra minutes worth $15 a strap x15 every couple months?

 

I also use the Kinedyne 10094 for winding up my straps:

http://www.fayettetrailersales.com/product_p/10094.htm

The guys who are breaking these suckers...I dunno what you're doing (unless you got an oddball poorly manufactured one) but I'm not the easiest guy on equipment and this one has lasted me almost two years.

It's strange...when I look at these online, it almost always shows the strap winder on the right side of the mount and the handle on the left side. Mine is reversed...strap winder on the left, handle on the right...and as one who is right-hand dominate, it makes it much easier to have the handle on the right side of the mount.

I will have to look and see if you can unscrew the winder from the handle and reverse it.

I have some techniques I devised to make it quicker and more efficient. This is mainly common sense, but if I can save a new guy some time and effort figuring it out for themself, then it's worth it.

Firstly, make sure you wear thick gloves when doing this...if you don't, the burns/blisters on your hands will be self-critiquing. When you pull your straps off, make sure they are fully free of the winches, then go to the other side and pull all your straps to the side they were hooked to. Next, start at the corner of the trailer your strap winder handle is on - i.e., in my case I'm a righty and the handle is on the right. So if I am on the passenger side of the truck with all the straps on the ground, I will start at the front of the trailer and work my way to the rear so I'm not standing in a mess of straps as I am trying to roll them up. Instead of trying to tighten and loosen the mounting screw every single time, simply tighten it to the point where you can still slip the strap winder on and off the rubrail easily, but it eliminates some of the back-and-forth motion. Next, find the closest stake pocket and hang the winder right against it - to the left of the pocket if you're a righty with the handle on the right, and vice versa if you're a lefty. This takes the left-right play out, as the mounting flange of the winder is tucked against the pocket. Now take the first strap end and put about 3 to 4 inches of it through the middle of the winder...then slowly begin cranking to get a wrap or two on. Once again, if you're a righty like me, crank with the right hand, guide the strap with the left. I make a 'guide' out of my left hand in the shape of a 'C', holding it against the strap as I wind to keep it going on straight. Sometimes if the strap is a bit twisted, you can lower your guide hand down below the strap winder an few inches and knock the twists out so you can crank without stopping. When you're about halfway through winding the strap, stop and hold the strap on the winder, but crank a little to tighten it up...don't overdo it, or it will be next to impossible to remove the rolled up strap from the winder and you may bend the winder tongs in the process (don't ask me how I know). Then continue guiding and cranking until the strap hook is in your guide hand, and hold the strap in place and crank a bit to tighten it up again. The best way I have found to remove them is to hold the strap with your guide hand, pulling in a downward direction to stabilize the winder on the rub rail, then hit the top of the rolled-up strap with the palm of your other hand (for you martial-arts types, execute a palm strike). It should come off after a tap or two. Throw a strap band around it, and viola. Repeat as necessary.

Just like the one poster said, using these techniques I am done wrapping them up, banding them, and stowing them neatly in the side panel box in about 5 minutes.

 

Mine came in three pieces. Main frame, fork, and crank...so right or left hand is interchangeable

 

I squirt some PB Blaster between the crank handle and frame. Make for less squeaking and spins easier. My bolt has been broken off forever, but I don't miss it. I always put the winder to the right of my stake pocket then yank the strap off quickly. A little PB Blaster on the fork helps

 

My strap winder is homemade.