ShockStrap Ratchet Tie-Down Strap w/ Shock Absorber - 2" x 18' - 3,333 lbs - Qty 1

Video Transcript for ShockStrap Ratchet Tie-Down Straps with Shock Absorbers Review SS48MV

What's up, everybody It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna be checking out these ratchet straps from ShockStraps, and what these are gonna do, are they're gonna have shock absorbers built into them so when you're hauling something with a suspension, like I threw my vehicle up on the trailer today. So as you go, it's gonna bounce if you hit bumps. And that's gonna compress down on that shock absorber and all that shock's gonna stay there, rather than if you just had regular ratchet straps, that wear and tear would go straight on the strap. So as it goes up and down going down the road, that's gonna tighten and loosen those straps and just wear them down over time. You're gonna have to stop pretty frequently to make sure they're still tight.

You won't have to do it with these. Let's check it out. This is the shock absorber I'm talking about right here. It's a made out of urethane. It's very durable.

It's not just a rubber band. I can't pull it tight. The ratchet pulls it out a little bit more, and that's gonna be great for absorbing that shock. Like I said, when you hit a bump and the vehicle shifts, instead of putting all that pressure on the straps and tighten and loosen them, it's gonna go here instead. And this is made to pull out a little bit more or compress a little bit.

So it's gonna absorb that and keep it all here instead of damaging your straps. Now, if something was to happen to the urethane, you're only supposed to stretch it out with that ratchet strap from 1/2 inch all the way to a two inch, no more than that. Then it could cause issues. But if you we're to do that and something happened and this broke, you do have the safety strap here, still sewed in. So it's not gonna just detach and come off, you still have this as backup.

The strap itself is gonna be a made of a polyester webbing. So it's gonna last in those elements. You don't have to worry about it ripping and tearing easily. It's pretty strong. Think about it like a seatbelt. You can't really get it to wear out in one place and just compromise the whole thing. And coming down here, you can see the extra stitching on all the stress points. So it's gonna pull hard here and then up here by the ratcheting mechanism, it's all reinforced to last a long time. The way it attaches, it has a snap hook on both sides. So you have this right here. So when you go to put it on the D ring, it's gonna hit that and go right into place. And then it's locked on. I really like that, especially when you're going to ratchet stuff down from back and forth. I've used the double J hooks and the flat hooks. And those are nice. But if it's not tightened down, it's just gonna kind of fall on the trailer. This one snaps into place. So you don't have to worry about this coming off before you get it nice and tight. Take a look at the ratchet mechanism. It's pretty heavy-duty. I like it. It's easy to use. There's plenty of room to get your hand in there to undo it like that. Or even to get it ratcheted. My whole hand fits in this for the handle, which I like that. Sometimes you only get a couple fingers in there. And when you're going to ratchet down one of these vehicles, you want to make sure it's really tight. So you want to get a whole hand on there and really tighten it down. And you can do that with this mechanism just fine. Now, another thing is, much like all the other hardware that is this, it's gonna be a yellow zinc chromate on there. So you don't have to worry about the elements bothering it. If you do leave this attached overnight on your trailer or run into some rain, it's not gonna rust or corrode on ya. It's gonna hold up. The other end also has a snap hook on there. And right now we're actually using it in combination with the axle strap. I recommend that if you're gonna be hauling vehicles. It's just easier on the vehicle and you can get that attachment point without damaging underneath. So the strap we're using today is gonna be the nine foot version. Now there's also a 12 foot and an 18 foot version. So whatever you need, we got that on our website. They're all gonna be two inches thickness here. You can see the straps are all gonna be the same on those. And the weight capacities are gonna be the same too. So each one of these are gonna have a safe working load limit of 3,333 pounds. And that goes per strap. So when you add a strap, that doubles that up. We always recommend you use at least two when strapping down a big load. But with a vehicle, you're probably gonna need four. So they come in quantities of two or quantities of one, and that goes for all of them. And they're gonna have a brake strength of 10,000 pounds. So also keep that in mind with whatever you're tying down. They're really easy to use and they don't take any time to set up. I like how heavy duty they are too. And they really do feel like they can handle the job. I'm not worried about transporting my vehicle on this trailer. Now you still have to get out and check it from time to time. They're not perfect, but I mean, you just want to do that to be safe when you're hauling something like this as well. Another thing I really like is that they're made in the US. So that's kind of rare these days, so I know and have more faith in them that they're gonna hold up. Let's see how easy they are to install. Before we install the back straps, I just want to tell you that we went ahead and did the front ones already. It's always good to get those installed. Ratcheted forward a little bit. That way doesn't rock back and forth when you're ratcheting the backside as well. Now we're gonna go ahead and hook it up. So what we're gonna do on this side, I'm using a D ring stake pocket. It's got a pin and clip, and then when we ratchet it down. So I'm just gonna use the side with our shock absorber. Put that on, and now we'll go to the other side. Now before I get underneath the vehicle, it's gonna be hard to see down there, but just wanted to show you what we're using. I'm using an actual strap from ShockStrap. So that's recommended if you're hauling a vehicle, and you have these straps that don't have the safety loops or anything to go with down and tie onto. These hooks won't snap onto your axle, obviously, and you don't want to just attach to anything straight metal underneath your vehicle. So you can use this. Wrap it around the axle and attach your snap hook here. And that's what we're gonna do underneath. So I'm gonna take the strap and go over the top of the axle, just like this. But make sure you don't wrap it around a sway bar or anything. So I'm gonna go underneath that. And just keep it around the axle and bring both hooks on this side. So when we ratchet it down, it's only gonna pull on that axle. It's not gonna pull on that bar underneath either. Now I'll bring the snap hook on. Put these into place. It's really easy 'cause you just push against that bottom part and it snaps right in. Now that's attached, we're gonna go back to the ratchet mechanism and tighten it down. Pulled the extra out of that strap and come back to the ratchet mechanism. And start getting it tight. Something to remember when using the ShockStrap is that it's okay to get it to stretch out to 1/2 inch all the way up to two inches, then any more than that is not advised. Then you will cause issues the shock absorber right here. So let's let them go a couple more turns. That seems nice and tight there. And another thing to double-check is as long as you can put your hand between the safety strap here and the urethane, then it's on there good and tight. If there's no room for your hand then it's too tight. Overall, these straps we're really easy to use. It didn't take me any time to set it up. Now, in combination with that axle strap, it really helped me strap down the vehicle. And I know that I'm not gonna have to check it as frequently as I go down the road, as I normally would with a regular strap. Well, that does it. Thanks for hanging out and I hope this helped..