Pull up the release catch and flip the ratchet fully open.

How to thread a ratcheting tie down. Rethreading a tie down strap Thread your consumer grade ratchet tie down strap the right way with this how to! Start ratcheting the strap up and down, and the strap will wind.

Open the ratchet until it is completely open and the. I talk through each step and show how the ratchet part works. Set the open ratchet on a table before you so that the spiked wheels (cogs) are facing upwards.

To release the ratchet strap, pull and hold the tab on top of the ratchet assembly to override the ratcheting function. From bottom, thread webbing through slot in center spool of closed ratchet (figures 1 and 2) 2. Watch uscc teach you how to thread a ratchet s.

While pressing the thumb release, pull the strap to your desired tension and then release. How to thread a ratchet strap to thread ratchet strap, place webbing through slot in center rotating spool of closed. Pull webbing through, removing the slack (figure 3) 3.

In this video i give a tutorial on how to use, thread, and loosen ratcheting tie down straps. How to use ratchet strap. Open the handle and take the end of the strap, and put it through the ratchet mandrel which is the open slot at the bottom of the ratchet.

Pull webbing through, leaving some slack.