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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 08-13-2002 05:04 PM

Anyone know where I can find those large straps that are used in situations where a piece of equipment must be strapped to a roll around cart or special mount?

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Paul Mayer
Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under!

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From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 08-13-2002 05:49 PM

You mean those wide web straps with hooks and come-alongs? I thought Home Despot carried those.

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Brad Miller
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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
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posted 08-13-2002 05:50 PM

They might. It's never occured to me to check there and I've never had a need for them until a current project I have now.

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Steve Guttag
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From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 08-13-2002 06:04 PM

Home Depot does have them...sometimes called Packing Straps. You can sometimes find them at CostCo or SAMS clubs too. And they come in all the standard colors!

Steve

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Manny Knowles
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From: Bloomington, IN, USA
Registered: Feb 2002

posted 08-13-2002 06:36 PM

What is a "come-along" ?

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Paul Mayer
Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under!

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From: Albuquerque, NM
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 08-13-2002 08:19 PM

Hi Manny,

A come-along is the ratchet mechanism used to tighten web tie-down straps. At least that's what the stage carpenters and riggers I used to work with called those things.

Paul

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Adam Fraser
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From: Houghton Lake, MI, USA
Registered: Dec 2001

posted 08-14-2002 12:08 AM

Brad,
If you dont have luck there or can't find the quality you want, motorcycle dealers or places that sell equipment for semi-truck drivers may also carry them. The latter would be the strongest and probably be the most expensive.

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William Hooper
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From: Mobile, AL USA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 08-14-2002 01:00 AM

Vernacular is sort of regional; I've heard the ratchets on cargo straps just called "ratchets".

Typically I think when most people refer to a come-along they refer to a ratchet hoist. A typical example is here: http://www.foxindustrial.com/coffinghoist/cablehoists.htm

They vary slightly in design, & may use chain instead of cable.

Usually it refers to the cable version, which is astonishingly, strong, versatile & portable - cable can be more easily used horizontally. They're standard on rescue trucks, are employed for lifting engines from autos, disassembling industrial machinery onsite, pulling dead hunted animals here & there, shifting architctural features, etc. etc. They come in various sizes, etc., can be found at Home Despot & Lowe's not Loew's Hardware, etc. Excellent, versatile, essential items.

They're also a frequent cause of sudden grisly death when employed in unthinking ways: attached to inappropriate anchors & handling points, disregarded load ratings, failure to examine the unit for damage, etc.

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Tim Sherman
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From: North Ridgeville, OH, USA
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 08-14-2002 01:36 AM

Sam's club carries both the regular ratchet tie downs and the heavy duty semi type ones.

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