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How the hell you get the strap out????

thank you sir

Ok - I use hookless ratchet straps for my kayaks. I wanted to give some of my suggestions. They are free if you care. 1 - if the item you have on the vehicle is close to the weight limit of the rails, I run my straps through the vehicle (make sure the doors are open!). This takes all wind/weight pressure off your roof rack, and relegates it to being simply a platform to keep the item off the vehicle's roof. 2nd - I purposely twist the front strap - this cuts down the wind noise/howling/buzzing that is mind numbing as you travel. Twisting the strap has no loss in strength, so I'm not sure why it is importantly noted at 2:08 (in the video) to make sure they are flat (no twists).

I just tried it and worked like Charm. Drove 9 miles at 65mph . Thank you

Nice to be so tall. I need a ladder to do the same thing.

Physics tip: try to twist your straps, once or twice per exposed area. The twist breaks the vortexes created by the shear speed of wind, preventing it from flapping in the wind! New antennas, industrial chimneys and such have them to prevent em from wobbling in the wind before breaking! Also love them comment at the end hahah! Thanks for the vid, happy days

Physics tip: try to twist your straps, once or twice per exposed area. The twist breaks the vortexes created by the shear speed of wind, preventing it from flapping in the wind! New antennas, industrial chimneys and such have them to prevent em from wobbling in the wind before breaking! Also love them comment at the end hahah! Thanks for the vid, happy days

Thanks for your demonstration. Do you have a video on how to transport a 4x8 plywood?

Thanks mate. You've saved my bacon!

An intentional twist in the strap can also reduce noisy vibrations...

Thanks for the advice much appreciated ❤

Best explanation out there, mate, and I looked at many others after yours. None demonstrate how to use those straps on car roofs like you do. They all throw the other end across to the other bar and secure it there, which makes no sense when the load is stacked on one side like you have and I would have in transporting a few sticks of wood.

Thanks for the video! Picking up 10 5/4 8 inch x 8ft maple for $100 today (so excited) and it's a bit of a drive so I want to be safe. Out of curiosity where are you from? The back drop in your video says Hawaii or somewhere tropical but the accent says otherwise haha. Thanks again!

Just double up the bucket.

Kinda like a transom knot with straps 😎🤙🏽🤙🏽

🇵🇬🇵🇬,.,.

One minute into this video and already i have a big smile on my face. Thanks.

Hi Rob and followers, has anyone got experience of using this on thicker stock? I need to cut some firrings out of (old) 4 x 2 and wondered how it may fare? Thanks @takamiwoodshop for the great product test and review

Fyi manual on straps says you need 1.5 revolutions for full tension rating. You did approximately 0.6 revolutions

How fast are you driving in miles per hour? Are you driving over 60 mph (100kph)? I imagine you're driving closer to 70 km/h.... if you're not twisting your ratchet straps. You should always twist your ratchet straps which prevents harmonic huming and vibrations at real world speeds at least in the less oppressed country of America.

What is with this music?? It is awful!!!!

Nice birb you got there at 2:38

Thanks! I’ve used this technique today, it was truly effective! Drywall metal studs, so it was very slippery, but I had no problems at all!

Very well explained thank you

Thank you, this worked perfectly!

Nice video so for making jigs for a router what would you recommend and size

This method was great - I went to the timber yard straight after watching this, and for once didn't embarrass myself by taking forever to lash my wood to the roof. I was amazed by how quickly it went on - "is that it?" Thanks a lot.

If you put a twist in the strap it won’t make that flutter vibration sound. Old school trucker trick.

Nice vid and tips.

I knnow the blade guard is a pain when you want to cut things with the angle grinder.. but you really don't want to see what hapend when one of those spinning blades blow up. They shot blade pieces faster than bullets all around you..I have a neighbor that got hurt really bad on his face by a blade blowing up on his angle grinder.. and he didn't had a blade guard nor a face mask protection on. Jeeez .. he got lucky he didn't lost an eye.. or both...but his face changed forever.

Thank u. Overly estimated the space in my trunk n Now i need to strap our camping beds to the roof😂😢😂😂😂😅😊

So what's the best type of insert nut to use if you just wanna attach a steel rod to a block of wood perpendicularly?

Thanks for this. As a home owner without a pick up this is extremely helpful.

I bought one I noticed the drill press is not working 90 degrees. How do you make adjustments? Thank you

Great design, BUT looking at the welding on this project I wouldn't let my kids use it.. not a chance..

This just saved me a whole lot of time and stress. Worked like a charm. Thanks!

Sold my SUV and purchased a smaller crossover with roof rack. Was really concerned on how to transport wood safely. Your technique was great!!! Used it today for the first time and was really easy.

So, no backfill drainage? No bitumen paint? Hmm..the moisture in the ground will rot the sleepers in no time. Even the treated wood will rot.

I strapped four sheets of 4’ x 8’ plywood on top of my Corolla and they all flew off when I got on the highway 😔

Good video! I think I see a Paramo vise in the background? The oval logo looks familiar!

Your a legend mate, thanks for the video, very clear, informative and straight to the point 😀

Ugh, I bought 4 Bessey pipe clamps expecting that buying threaded pipe would be cheap and easy like we see from north american CZcamsrs. What a nightmare.

thanks for posting this. with your method, our SUV handled load of 5 4x4s and 10 2x4s great over a long distance, some of it very bumpy.

I never knew about that technique of strapping your load to the bars itself. I always thought roof luggage racks were so limited until now. Wow. Thank you!!

Very useful guide and also extremely straightforward. Thanks!

What do you do if there are only two boards? I would think the hooks might hit the roof then.

I have the Lowe's brand of this exact saw. Made date 1992

Off balance and looks like it could be a kickback death trap.

Hey Rob, Really late to this one, but wanted to ask a question if you're still around :) You mention in the description to try and never change the setup of the adapter bars as you'll never get them perfect again, but am I right in understanding that they would need to be adjusted if you were doing beveled cuts?

Thank you. The ratchet straps I used have two different spring-loaded locking mechanisms, both of which must be unlocked, to return to default fully wound state. But yes, was able to get a load brought home securely. 👍