Ratchet mod

[bfriendly]

Ok so a ratchet is gonna be the tightest attachment method for anything IMHO. I have several and want to use them, especially for my ROS when it comes.. The hawk strap is one end, but the permanent ratchet side is the issue. I don’t trust the webbing that came with my straps, but if I did, it’d be a done deal! Can I trust it? Or, I can make a short amsteel and hitch it to the ratchet. I’d love y’all’s opinions on this. I can tighten the ratchet with basically no sound by touching the clicking parts…..very comfortable using ratchets. I like the short bridge attachment I made, but can I trust it at 3/16”, hitched around that long tube rivet thingy?
I tested the original strap and it’s as flimsy as can be……..I think I’ll cut it off and use the amsteel

 

[Exhumis]

Me personally I wouldn’t trust the hawk strap as I figure they threw in the cheapest they could find. Hit up ratchetstraps.com and look at the endless ratchet straps like this one:

1" CAMO Endless Ratchet Strap 3,000 lb Breaking Strength | RatchetStrapsUSA

1-inch Camo Endless Loop Ratchet Straps with a 3,000 lb Breaking Strength. The perfect strap to be durable and strong enough for tree stands in the woods. Call us at 800-483-2189 today.

www.ratchetstraps.com

I that on my bullmans and it was great.

 

[bfriendly]

 

[bfriendly]

The hawk strap is pretty tough, but look at this flimsy thing! What about this cord instead?

 

[WayneboM10]

I like to eliminate the short connector strap and just use one long strap that is open on the end. That way you can feed the open end through the ratchet slot and tighten it up solidly around the tree. I also like to mark the outside of the strap with paint dots so I can tell if the strap gets twisted.

I drill out the rivet and remove the short connector strap. Then I take a long strap that has a loop sewn into it, and put it where the short strap was. Replace the rivet that you drilled out with a grade 8 bolt and locking nut to connect the loop of the long strap to the ratchet. Now you have a one piece ratchet strap. Since you are rebuilding the ratchet strap, you can use whatever webbing strap you feel comfortable with.