other dog Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I would have left yesterday going to Warren,Pa. with a load of lumber but we didn't get the load until late, and when I got loaded about 4pm. I was tightening a strap when it just snapped. I went rolling one way, my bar went the other way, and the strap flew over the trailer. I had all my weight on the bar trying to get that last click. It was raining at the time, and after I fell I came home to take a shower before I left. Todd had said I could load yesterday or this morning anyway.Didn't hurt me,except my left thumb is sore and swollen. Never had a strap just snap like that one did-never fell it tear,or stretch, it just snapped all at once like somebody hit it with an axe-a sharp axe. There were no cuts or tears in it at first either.It was a Kinedyne strap and I looked on the tag to see where it was made but it didn't say. The one Ancra strap on the trailer said "assembled in USA." Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
slpwlker Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Hmm. Only time I have broken them is if there was already a defect in it and you could hear it going. glad your alright. could of been worse 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 wow thats messed up,,,i didnt think those ever broke,,,glad you didnt break anything,,,but flying back that way,,,reminded me of a time i went to unload a 55 gallon drum off a trailer,,,and gave it a big ole all my might tug to lean it towards me,so i could roll it,,,and it was empty,,,went flying back like 15 feet on my ass,,,people watchin of coarse,,,think i got my feelings hurt more than anything.lol.bob 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 wow thats messed up,,,i didnt think those ever broke,,,glad you didnt break anything,,,but flying back that way,,,reminded me of a time i went to unload a 55 gallon drum off a trailer,,,and gave it a big ole all my might tug to lean it towards me,so i could roll it,,,and it was empty,,,went flying back like 15 feet on my ass,,,people watchin of coarse,,,think i got my feelings hurt more than anything.lol.bobfirst thing I did was look around to see if anyone had seen me fall. my thumb still hurts. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyp Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 You better be careful Tom, you get our age, its not healthy to be doing gymnastic stunts. Glad you survived it. randyp Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138800 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 first thing I did was look around to see if anyone had seen me fall. my thumb still hurts.lol.i guess thats what we all do...bob Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 first thing I did was look around to see if anyone had seen me fall. my thumb still hurts.Hey Tom,Ashley said she is glad your not hurt. But you know what you can do with that thumb.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 You better be careful Tom, you get our age, its not healthy to be doing gymnastic stunts. Glad you survived it. randypya know, this is true. something I never thought about,a strap breaking like that. Now i'll be skeered to get that "last click" and the load might shift.Sleepwalker was right too,it coulda been worse. The ground was hard,actually asphalt,where I fell but at least it was flat.If there'd been metal,old pallets,or a piece of plywood with 800 20D nails driven through it from the bottom side with the pointy ends sticking up where I fell it could have been really bad. Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmer52 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Hey Tom,Ashley said she is glad your not hurt. But you know what you can do with that thumb.mikeSoak it "incider" to reduce the swelling! 1 Quote Ken PRR Country and Charter member of the "Mack Pack" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Hey Tom,Ashley said she is glad your not hurt. But you know what you can do with that thumb.mikewho is Ashley?..more important, what does Ashley suggest I do with that thumb? Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138818 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Soak it "incider" to reduce the swelling! oh...works for me! Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkobes43 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 LOL!!!!Tom Quote "Nothing Breaks Wind Like A Bulldog" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 who is Ashley?..more important, what does Ashley suggest I do with that thumb?Sounded like as she was leaving the house, to tell him to soak in his BUTT-er.mike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Sounded like as she was leaving the house, to tell him to soak in his BUTT-er.mikeSo, that's your g/f? We've heard about her for a long time, this is the first time you've ever posted her picture. I don't blame you, she's really hot! Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138829 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoClueJoe66 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 If she was a dog i'd give her a bone.....ah just messin with ya she is pretty Quote This message was brought to you by Hargraves Potted Meat Product. Chopped full of "Peckers & Lips" since 1933 - John Boy & Billy Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138835 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hatcity Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Mebbe you just need to lose some weight.Mike-ya dun good Quote Success is only a stones throw away.................................................................for a Palestinian Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
other dog Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 Mebbe you just need to lose some weight.well...cain't argue with that... Quote Producer of poorly photo-chopped pictures since 1999. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Mebbe you just need to lose some weight.Mike-ya dun goodFunny you say hatcity.....LOL.....had a woman at work tell me ( Every hog gets a acorn every now and then. She goes away laughing. She said her husband tells her that sometimes.I'm not dead yet hatcity. LOLmike Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/27389-broken-strap/#findComment-138991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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