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"This Vehicle Recovery Strap is designed for towing stuck or disabled vehicles. Made from abrasion resistant webbing, this strap is lighter than a chain and won't rust, rot or mildew. Easy to store in a trunk, job box or behind a tuck seat, each strap has a 7,000 lb. working load capacity with a 15,000 lb. max vehicle weight.
- 15,000 lbs. maximum vehicle weight
- 20 ft. vehicle recovery strap
- 2" Hi-Test webbing
- Abrasion-resistant webbing
Ideal for recovering vehicles and other heavy loads from ditches, mud and snow
Lightweight strap fits behind most pickup-truck seats"
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky.../206967364
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Each situation is different, but for the most part, kinetic recovery ropes are much better than straps.
this is more like tow strap not for yanking or shock load.
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- 15,000 lbs. maximum vehicle weight
- 20 ft. vehicle recovery strap
- 2" Hi-Test webbing
- Abrasion-resistant webbing
Ideal for recovering vehicles and other heavy loads from ditches, mud and snow
Lightweight strap fits behind most pickup-truck seats"
https://www.homedepot.c
15,000 is the maximum temporary force you can exert on it while overcoming initial rolling resistance. Yanking or tugging can multiply your vehicle weight quickly so you want some overhead. The rule of thumb is a strap should be max rated to 3x your vehicle weight. Generally a strap can support 10,000 lbs for every inch in width (but this can vary by material/construction). Home Depot might be playing it safe here by saying 15k lbs, or it might be a cheaper rated material. The good reviews over a long term suggest they're playing it safe.
If you use it on an average sedan that weighs 3500 you have lots of pulling overhead.
If you use it on an average SUV that weights 5500 you should be fine but pull carefully.
If you use it on a large truck that weights 7000 lbs you're going to have a lot less overhead before this thing snaps.
Will it work for you? Depends on how much your vehicle weighs and how much extra load you have on it when using it.
Maintaining and taking care of them does help though.
this is more like tow strap not for yanking or shock load.
A recovery strap is specifically made for "yanking" and "shock load", and specifically NOT made for towing. Everybody should research the difference between recovery straps and tow straps before attempting to use either.
A recovery strap is specifically made for "yanking" and "shock load", and specifically NOT made for towing. Everybody should research the difference between recovery straps and tow straps before attempting to use either.
Ideally yes but this is no 20-30% stretchable by design recovery strap.
This is actually a traditional "tow" strap without metal hooks which is marketed by different companies as a recovery or a tow strap interchangeably. Even more well known brands use the same naming. It is polyester and stretches about 2-5% which is great for towing and pulling but provides very little mechanical advantage when yanking with it but you can certainly yank with it. 2-5% is infinitely better than a chain at 0%. If you want a true recovery strap and the advantages they offer, look elsewhere, you don't always need a long running start and the big mechanical advantage to get something and that's why these <$20 "recovery" straps exist..