is it just me or does this look unsafe

i work with overhead cranes everyday and that may be good enough for some people but i would never do it. true, the straps have a huge load rating, and it differs depending on how you sling it. but one small sharp edge and the weight will shear it right off. i've seen quite a few of them go. chains i'd feel safe with. also i've seen lots of straps go when weld berries land on them as well. when people leave them on the floor and weld over them, they usually go in the garbage. the ones we use are yellow and they have a red stitch inside, when that is visable its time to take it out of service.

come on guys,hes on s10 forums,he has to know what he's doing right?everybody else on that site knows everything

I DONT CARE HOW HIGH YOU LIFT THE TRUCK.....IF IT IS ONLY 2INCHES OFF THE GROUND OR 5 FEET OFF THE GEROUND USE YOU JACK STANDS!!! IF THE TRUCKS 4 TIRES R NOT ON THE GROUND YOU BETTER BE USING A JACK STAND.....IT IS NOT FUCKIN WORTHIT SHIT HAPPENS.....

Originally posted by bdroppeddak



rusty has 3 vietnamese children that live under a truck in his backyard, and the entire truck is hoisted with a single 4" strap..........

somoeone has to care for them, you quit giving your 30 cents a day.

You could support that truck front end with a jump rope, its not like it weighs 50 tons or has razor sharp edges. There is credence to everything that has been said, dont use a damaged strap, dont use them out of their service parameters, but that strap in that application is such a large overkil that people have to resprt to worst case scenarios to explain why its a bad idea. I'm not disagreeing with or supporting any one thing that has been said, but holy crap there is something called adrawin award that says stupid people are going to kill themselves through natural selection, I have seen worse ideas on trucks than using a huge strap to support a light front end.