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Specifications:

  • LC2500kg
  • Meets AS/NZS 4380:2001
  • Webbing Width: 50mm
  • Overall Length: 9m
  • End Fitting: Hook and Keeper
  • Webbing Material: Polyester
  • Country Origin: China
  • Weight: 3kg

 

General Use & Maintenance:

  • Inspect that ratchet and webbing are not damaged/frayed/cut or has abrasions prior to use. 
  • Avoid throwing and/or leaving ratchets on the ground exposed to passing vehicles that may damage components.
  • Ensure webbing is flat and knot-free prior to tensioning. NOTE only HALF a twist in webbing is permitted to minimise flapping.
  • Use protective edging/material to protect the webbing if it passes over rough surfaces and/or sharp edges. NOTE a corner with a radii less than 5mm is considered sharp.
  • Ensure webbing is evenly loaded.
  • Ensure a minimum of 1½ turns of webbing on the ratchet spindle when tensioning.
  • Do not exceed the force applied to the webbing/ratchet model specs/ratings.
  • Modifications or repairs are not permitted. 
  • Do not heat or heat treat any components.
  • Store ratchets and reels in a clean dry space, ideally out of direct sunlight. 
  • Ensure ratchets are kept as clean as possible (ie., free from dirt, grease, grime).
  • If contaminated with oil, fuel or acid remove with hot soapy water.
  • If contaminated with alkali, rinse thoroughly in cold water. If webbing dries out before rinsing then withdraw from service as alkali damages PES webbing.
  • A small amount of lubricant may be used if ratchet becomes stiff.

 

Materials & Chemical Contamination:
Polyester is used for webbing material in our ratchets. They have selective resistance to
chemical attack. Refer below for guidance if exposure occurs. Note the effects of chemicals may increase with rising temperature. 

  • Polyester (PES) is resistant to mineral acids but is damaged by alkalis.
  • Solutions of acids or alkalis which are deemed harmless may become sufficiently
    concentrated by evaporation to cause damage. Contaminated webbings should be
    taken out of service at once.

 

Operating Temperatures:
PES webbing is suitable for use within the following temperature ranges: 

 −40°C to +100°C

Email for advice if you use straps within a chemical environment.
Environmental temperature may affect webbing securement, re-check tension force when entering warmer regions.


Overloading:
Tension the ratchet by hand force only. Do not use pry/cheater bars to over-tension ratchets. 


Twisting of Webbing Limits:
The webbing must not be knotted when in use. A maximum of half a twist to minmise flapping is permitted.

 

Webbing Protection:
Use corner protectors when restraining loads to protect against abrasion, friction, and damage from loads with an edge radius of less than 5mm. 

 

Withdrawal and Repair:
Withdraw ratchet units from service if they show the following signs of damage:

1. Tears, nicks, cuts or abrasions in webbing fibres and/or retaining stitches excessing 10%, and any damage resulting from heat exposure. 

2. Any cracks, deformations or signs of corrosion in end fittings.

Repair to webbing or end fittings is not permitted. Damaged Ratchet systems must be withdrawn from service and discarded.