Transport
The number printed on a strap is usually the one you must not use.
Break load is where the strap fails. It is a test figure.
Working load limit — LC, in daN or kg — is what it may actually restrain. It is roughly a third of the break load.
Three straps in this catalogue publish one number and never say which kind it is. One publishes 1,500 kg break against 500 kg working, which shows exactly the gap. One publishes LC in daN against DIN EN 12195-2, which is the European way of stating it precisely.
Comparing a working load against a break load and choosing the larger number is how a strap gets overloaded.
Four straps. Two forward, two back.
Compress the front suspension. A strap tightened onto an extended fork goes slack the moment the fork extends over a bump. Compressed, it stays tight.
Soft loops at every contact. A hook onto a handlebar takes the finish off it and can bend a lever mount; a loop round the part with the hook in the loop means nothing metal touches the machine.
Safety clips on the hooks. A strap goes momentarily slack over a bump and an unclipped S-hook falls out of its anchor. Nothing dramatic happens — the machine is simply held by three straps, and nobody notices until it moves.
The label sewn to the webbing. That is where the real figures live, and it is still readable in three years when the packaging is gone.
A front wheel chock bolted to the floor. The wheel is captive, the machine stands upright, and the straps only have to hold it there.
4 straps LC 300 daN + 4 loops LC 800 daN · DIN EN 12195-2 · 25 mm polyester · 1.5 m
An eight-piece motorcycle strap set with four 1.5 m ratchet straps at LC 300 daN and four 0.3 m adapter loops at LC 800 daN, tested to DIN EN 12195-2.
Best for: Transporting a machine where the figures need to mean something specific.
≈ €25
4 × 40 mm × 4.6 m · working load 500 kg · break load 1,500 kg · rubberised S-hooks with clips
Four 40 mm by 4.6 m ratchet straps publishing both a 500 kg working load and a 1,500 kg break load, with rubberised S-hooks, safety clips and soft loops.
Best for: Any transport where you want the working number, not the headline one.
≈ €40
17" / 19" / 21" · tyre width 60–120 mm · rocker mechanism · pre-drilled to bolt down
A front wheel rocker stand in powder-coated steel for 17, 19 and 21 inch wheels with tyres 60 to 120 mm wide, with non-slip rubber feet and pre-drilled fixing holes.
Best for: Transporting a machine in a van or on a trailer, where it has to stand up on its own.
≈ £53 / €51
4 × 4.57 m · break strength 748 kg · 2.54 cm S-hook straps · 4 soft loops · carry bag
A set of four 4.57 m ratchet straps published at 748 kg break strength, with stainless steel rubber-gripped handles, four soft loops and a storage bag.
Best for: Light loads and occasional transport, where the whole set including loops is the point.
≈ $25 / £20 / €21
4 × 4 cm × 2.4 m · 2,000 kg (type of load not stated) · lifetime replacement warranty
A four-pack of 4 cm by 2.4 m ratchet straps rated at 2,000 kg with electro-galvanised ratchets, coated S-hooks and a lifetime replacement warranty.
Best for: Frequent transport, where the warranty is the argument.
≈ £48 / €56
Working load, always. A break load is the point of failure and is never a planning figure; a working load limit is typically about a third of it. One set in this catalogue publishes both, which is what makes either readable.
They go round a footpeg, a frame tube or a triple clamp, and the hook goes into the loop rather than onto the paint or into a lever mount. Nothing metal then touches the machine.
Four is the usual arrangement — two forward, two back — with the front suspension compressed so the forks cannot extend and slacken everything.
For : Transporting a machine where the figures need to mean something specific.
Main strength : The only set here citing a standard AND publishing LC figures in daN
Main limitation : 1.5 m straps are the shortest in this family
For : Any transport where you want the working number, not the headline one.
Main strength : The only set here publishing BOTH load figures, which is what makes either of them readable
Main limitation : No standard cited, where the LoadCare set names DIN EN 12195-2
For : Transporting a machine in a van or on a trailer, where it has to stand up on its own.
Main strength : The only stand here that can be bolted to a trailer floor — pre-drilled holes are published
Main limitation : A 60–120 mm tyre width rules out wide front tyres
For : Light loads and occasional transport, where the whole set including loops is the point.
Main strength : Names its figure as BREAK strength rather than leaving the type unstated
Main limitation : 748 kg break implies a working figure around a third of that, and it is not published
For : Frequent transport, where the warranty is the argument.
Main strength : A lifetime replacement warranty, which is the longest commitment in this family
Main limitation : Publishes one load figure without saying whether it is break load or working load — and they differ by about three times
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