Colorado B.S. Thread

Haha. A guy on another thread yesterday posted his truck was a year old and I said the same thing to him

 

i'm at work still, im about to fall asleep haha. I'm about to leave finally

 

At least the roads may be clear for you by now...

 

It's coming

https://wolfcreekski.com/wolf-creek-web-cam/

 

Time to go shovel snow off the grass so my short legged dog can go pee

 

Ah ok. Any particular reason the chain won't do?

 

Hahahaha my dog is the same way
She'll pee on the patio before she'll get her feet wet

 

It could break when pulling or cause damage to either or both vehicles when the slack is taken up.
The idea behind the strap is soft recovery using kinetic energy.

 

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the info

 

if you watched that video posted a little way back Can you imagine what would happen if that strap was a chain.

 

I didn't have a chance to watch the video yet, but I'm sure the chain could do a ton of damage if it went crazy. I just wasn't sure if a chain would be more likely to break vs a strap.

 

Good questions for sure
it's stuff we should all know..

 

Maybe nothing?

I think what makes a good snatch strap is that it stretches and doesn't put such a shock load on the connection points. The energy that goes into stretching the strap then "snatches" the stuck vehicle out.

If your rope, chain, whatever, doesn't stretch at all then it shouldn't have any recoil if it breaks.

Am I talking out my ass @BDN ? Or is this right?

 

Thanks!

 

Hmmm good point... but with a butt load of tension on it wouldn't it snap back?

 

for straight pulling/towing, a chain would be fine. Both strap and chain have the ability break, the strap just causes little to no damage.

You are correct, a chain generally breaks and falls to the ground, then you pick up the pieces of chain and spit out the chipped parts of your teeth.
A chain can still have some recoil though, or broken links can still fly.

 

Fair enough, good info. Thanks for the answers and explanations!