OUCH, I've seen photos and read stuff on people standing too close to a piece of heavy equipment (ie: excavator or dozer) pulling heavy loads out of the mud and such and the winch/cable line snaping, nearing cutting someone too close in half. Rule of thumb I thought was stand clear 2x the tow line lenght away when tugging out.
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Folks, if it has hooks on the ends it is NOT a snatch strap and should NEVER be used as one. Hooked straps are for towing ONLY. Here endeth the lesson.
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(b) They weren't using synthetic winch line (so much safer than steel cable)
(c) They didn't have a wet (giving weight to) blanket on the strap to keep it down if it did break
I just hope that the cameraman is ok.
Using a winch line to tow instead of a strap is asking for trouble.
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umm, ok. dont worry about the slack, just pin it and go. that was the dumbest thing i have seen in a long time. that wasnt an accident, it was stupidity.
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