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Seat Belts Make Cheap Tie-Down Straps
Old car or pickup seat belts can be equipped with "S" hooks on each end and used as cheap tie-down straps, says Ralph Bertram, Winslow, Ind.
"You can buy commercial straps, but why spend the money?" asks Bertram.
He unbolts seat belts from the floorboards, then attaches S hooks to each end of the belt. Us
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Seat Belts Make Cheap Tie-Down Straps FARM HOME Cars 26-1-8 Old car or pickup seat belts can be equipped with "S" hooks on each end and used as cheap tie-down straps, says Ralph Bertram, Winslow, Ind.
"You can buy commercial straps, but why spend the money?" asks Bertram.
He unbolts seat belts from the floorboards, then attaches S hooks to each end of the belt. Using a hammer and anvil, he beats one end of each hook closed. The other end is left open.
"I use these straps whenever I haul my motorcycle in my pickup bed, but they could be used for anything," says Bertram. "I use two straps, one leading to each corner of my pickup bed. I attach one end of the belt to the motorcycle's handlebars and the other end to the front corner of the pickup bed. Then I pull on the strap to tighten it down. The straps hold the motorcycle solid and in an upright position.
"The seat belts I used came out of a 1966 Ford Fairlane car and didn't have a shoulder strap attachment. Any type of shoulder harness attached would have to come off."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ralph Bertram, 2866 E. County Rd. 400 S., Winslow, Ind. 47598 (ph 812 789-2366).
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