The dowel doesn't really hold the straps, they are (should be) looped
through each other. The dowel is only (should only) be there so the straps
can be pulled apart after the pull has been completed. Without the dowel,
they can be difficult to disengage the straps from each other due to the
force of the pull.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-86F2F0.11170112102004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> Very sad....
>
> I know I have used a clevis for this purpose in the past, but recently a
> wheeling buddy showed me how to use a 1.5" diameter wooden dowel to
> connect 2 straps when one is not long enough. Would believe the dowel
> would be the first thing to break, or if not it would not have the
> weight/inertia to become a projectile.
>
> Any one have any ideas/cautions on using this instead?
>
>
> In article <OaSad.79414$vO1.445558@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.easlink.ca> wrote:
>
>> This is sooo sad....it breaks my heart...the tears have been shed....I
>> don't
>> know the man, but is a Jeeper and means he is all our friend...
>>
>> I'm a new Jeeper and our club has had many discussions on tugging and
>> what
>> to use and not to use...
>> and I have already seen this joining two straps together by a cleavis....
>> I
>> know I will never see it again NOW....I will never let this happen in my
>> presence as it has really opened my eyes...
>>
>> God Bless the family and friends of the deceased...
>> you are in our prayers....
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "JeepNutz" <jeepinDAMMITgene@ISAID.NO.SPAM> wrote in message
>> news:RhCad.243631$3l3.183113@attbi_s03...
>> > To all the newbies out there.. straps are dangerous animals...
>> >
>> http://michiganjeepers.com/eve/ubb.x...109322&m=90210
>> 6753&p=1
>> > --
>> > Gene
>> > Jeep, because life is an adventure, not a race.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

 

The dowel doesn't really hold the straps, they are (should be) looped
through each other. The dowel is only (should only) be there so the straps
can be pulled apart after the pull has been completed. Without the dowel,
they can be difficult to disengage the straps from each other due to the
force of the pull.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-86F2F0.11170112102004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> Very sad....
>
> I know I have used a clevis for this purpose in the past, but recently a
> wheeling buddy showed me how to use a 1.5" diameter wooden dowel to
> connect 2 straps when one is not long enough. Would believe the dowel
> would be the first thing to break, or if not it would not have the
> weight/inertia to become a projectile.
>
> Any one have any ideas/cautions on using this instead?
>
>
> In article <OaSad.79414$vO1.445558@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.easlink.ca> wrote:
>
>> This is sooo sad....it breaks my heart...the tears have been shed....I
>> don't
>> know the man, but is a Jeeper and means he is all our friend...
>>
>> I'm a new Jeeper and our club has had many discussions on tugging and
>> what
>> to use and not to use...
>> and I have already seen this joining two straps together by a cleavis....
>> I
>> know I will never see it again NOW....I will never let this happen in my
>> presence as it has really opened my eyes...
>>
>> God Bless the family and friends of the deceased...
>> you are in our prayers....
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "JeepNutz" <jeepinDAMMITgene@ISAID.NO.SPAM> wrote in message
>> news:RhCad.243631$3l3.183113@attbi_s03...
>> > To all the newbies out there.. straps are dangerous animals...
>> >
>> http://michiganjeepers.com/eve/ubb.x...109322&m=90210
>> 6753&p=1
>> > --
>> > Gene
>> > Jeep, because life is an adventure, not a race.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

 

The dowel doesn't really hold the straps, they are (should be) looped
through each other. The dowel is only (should only) be there so the straps
can be pulled apart after the pull has been completed. Without the dowel,
they can be difficult to disengage the straps from each other due to the
force of the pull.

Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
"aGraham" <aarongraham@mac.com.removeme> wrote in message
news:aarongraham-86F2F0.11170112102004@corp-radius.supernews.com...
> Very sad....
>
> I know I have used a clevis for this purpose in the past, but recently a
> wheeling buddy showed me how to use a 1.5" diameter wooden dowel to
> connect 2 straps when one is not long enough. Would believe the dowel
> would be the first thing to break, or if not it would not have the
> weight/inertia to become a projectile.
>
> Any one have any ideas/cautions on using this instead?
>
>
> In article <OaSad.79414$vO1.445558@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.easlink.ca> wrote:
>
>> This is sooo sad....it breaks my heart...the tears have been shed....I
>> don't
>> know the man, but is a Jeeper and means he is all our friend...
>>
>> I'm a new Jeeper and our club has had many discussions on tugging and
>> what
>> to use and not to use...
>> and I have already seen this joining two straps together by a cleavis....
>> I
>> know I will never see it again NOW....I will never let this happen in my
>> presence as it has really opened my eyes...
>>
>> God Bless the family and friends of the deceased...
>> you are in our prayers....
>> Jeff
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "JeepNutz" <jeepinDAMMITgene@ISAID.NO.SPAM> wrote in message
>> news:RhCad.243631$3l3.183113@attbi_s03...
>> > To all the newbies out there.. straps are dangerous animals...
>> >
>> http://michiganjeepers.com/eve/ubb.x...109322&m=90210
>> 6753&p=1
>> > --
>> > Gene
>> > Jeep, because life is an adventure, not a race.
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

 

Agreed, very sad....

Two straps can just be looped together with a piece of dowel or stick
wedged in to make pulling them apart easier.

You hold one loop straight up and take the second strap's loop and put
it over top of the loop you are holding up so it slides down the strap a
bit. You then take the far end of the second strap and put it through
that first loop you are holding up. When you pull the two loops are
locked together and look like a figure 8 or something. The dowel goes
in the joint so the straps don't lock too tight together.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

aGraham wrote:
>
> Very sad....
>
> I know I have used a clevis for this purpose in the past, but recently a
> wheeling buddy showed me how to use a 1.5" diameter wooden dowel to
> connect 2 straps when one is not long enough. Would believe the dowel
> would be the first thing to break, or if not it would not have the
> weight/inertia to become a projectile.
>
> Any one have any ideas/cautions on using this instead?
>
> In article <OaSad.79414$vO1.445558@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.easlink.ca> wrote:
>
> > This is sooo sad....it breaks my heart...the tears have been shed....I don't
> > know the man, but is a Jeeper and means he is all our friend...
> >
> > I'm a new Jeeper and our club has had many discussions on tugging and what
> > to use and not to use...
> > and I have already seen this joining two straps together by a cleavis.... I
> > know I will never see it again NOW....I will never let this happen in my
> > presence as it has really opened my eyes...
> >
> > God Bless the family and friends of the deceased...
> > you are in our prayers....
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "JeepNutz" <jeepinDAMMITgene@ISAID.NO.SPAM> wrote in message
> > news:RhCad.243631$3l3.183113@attbi_s03...
> > > To all the newbies out there.. straps are dangerous animals...
> > >
> > http://michiganjeepers.com/eve/ubb.x...109322&m=90210
> > 6753&p=1
> > > --
> > > Gene
> > > Jeep, because life is an adventure, not a race.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

 

Agreed, very sad....

Two straps can just be looped together with a piece of dowel or stick
wedged in to make pulling them apart easier.

You hold one loop straight up and take the second strap's loop and put
it over top of the loop you are holding up so it slides down the strap a
bit. You then take the far end of the second strap and put it through
that first loop you are holding up. When you pull the two loops are
locked together and look like a figure 8 or something. The dowel goes
in the joint so the straps don't lock too tight together.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

aGraham wrote:
>
> Very sad....
>
> I know I have used a clevis for this purpose in the past, but recently a
> wheeling buddy showed me how to use a 1.5" diameter wooden dowel to
> connect 2 straps when one is not long enough. Would believe the dowel
> would be the first thing to break, or if not it would not have the
> weight/inertia to become a projectile.
>
> Any one have any ideas/cautions on using this instead?
>
> In article <OaSad.79414$vO1.445558@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.easlink.ca> wrote:
>
> > This is sooo sad....it breaks my heart...the tears have been shed....I don't
> > know the man, but is a Jeeper and means he is all our friend...
> >
> > I'm a new Jeeper and our club has had many discussions on tugging and what
> > to use and not to use...
> > and I have already seen this joining two straps together by a cleavis.... I
> > know I will never see it again NOW....I will never let this happen in my
> > presence as it has really opened my eyes...
> >
> > God Bless the family and friends of the deceased...
> > you are in our prayers....
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "JeepNutz" <jeepinDAMMITgene@ISAID.NO.SPAM> wrote in message
> > news:RhCad.243631$3l3.183113@attbi_s03...
> > > To all the newbies out there.. straps are dangerous animals...
> > >
> > http://michiganjeepers.com/eve/ubb.x...109322&m=90210
> > 6753&p=1
> > > --
> > > Gene
> > > Jeep, because life is an adventure, not a race.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

 

Agreed, very sad....

Two straps can just be looped together with a piece of dowel or stick
wedged in to make pulling them apart easier.

You hold one loop straight up and take the second strap's loop and put
it over top of the loop you are holding up so it slides down the strap a
bit. You then take the far end of the second strap and put it through
that first loop you are holding up. When you pull the two loops are
locked together and look like a figure 8 or something. The dowel goes
in the joint so the straps don't lock too tight together.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

aGraham wrote:
>
> Very sad....
>
> I know I have used a clevis for this purpose in the past, but recently a
> wheeling buddy showed me how to use a 1.5" diameter wooden dowel to
> connect 2 straps when one is not long enough. Would believe the dowel
> would be the first thing to break, or if not it would not have the
> weight/inertia to become a projectile.
>
> Any one have any ideas/cautions on using this instead?
>
> In article <OaSad.79414$vO1.445558@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
> "Jeff" <jrhiltz@av.easlink.ca> wrote:
>
> > This is sooo sad....it breaks my heart...the tears have been shed....I don't
> > know the man, but is a Jeeper and means he is all our friend...
> >
> > I'm a new Jeeper and our club has had many discussions on tugging and what
> > to use and not to use...
> > and I have already seen this joining two straps together by a cleavis.... I
> > know I will never see it again NOW....I will never let this happen in my
> > presence as it has really opened my eyes...
> >
> > God Bless the family and friends of the deceased...
> > you are in our prayers....
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "JeepNutz" <jeepinDAMMITgene@ISAID.NO.SPAM> wrote in message
> > news:RhCad.243631$3l3.183113@attbi_s03...
> > > To all the newbies out there.. straps are dangerous animals...
> > >
> > http://michiganjeepers.com/eve/ubb.x...109322&m=90210
> > 6753&p=1
> > > --
> > > Gene
> > > Jeep, because life is an adventure, not a race.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
> --
> o_o_o_o
> /| ,[_____],
> |¯¯¯L --O|||||||O-
> ()_)¯()_) ¯¯¯¯¯ )_)

 

Hi Mike,
That's a new idea for me, I can think of many places where I use a
knot, where a half hitch won't do. Now I won't be sticking myself in the
eye with a screwdriver trying to undue a knot. Thanks.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, very sad....
>
> Two straps can just be looped together with a piece of dowel or stick
> wedged in to make pulling them apart easier.
>
> You hold one loop straight up and take the second strap's loop and put
> it over top of the loop you are holding up so it slides down the strap a
> bit. You then take the far end of the second strap and put it through
> that first loop you are holding up. When you pull the two loops are
> locked together and look like a figure 8 or something. The dowel goes
> in the joint so the straps don't lock too tight together.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Hi Mike,
That's a new idea for me, I can think of many places where I use a
knot, where a half hitch won't do. Now I won't be sticking myself in the
eye with a screwdriver trying to undue a knot. Thanks.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, very sad....
>
> Two straps can just be looped together with a piece of dowel or stick
> wedged in to make pulling them apart easier.
>
> You hold one loop straight up and take the second strap's loop and put
> it over top of the loop you are holding up so it slides down the strap a
> bit. You then take the far end of the second strap and put it through
> that first loop you are holding up. When you pull the two loops are
> locked together and look like a figure 8 or something. The dowel goes
> in the joint so the straps don't lock too tight together.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Hi Mike,
That's a new idea for me, I can think of many places where I use a
knot, where a half hitch won't do. Now I won't be sticking myself in the
eye with a screwdriver trying to undue a knot. Thanks.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Mike Romain wrote:
>
> Agreed, very sad....
>
> Two straps can just be looped together with a piece of dowel or stick
> wedged in to make pulling them apart easier.
>
> You hold one loop straight up and take the second strap's loop and put
> it over top of the loop you are holding up so it slides down the strap a
> bit. You then take the far end of the second strap and put it through
> that first loop you are holding up. When you pull the two loops are
> locked together and look like a figure 8 or something. The dowel goes
> in the joint so the straps don't lock too tight together.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

although I use a dowel... a rolled up magazine can be used I was told...
Jeff
"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:416C0518.C0005114@***.net...
> Hi Mike,
> That's a new idea for me, I can think of many places where I use a
> knot, where a half hitch won't do. Now I won't be sticking myself in the
> eye with a screwdriver trying to undue a knot. Thanks.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > Agreed, very sad....
> >
> > Two straps can just be looped together with a piece of dowel or stick
> > wedged in to make pulling them apart easier.
> >
> > You hold one loop straight up and take the second strap's loop and put
> > it over top of the loop you are holding up so it slides down the strap a
> > bit. You then take the far end of the second strap and put it through
> > that first loop you are holding up. When you pull the two loops are
> > locked together and look like a figure 8 or something. The dowel goes
> > in the joint so the straps don't lock too tight together.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's