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How to secure Difficult Loads with The Load Choker and Avoid Fines and Accidents!

Farm Learning with Tim Thompson

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Stop loads shifting on your Ute! 🚜 Tim Thompson shows you how to secure awkward, heavy, or round loads safely with a simple gadget – the Load Choker – and a rope + bow shackle combo. Say goodbye to fines, lost loads, and dangerous trips!

In this video:

How to use a Load Choker to secure heavy, awkward loads

Rope & bow shackle method for ultimate load stability

Step-by-step guide for truckers’ hitch knots

Tips for safe farm transport and Ute load management

Featuring: Phill Ferenc & Steve Casamento’s advice
Location: Australia
Products used: Load Choker, 50mm webbing strap, bow shackle, rope

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00:00 Intro – Stop Losing or Shifting Loads!
00:15 Meet Your New Load Choker
01:15 How to Use the Load Choker Step-by-Step
02:24 Rope & Bow Shackle Method for Heavy Loads
03:35 Trucker’s Hitch Finish – Secure Your Load
04:10 Tips Recap – Webbing, Rope, Bow Shackle
04:26 Sneak Peek – Next Week’s Plastic-Coated Posts
05:15 Outro – Subscribe & More Farm Tips

20 Comments

@francisgantos4669 4 years ago

Thanks Tim! Gotta appreciate a new way to choke a load. I’m definitely in the camp of rotating the shackle 90 degrees so the strap is on the pin and bell and not derating the shackle. It may be more difficult to get the strap on but some elbow grease will do the trick. Enjoy your videos, cheers from the West Cost!

@doseofboost4509 4 years ago

Save your cash on these load chokers these are made for heavier loads I use them from 2 tonne upwards on cylindrical loads at work.....
loads this small its safe yes but overkill.
If your just getting small loads like this in the back of your ute you can use the 2500kg straps and ratchets and choke the straps back on itself this works extremely well I've use this method on 5 tonne steel billets and never had a problem.

To choke a strap to a load

take the strap lock it to side of ute

go under load

then bring the strap around the top of load back to the strap

go under the strap

bring back over the top

ratchet down

done and you save over 150 bucks.

@2460speedy 6 years ago

Good to hear good ideas from a real aussie. The yanks could learn a lot from you mate.

@Hahehhwgajshah72726.. 2 years ago

I was so excited learning about the load chocker I chocked my chicken.

@lizardfirefighter110 6 months ago

This is all fine and dandy if you happen to have such hardware.

For me, I would tie off at the anchor point, then go under the load ( as shown in this video). Then over the top, then make U- turn around the standing part ( side of rope closest to the anchor point, then back over the top towards the second anchor point where the trucker’s hitch will be tied. Note: all of the rope bundle must be passed along as you go underneath and around the U-turn.

@alvindueck2104 2 years ago

Searched how to back up a harrow and came across this.

Need seen a load choker before but I HAVE seen the trick with the shackle. Used it a time or two after and I like it.

Thanks for sharing. Cheers

@m3nathan 6 years ago

Glad to hear you utter "that's not going anywhere". I wasn't sure you would and so, break a little known Australian transport law....😄

I'm glad I've found your channel mate, you're a great source of information, thank you.

@darrenturner8035 6 years ago

Good to see Tim, I thought I was the only one using bow shackles have been using them for years on posts and pipe.👍

@Kevin-kb6uq 5 years ago

Genius idea, yet so simple, thanks.

@vicpetrishak1077 5 years ago

Ladder buckles can be used with 2 inch strap racket .

@JP-qc2lw 6 years ago

Cheers Tim.

@rodger3641 3 years ago

Love your videos Tim !!

@davidrobertson376 5 years ago

Never seen this before.
Grear idea. Thanks Tim.

@pappysproductions 5 years ago

Excellent videos, my man!

@riveravon5296 5 years ago

You ca do the same without extra hardware. Instead of using the shackle take a turn around the bite.
Anyway a really good channel. Thanks.

@juanvaldez3666 3 years ago

Thank you for sharing, that’s a real good idea

@samuraicowboy9605 4 years ago

Excellent video, thanks for the tips, very professional.

@nathanl7459 6 years ago

Personally I'd go the bow shackle as I can see in the worst case scenario the horse shoe shape snapping at the bend under extreme load pressures or just overtime. When it comes to safety thinking of the worst case scenario helps me in perventing it from ever happening.
The way I always tied timber post, steel pipes or even the PVC stormwater stuff was first to tie it together and over the top but after watching your video the bowie is my new best friend as it kills two birds with one stone.
I wish I stumbled on your channel years ago as farming is a hard game to learn on your own and this is a great from of visual learning.
Cheers for the great video and that bit of knowledge. Keep those tips and tricks coming and stay safe mate.