Using Plastic Strapping For Lumbee

[mddillon78]

How many of you guys use poly strapping for lumber?  I just started using it and it seems like it will work well.  Makes it easy to move the stacks around as well. 
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[SawyerTed]

I do.  The poly bands work great.  I have strapped stacks, loaded them for delivery and dumped the whole stack like builders supply folks do.  

The first stack broke the bands.  I've since learned a better technique.  

[mddillon78]

Thanks for the feedback.  What did you do differently?  What was it you learned from that issue?  Thank you!

[Bruno of NH]

I use it 

[mddillon78]

Thanks Bruno.  It's working good for you?  Do you use the ratchet tensioner or the pull type?

[SawyerTed]

I dump the stack slower and I make sure it is on 4x4s or 6x6s so it slides easier.  An 8' stack is harder to control than longer stacks.

[Bruno of NH]

I use the ratchet tool
It works well

[PAmizerman]

I use woven strapping. It is tough stuff. Easily reusable. And easy to store and handle. 


 

[mddillon78]

Wow! That looks real strong.  Where did you get that stapping?  Can you use the same tensioner?

[D6c]

That looks like Kubinec strapping.... I've been using it to tie up stickered lumber.  Regular strapping tensioner works fine.  I go back every few days an retention the stack as the lumber dries and shrinks, something you can't do with plastic pallet strapping.

[PAmizerman]

@mddillon78 I get my strapping from strapping products.com
I get the 3/4 inch 3500 lb Break strength

[PAmizerman]

I use the ratchet style tensioner. I got mine off e bay 
I got the cheapest one available and had very low expectations but thought for $20 why not? I've been using it for over a year now and it's still working great. I just give it a shot of oil every once in a while.

[Brucer]

I used Kubinec brand poly strapping for my slab bundles. 3/4", 2700 pound tensile rating. The stuff was way better than the 1/2" steel strapping I tried at first.

I could dump the slab bundles from a height, pile them on each other, dig a bundle out from the bottom of a stack -- and never broke a strap.