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Originally Posted by Wicked R
Lesson learned....
Never ever ever use tow straps on a motor....
I learned that the hard way this morning, I had all the motor mounts unbolted and the weight of the motor snapped the tow strap sending the motor crashing down and destroying a lot of sh*t in the process... Please for the love of God, go buy some chains the next time you do this... I can't emphasize this enough...
Cheers-
Erich
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Ouch. Sorry to hear that. I used a 1000lbs rated Kevlar strap and made sure there were no rough surfaces touching it. Chains are a safer bet though, no doubt.
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