<VV> Faded Belts

[Dave Thompson]

I have an old set of Motorcycle tie-down straps. The other day I tried to
tie down a fridge that I was moving. The threads that were used to sew the
straps broke and the strap failed. Luckily, it was when I was tightening the
strap, not on the road. I'd be willing to bet an old set of seatbelts would
be weakest at the point of the sewing. If I had an old set of belts, I'd
consider at least inspecting the sewn end, if not just replacing the set.

Just my opinion

Dave Thompson
Westminster, Ca

-----Original Message-----
ubject: Re: <VV> Faded Belts

 
In a message dated 8/18/2008 2:28:41 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
corvairduval at cox.net writes:

The  conclusion? The new belts took the most force to break, but even the  
faded, frazzled and chewed one took more force to break it than a human  
could impart to it and survive.

Your milage may vary,

Frank  DuVal



On  7 January, 2008, I had the steering freeze on my '65 ragtop and  rammed
a 
post on a roadside steel fence.  Not fast, I had just pulled out  of a 
parking space and was making  a 180 which turned into a 270, but there  was
bruising 
impact.  When I went to undo my seatbelt, I found that it had  torn in half 
from the impact.  The unit was not "faded, frazzled and  chewed" but was the

original belt (or it was the one I had had on the car since  I bought it in 
'72.) Maybe I was just plain lucky to survive the accident with  bruises 
(particularly on my paunch) but the breaking definitely surprised  me.
Needless to 
say, the car I bought to replace it has NEW belts (at  least according to
the 
'Vair dealer that sold me the car.)
 
Scotty from Hollyweird



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