Bought a cheap rigging sling from a roadside vendor... cost me a full day's pay when it snapped on a simple lift.

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Been there, man. My crew had a cheap strap fail on a simple furniture move, sent a dresser right through a client's wall. Learned the hard way to check for the manufacturer's tag and a working load limit stamp. Now I only buy from the supply house downtown, even if it costs more upfront. That extra twenty bucks saved me a thousand in repairs last year.

riverperry4d ago

Wait, a dresser went THROUGH a wall? @johnthompson, that's insane... I can't even picture how much force that took. It really shows how a strap breaking isn't just a drop, it's like a slingshot. You're totally right about checking those tags, it's scary how something that looks fine can just give out. Spending more at the supply house makes so much sense after a story like that.