For the most part, the people who hate typical ratchet binders fall into a few categories:
1. They don’t take care of their equipment. Poorly maintained ratchets binders are nearly unusable.
2. They were never shown how to “properly” use a ratchet binder. I prefer to hook at least one of the hooks directly to the trailer, that prevents that hook from twisting as I tighten the binder. If I must hook both hooks directly to the chain, one of the hooks is always agains the trailer or load, Never use a ratchet binder in the middle of a long chain.
3. They have only used the cheap China made ratchet binders. I have a few of those, after they are lubed and broken in after a few months of use they are okay. The older American made binders I have are much smoother and there for are my go to’s.
I despise the new China made binders so much, when I was issued a brand new truck with all new gear, the brand new binder got moved to my old truck.
