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Main issue is that the hooks on the strap ends are bent and welded together with not much of a weld, have seen them split when just put through the hooks instead of securing them properly over the trailer hooks. See it quite often at ploughing matches where people don't strap up correctly. Some decent D rings on the end of the straps would be a much better job.I don’t see the logic of not using ratchet straps on rope hooks. The strain on the hooks is directly proportional to how tight the straps are pulled. Leave them reasonably tight as a rope would be and there’s no difference to a rope. I’ve yet to see any rope hook or strap hook fail on my trailers when used with ratchet straps and in an emergency there would be no more strain on the hooks whether straps or ropes are attached. The hooks are inert and just don’t care what is pulling on them.