This ergonomic ratchet buckle is designed for 50mm webbing. It is designed with a long wide handle, the extended handle and the ergonomic design mean less force is needed to apply the tension thus putting less stress on your back. The ergonomic ratchet is tensioned by pulling the handle downwards rather than pushing upwards as on standard designed ratchet buckles. This ratchet buckle has a 5000kg breaking strength and a 2500daN lashing capacity. It is manufactured from carbon steel, with a plastic handle, and has a 10mm hole in the base to allow the ratchet to be bolted to permanent structures. This is a locking ratchet. This ratchet buckle is a standard ratchet used for restraining lorry straps in road transport.
The ratchet meets the requirements of the European Load Restraint Legislation Standard EN12195-2:2001 which requires the buckle to have a lashing capacity (LC) of 25kN (2500kg) stamped on the ratchet together with the suppliers name GTF and part number RB5050LH-ERG for full traceability. The breaking strength (BS) of 5000kg is also shown to indicate the maximum load that can be applied to the buckle before failure.
