Wrong. Just think about it. As the trailer shakes, the soil compresses down and tries to move outwards. This in fact increases the tension on the strap. It does not decrease as you suggest. In my days we used ropes and unless you used a special knot called a ‘trailer hitch’ the tension on the rope became so great due to this increased sideward pressure, it was impossible to undoe the knot.
Trust me. I learned this from years of experience. I also learned from bitter experience that stupidly, if you didn’t put these restraining straps on the trailer, outward pressure could burst open the side plates, spilling a load onto the road thus giving you untold trouble from the Police for having an insecure load.

A married Irishman went into the confessional and said to his priest, 'I almost had an affair with another woman.'

The priest said, 'What do you mean, almost?'

The Irishman said, 'Well, we got undressed and rubbed together, but then I stopped.'

The priest said, 'Rubbing together is the same as putting it in. You're not to see that woman again. For your penance, say five Hail Mary's and put $50 in the poor box.'

The Irishman left the confessional, said his prayers, and then walked over to the poor box.

He paused for a moment and then started to leave.

The priest, who was watching, quickly ran over to him saying, 'I saw that. You didn't put any money in the poor box!'

The Irishman replied, 'Yeah, but I rubbed the $50 on the box, and according to you, that's the same as putting it in!'

Cheers and Beers
Graham
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