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Bob Yak Trailer: Triple-New Grenade Pin Straps

It turned out those window screen splines lasted a dozen years until this happened:

Bob YAK trailer - splitting screen spline
Bob YAK trailer – splitting screen spline

Some rummaging in the Big Box o’ String produced the spool of 1000 pound test Kevlar cord most recently applied to the seat back on Mary’s bike, so this happened:

Bob YAK trailer - Kevlar cords
Bob YAK trailer – Kevlar cords

Having re-confirmed that frayed Kevlar cannot be melted into a blob, another UV-stabilized cable tie at each end will control those tufts.

Those cords should last forever …

Comments

2 responses to “Bob Yak Trailer: Triple-New Grenade Pin Straps”

  1. eriklscott Avatar
    eriklscott

    Forever is relative, but Kevlar isn’t quite forever. We were told to replace kevlar every five years in Safety-of-Life applications, even going so far as to cut the old stuff into short lengths so no one would be tempted to pull it out of the trash. Clearly, they saw me coming. I don’t know how they came up with that age, how much safety margin it leaves, or what assumptions were made about its use.

    1. Ed Avatar
      Ed

      Suffice it to say my “forever” planning horizon lies closer than ever before. :grin: