Anyone out their purchase a premium cover 8639-161 /160 ? on the instruction sheet it gave the part number for the replacement plastic pull straps, my instructions got tossed and the damn puppy ate one of the pull straps anyone help don't use it much usually tow in enclosed but when just 2 of us tow on open trailer need this strap number thanks!! arcticridr
2020 Alpha cover
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Nope that's not it these are hard plastic with ratchet teeth built into with a loop to pull on new fangled figured they wouldn't work worth crap but they work awsome I appreciate the reply greatly, I know they listed them on the instructions for that model cover can't find em online anywhere someone would have to have the single sheet that came with it to have the number aaarrreegggg!!
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YOU ROCK !!!!! Thanks a million ???
Any chance someone could take a pic of the backside where the strap is, basically just a pic from inside the cover for strap area. I see a few different ways the strap can be inserted but neither of them actually does very good job of cinching they cover tight to sled for me.
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Thumper if you look closely the piece that clips to the running boards also goes into a slot on the back of the plastic ratchet assembly making it one piece basically , if it's left so it is separate it doesn't cinch down good at all , think when you release the ratchet you are suppose to pull those apart don't have a pic sleds not covered but will get one if ya need it ?? Hope this helps
Arcticridr, here’s some pics of what I’ve done. I’ve looped it through the one hole in end at top then through the ratchet. It’s like it has playtex maxi pad wings,,,,,, can cinch it tight this way though, but I worry about the stitching as it pulls the cover at 180 from the stitches, which will rip I’m sure. My buddy’s ripped 3 of the 4 ratchets right off. Not to mention the elastic at bottom can’t even stretch and hold anything, just free floats.
You’ll see another pic where I have a finger poking through the lower hole. Tried inserting strap through that one first then up into top hole then through ratchet. This way you don’t get much cinch happening, can barely ratchet, and it also puts a lot of pressure on those threads. Also the elastic is then trapped under the hook so again useless.
Is one of these the right way or have I got this all wrong? For $360 was hoping for a little finer system.
You’ll see another pic where I have a finger poking through the lower hole. Tried inserting strap through that one first then up into top hole then through ratchet. This way you don’t get much cinch happening, can barely ratchet, and it also puts a lot of pressure on those threads. Also the elastic is then trapped under the hook so again useless.
Is one of these the right way or have I got this all wrong? For $360 was hoping for a little finer system.
HAAAAAA!!! I KNEW that tab had to go somewhere. Thanks!! What’s funny is I was doing what the dealer did with my buddies cover that ripped so figured it had to be correct, but just didn’t seem to work good to me.
Thumper I can't tell but I will get you some pics of how I did it most of the time it's (alpha) in a covered trailer but many times a year it's on an open trailer at 70mph on the hiway with no issues get u pics tomorrow nite ? the tab is I think what I was referring to took me a few to figure it out
