"Trust me, my arms and shoulders are glad I have this."

William, Luga Farm, Saint-Nicolas, Quebec

At a glance

• Farm: Luga Farm, Saint-Nicolas, Quebec

• Industry: Dairy farming and hay hauling

• Challenge: About 500 straps a year thrown over hay bales by hand, plus a rear-to-front strap that can't be thrown from the ground.

• Solution: RigCraftor Pneumatic Strap Launcher

• The result: One push, two seconds, a straight strap across the load. Less time tying down, and no more sore arms and shoulders.

The Challenge: Every Bale Load Starts With a Throw

William runs a dairy farm in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec. Every year, the farm makes about a thousand bales of hay. He hauls them with his truck and trailer, fourteen bales at a time.

That's around 70 trips. Each load needs about seven straps. And every one of those straps used to go over by hand.

Do the math. That's roughly 500 throws a year, from the same arms and the same shoulders.

"Over time, all that throwing takes a toll on your arms and shoulders."

Then there's the toughest strap of all: the one that runs from the rear of the trailer to the front. Nobody can throw a strap that far from the ground. So the only option is to climb up on the trailer and work from up there.

If you haul hay, you know exactly what we're talking about.

The Solution: One Push Replaces the Throw

William tried the RigCraftor Pneumatic Strap Launcher for the first time on his own trailer, with his own bales.

"Today, I'm trying the strap launcher for the first time, and I'm impressed."

No wind-up. No heave. He aims, pushes once, and the launcher does the throwing.

"One push, and two seconds later, the strap was on the other side."

The strap goes over clean and lands straight across the load, ready to tighten.

The Results: Faster Tie-Downs, Arms That Last

For a farm that straps hundreds of times a season, two seconds per strap adds up fast.

"The strap landed perfectly straight across the load. This saves us a lot of time tying down bales."

The rear-to-front strap now goes over from the ground too. No more climbing up on the trailer just to get one strap in place.

But the biggest change is in William's body. The 500 throws a year are gone. His shoulders don't pay for every load anymore.

That's what we build for at RigCraftor. Your arms and shoulders have to last a whole career, through every harvest and every haul. They shouldn't wear out one strap at a time.

As William puts it:

"Trust me, my arms and shoulders are glad I have this."

Haul hay, straw, or round bales? Put your next 500 throws on the launcher instead of your shoulders.

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Work Safer / Work Faster.

Interview conducted in French. Quotes translated.