Training Minutes: Suspension Capture

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In this new Training Minutes video on technical rescue, Mark Gregory and Ken Bailey discuss the benefits of using a ratchet strap to capture the strut assembly/suspension of a vehicle when it comes to extrication and lifting operations.

Watch above.

Mark Gregory and Ken Bailey on capturing a vehicle's suspension.

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