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Tavlixos stocks welded steel D-rings and quick-release buckles for leash, collar and harness repair — rated by load and cut to the webbing width your gear actually uses, not sold as a generic hardware bag.
Basis for pricing: a welded D-ring runs from $4 per ring, a quick-release buckle from $6 per buckle. Both prices are estimated bases that firm up once we confirm webbing width and quantity.
Measure the strap and tell us the load you need it to hold, and we confirm what fits before you order.
A leash D-ring repair or a dog collar buckle replacement usually starts the same way: a strap that is otherwise fine, and one piece of metal or moulded plastic that gave out. Stitching is not our trade, but the fitting that snapped almost always is.
We keep D-rings and buckles sorted by size on this bench so a repair does not sit waiting on a part that should have been in a drawer.
A D-ring's load rating is the honest ceiling on what the fitting can take before it deforms or fails under a hard pull. Our welded steel rings are rated to 60kg, which covers a leash and collar repair for the overwhelming majority of dogs, including a strong lean into the leash, not just a calm walk.
Webbing width is the other number that matters. A buckle built for 25mm webbing will not seat correctly on a 38mm strap, and forcing it on stresses the moulded plastic in a way that shows up as a crack weeks later, usually at the worst moment.
What we will not do: sell a D-ring or buckle without knowing the webbing width, and we will not claim a load rating higher than 60kg on this hardware because we have not tested it past that point ourselves. If a job genuinely needs a heavier-rated fitting than we stock, we say so and point you toward what that actually requires.
A solid welded steel D-ring, not a bent-and-butted loop — the weld is what stops it from opening under a hard, sudden pull. Rated to 60kg for leash and collar repair, which is the load-bearing point most collar failures actually happen at, not the strap itself.
Sold as a raw fitting for a repair, not a finished leash. If your leash needs the ring re-stitched or re-riveted onto leather or webbing, tell us the material in your inquiry and we note it so the part arrives ready for whoever does that work.
$4priced per ring, estimated basis
Estimate only. Confirmed once we know quantity and how the ring will be attached.
A moulded plastic side-release buckle for collar and harness webbing, available in 25mm and 38mm to match the two common strap widths on dog gear. The click needs to be firm and audible — a buckle that closes soft or loose is usually the wrong width for the strap, not a bad batch.
Measure your webbing before ordering. We will ask for the width in your inquiry regardless, but knowing it up front means one less email before we confirm the part.
$6priced per buckle, estimated basis
Estimate only. Confirmed once we know the webbing width and quantity.
Two measurements decide most leash and harness hardware fits: how much pulling force the fitting needs to survive, and how wide the strap running through it actually is. Get either wrong and the part either fails or will not seat.
A 60kg rating handles a leash and collar repair for nearly every dog on a normal walk, including a hard lean. It is not built for tie-out stakes, working-dog tow lines, or anything meant to restrain a dog against sustained force — those jobs need hardware we do not stock, and we will tell you that directly.
Lay the strap flat and measure across it with a tape measure, not a soft cloth ruler that can stretch. Standard dog gear runs 25mm or 38mm; anything in between usually means the strap is worn or was cut down, and we will ask a follow-up question before confirming a buckle.
We will not guess a webbing width from a photograph. Lighting and camera angle distort strap measurements more than people expect, so we ask for a tape-measure number in millimetres every time.
What people usually ask before writing in about a D-ring or buckle.
Our welded steel D-rings are load-rated to 60kg, which covers the great majority of dogs on a normal leash and collar repair, including a hard lean into the leash. We tell you plainly if a job needs a heavier-rated fitting than we stock.
Measure the strap flat with a tape measure at its widest point. Standard dog gear runs 25mm or 38mm, and a buckle sized for the wrong width will not seat, so we ask for the number before we confirm an order.
No. We ship the fitting itself, sized and rated correctly. Stitching, riveting or re-webbing is a job for a leatherworker or a repair shop — we are happy to note the attachment method in your order so the part arrives matched to what they will use.
No cart, no guessing. Describe the leash or harness, and we check it against real stock before we quote a firm price and ship date.
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