A load binder includes: a body; a slotted spool rotatably attached to the body and about which a strap can be coiled; a ratchet mechanism coupled to the body and spool and including a shaft and a button, the shaft being adapted, by virtue of a hexagon head, to be turned, the ratchet mechanism, being adapted, when the shaft is turned, to rotate the spool, and being further adapted, when the button is depressed, to release the spool for free rotation; and a wrench, releasably secured to the body, and adapted, when released from the body, to engage the hexagon head of the shaft.