Abstract: A mechanism for use in a strapping apparatus including a pair of like rolls which have meshing gears as flanges and which are rotated by a drive means through a clutch system to both feed and tension strap without stopping or reversing the drive means. Strap is laced about and nipped by the rolls and, as the rolls rotate at the same speed and the roll flanges travel with the strap, abrasion along the strap sides and edges is avoided.