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| COMPARISON CHART |
| AS PER CAN. GOV. SPEC'S |
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APPROXIMATIVE WEIGHT PER 100 FEET (in lbs) |
NEW ROPE
MINIMUM TENSILE STRENGTHS (in lbs)
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| SIZE |
3 STRAND ROPE |
3 STRAND ROPE |
BRAID ON BRAID |
| DIA. MM |
DIA. INCHES |
CIR. INCHES |
MANILA
GRADE A-1 |
NYLON |
POLY |
SISAL |
MANILA
GRADE A-1 |
NYLON |
POLY |
SISAL |
NYLON |
POLYESTER |
| 4.8 |
3/16'' |
9/16'' |
1.5 |
1.25 |
0.8 |
1.47 |
450 |
1,100 |
720 |
360 |
- |
- |
| 6.4 |
1/4'' |
3/4'' |
2 |
1.9 |
1.37 |
1.96 |
600 |
1,700 |
1,120 |
480 |
2,300 |
2,800 |
| 7.9 |
5/16'' |
1'' |
2.9 |
3.08 |
1.8 |
2.84 |
1,000 |
2,700 |
1,490 |
800 |
3,400 |
4,200 |
| 9.5 |
3/8'' |
1-1/8'' |
4.1 |
4 |
2.7 |
4.02 |
1,350 |
3,500 |
2,120 |
1,080 |
4,750 |
5,600 |
| 11.1 |
7/16'' |
1-1/4'' |
5.3 |
5 |
3.8 |
5.15 |
1,750 |
4,300 |
2,820 |
1,400 |
6,600 |
7,360 |
| 12.7 |
1/2'' |
1-1/2'' |
7.5 |
7 |
4.9 |
7.35 |
2,650 |
5,950 |
3,650 |
2,120 |
8,200 |
9,870 |
| 14.3 |
9/16'' |
1-3/4'' |
10.4 |
9.33 |
6.3 |
9.8 |
3,450 |
7,900 |
4,590 |
2,760 |
9,945 |
12,600 |
| 16 |
5/8'' |
2'' |
13.3 |
10.5 |
7.55 |
11.6 |
4,400 |
8,800 |
5,450 |
3,520 |
14,700 |
15,500 |
| 19 |
3/4'' |
2-1/4'' |
16.7 |
15.4 |
11.4 |
16.5 |
5,400 |
12,700 |
7,830 |
4,320 |
18,500 |
19,400 |
| 21 |
13/16'' |
2-1/2'' |
19.5 |
19.2 |
13 |
19.1 |
6,500 |
15,700 |
8,910 |
5,200 |
- |
- |
| 22 |
7/8'' |
2-3/4'' |
21.2 |
20.6 |
14.7 |
21.2 |
7,700 |
17,000 |
10,170 |
6,160 |
27,400 |
28,400 |
| 25 |
1'' |
3'' |
27 |
27.5 |
19 |
25.5 |
9,000 |
22,000 |
12,600 |
7,200 |
32,600 |
37,200 |
| 27 |
1-1/16'' |
3-1/4'' |
31.3 |
31.9 |
- |
30.7 |
10,500 |
25,300 |
- |
8,400 |
38,100 |
- |
| 28 |
1-1/8'' |
3-1/2'' |
36 |
37.4 |
25.8 |
35.2 |
12,000 |
29,600 |
16,200 |
9,600 |
43,600 |
45,800 |
| 31 |
1-1/4'' |
3-3/4'' |
41.8 |
43 |
31.1 |
40.8 |
13,500 |
33,700 |
18,900 |
10,800 |
50,400 |
54,400 |
| 34 |
1-5/16'' |
4'' |
48 |
49 |
35.5 |
46.9 |
15,000 |
38,200 |
21,150 |
12,000 |
57,200 |
61,500 |
| 37 |
1-1/2'' |
4-1/2'' |
60 |
62 |
45 |
58.8 |
18,500 |
47,700 |
27,900 |
14,800 |
71,800 |
71,300 |
| 41 |
1-5/8'' |
5'' |
74.4 |
76 |
53.5 |
73 |
22,500 |
58,000 |
32,400 |
18,000 |
88,300 |
87,200 |
| 45 |
1-3/4'' |
5-1/2'' |
89.5 |
92.4 |
63.2 |
87.7 |
26,500 |
70,000 |
37,800 |
21,200 |
- |
- |
| 51 |
2'' |
6'' |
108 |
108.5 |
79 |
105 |
31,000 |
81,400 |
48,600 |
24,800 |
127,000 |
124,000 |
| 57 |
2-1/4'' |
7'' |
146 |
149.5 |
99 |
143 |
41,000 |
110,000 |
59,400 |
32,800 |
170,000 |
166,000 |
| 63 |
2-1/2'' |
7-1/2'' |
163 |
172 |
120 |
163 |
46,500 |
125,500 |
72,000 |
37,200 |
- |
- |
| 69 |
2-5/8'' |
8'' |
191 |
196 |
135 |
187 |
52,000 |
142,000 |
79,200 |
41,600 |
221,000 |
212,000 |
| 75 |
3'' |
9'' |
242 |
247.5 |
165 |
237 |
64,000 |
177,700 |
101,000 |
51,200 |
274,000 |
278,000 |
| 81 |
3-1/4'' |
10'' |
299 |
306 |
200 |
292 |
77,000 |
219,000 |
115,200 |
61,600 |
309,000 |
343,000 |
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| CHARACTERISTICS |
| BEST CHARACTERISTIC: * * * * |
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POLY-
PROPYLENE |
POLY-
ETHYLENE |
NYLON |
POLYESTER |
MANILA |
SISAL |
COTTON |
Shockload |
* * * |
* * |
* * * * |
* * |
* * |
* |
* |
Rot Resistance |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* |
* |
* |
Mildew Resistance |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* |
* |
* |
Sunlight Resistance |
* * |
* |
* * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
Handling |
* * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * |
* * |
* * * * |
Heat (Weakens at) |
180 F / 82 C |
150 F / 66 C |
300 F / 149 C |
300 F / 149 C |
not affected |
not affected |
not affected |
Wet Storage |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* |
* |
* |
% Elongation at Break |
30 - 45% |
40 - 50% |
50% |
30 - 40% |
13 -17% |
13 - 17% |
- |
Resistance to Oil and Gas |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * |
* * * * |
* * |
* * |
* * |
Resistance to Acid |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * * |
* * * |
* |
* |
* |
Abrasion |
* * * |
* * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* |
* |
* |
Durability |
* * * |
* * * |
* * * * |
* * * * |
* * |
* |
* * |
Floats |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| TWISTED ROPE |
WORKING LOADS |
LBS |
KG |
LBS |
KG |
LBS |
KG |
LBS |
KG |
LBS |
KG |
LBS |
KG |
LBS |
KG |
dia. 4.8mm |
70 |
32 |
60 |
27 |
75 |
34 |
30 |
14 |
90 |
41 |
40 |
18 |
- |
- |
dia. 6.4mm |
115 |
52 |
100 |
46 |
125 |
57 |
45 |
21 |
150 |
68 |
55 |
25 |
- |
- |
dia. 7.9mm |
170 |
77 |
150 |
68 |
190 |
86 |
70 |
32 |
230 |
105 |
90 |
41 |
- |
- |
dia. 9.5mm |
245 |
112 |
200 |
91 |
275 |
125 |
100 |
46 |
335 |
152 |
120 |
55 |
- |
- |
dia. 12.7mm |
420 |
191 |
335 |
152 |
525 |
239 |
210 |
95 |
600 |
273 |
265 |
121 |
- |
- |
dia. 16.0 mm |
625 |
283 |
500 |
227 |
880 |
399 |
310 |
141 |
895 |
406 |
395 |
179 |
- |
- |
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| BALER TWINE CHART |
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LENGTH |
NUMBER OF BALLS |
WEIGHT BUNDLE |
KNOT STRENGTHS |
COLOUR |
| PLASTIC TWINE |
8,000' |
2 |
46 lbs |
500 lbs |
orange |
7,000' |
2 |
40.4 lbs |
500 lbs |
orange |
8,000' |
2 |
40.8 lbs |
440 lbs |
orange |
8,000' |
2 |
38 lbs |
400 lbs |
orange |
7,200' |
2 |
20 lbs |
195 lbs |
blue |
12,000' |
2 |
30 lbs |
175 lbs |
blue |
7,200' |
2 |
18 lbs |
175 lbs |
orange |
9,000' |
2 |
20 lbs |
160 lbs |
blue |
9,000' |
2 |
20 lbs |
160 lbs |
orange |
9,000' |
2 |
18 lbs |
145 lbs |
orange |
9,000' |
2 |
18 lbs |
145 lbs |
blue |
10,000' |
2 |
18 lbs |
135 lbs |
orange |
10,000' |
2 |
18 lbs |
135 lbs |
blue |
9,000' |
2 |
16.4 lbs |
130 lbs |
orange |
10,000' |
2 |
16.4 lbs |
130 lbs |
orange |
40,000' |
2 |
26 lbs |
130 lbs |
blue |
28,000' |
2 |
20.3 lbs |
130 lbs |
blue |
28,000' |
2 |
20.3 lbs |
130 lbs |
orange |
20,000' |
2 |
14.5 lbs |
130 lbs |
blue |
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SISAL TWINE
|
7,200' |
2 |
39 lbs |
175 lbs |
yellow |
9,000' |
2 |
39 lbs |
140 lbs |
yellow |
10,000' |
2 |
39 lbs |
125 lbs |
yellow |
| 16,000' |
2 |
39 lbs |
125 lbs |
yellow |
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