Mongoose Heavy Duty Tow Strop - Donaghys
Donaghys' Mongoose Heavy Duty Tow Strop is a 12 strand UHMwPE tow rope designed for industrial and light vehicle and 4x4 vehicle recovery. The Mongoose vehicle recovery strop has an ultra high strength to weight ratio and is lightweight and flexible to reduce injuries and assist on site handling on your work site.
All strops come fitted with a heavily protected soft eye splice in each end and feature a tight heavy duty HT Nylon cover to minimise ingress of dirt and assist cleaning.
Range
Strops available by BreakForce (tonne)
- 30 tonne to 350 tonne strops come with fully machine braided cover to body and eyes
- 400 tonne to 500 tonne strops come with HD Fire Hose cover to body and eyes
- Soft eye splice in each end
- Available on request complete with marine grade round thimble
- Colour coding by application available on request
Application
- Vehicle recovery
- 4 x 4 vehicle recovery
Features
- Ultra high strength to weight ratio
- Lightweight and flexible to reduce risk of back injuries
- Low elongation
- Minimal re-coil and kinetic energy at break
- Traceability (durable I/D tags)
- Reduced hand injuries (no fish hooking like steel wire rope)
- Heavy duty tight HT Nylon cover
- Highly resistant to wear and flex fatigue
- Certified to Tonnage rating
Heavy Duty HT Nylon Body
Heavy Duty HT Nylon Eyes
Marine grade thimble available on request
150 t Mongoose Strop Break Test Video
80T Mongoose Recovery Strop Break Test
Download Datasheets
RANGE
| Eye Size (mm) | Approx. unit weight of completed strop (kg) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BreakForce (tonne) | Finished Diameter (mm) | 1-3m | 6m+ | 1m | 3m | 6m | 10m | 15m | 20m |
| Full machine braided cover to body & eye | |||||||||
| 30 | 32 | 300 | 600 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 10.5 | 14.0 |
| 50 | 38 | 300 | 600 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 20.5 |
| 70 | 44 | 300 | 600 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 13.0 | 17.0 | 28.0 | |
| 100 | 48 | 300 | 600 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 29.5 | 34.0 | |
| 150 | 65 | 300 | 600 | 8.0 | 14.5 | 24.0 | 36.0 | 47.0 | |
| 200 | 75 | 300 | 600 | 18.3 | 30.5 | 45.5 | 61.0 | ||
| 250 | 78 | 300 | 600 | 22.2 | 37.0 | 55.5 | 74.0 | ||
| 300 | 82 | N/A | 1000 | 26.1 | 43.5 | 65.0 | 87.0 | ||
| 350 | 86 | N/A | 1000 | 30.6 | 51.0 | 76.5 | 102.0 | ||
| HD Fire Hose cover to body & eyes | |||||||||
| 400 | 92 | N/A | 1000 | 35.1 | 58.5 | 87.8 | 117.0 | ||
| 450 | 102 | N/A | 1000 | 39.6 | 66.0 | 99.0 | 132.0 | ||
| 500 | 108 | N/A | 1000 | 44.4 | 74.0 | 111.0 | 148.0 | ||
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)
| DISTRESSED VEHICLES - GVW* | HILL OR GRADIENT TOWING - GVW+ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongoose Break Force (Tonnes) | Towing from general muddy, slippery conditions | Towing from Medium bogged position in mud | Towing from Heavy to Extreme entrenched position | 6" Incline 1m Gradient over 10m distance (1:10) | 11" Incline 1m Gradient over 6m distance (1:6) | 18" Incline 1m Gradient over 4m distance (1:4) |
| 30 | 60 | 30 | 20 | 120 | 64 | 41 |
| 50 | 100 | 50 | 35 | 201 | 106 | 68 |
| 70 | 140 | 70 | 50 | 281 | 148 | 95 |
| 100 | 200 | 100 | 70 | 401 | 212 | 135 |
| 150 | 300 | 150 | 100 | 602 | 318 | 203 |
| 200 | 400 | 200 | 140 | 803 | 424 | 271 |
| 250 | 500 | 250 | 170 | 1004 | 529 | 338 |
| 300 | 600 | 300 | 200 | 1204 | 635 | 406 |
| 350 | 700 | 350 | 245 | 1405 | 741 | 474 |
| 400 | 800 | 400 | 280 | 1606 | 847 | 541 |
| 450 | 900 | 450 | 315 | 1807 | 953 | 609 |
| 500 | 1000 | 500 | 350 | 2007 | 1059 | 676 |
* The weight of a vehicle in tow based in Tonnes
Technical Data & In Use Examples
Suitable for light, medium & heavy vehicle recovery
HD zip bag supplied with every Mongoose ®
Rope properties; tension fatigue
Rope properties; bending fatigue
Stretch vs Break Load
Fibre Characteristics
| Fibre:Type | Description | Specific Gravity | Sensitive to | Resistent to | Heat Reaction | Strength & Elongation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nylon (Polyamide) | Contiuous | 1.14 | Strong acids and oxidising agents, soluble in formic, sulphuric acids and phenolic compounds | Alkalis, alcohols, esters, hydrocarbons and most bleaches | Softens 229°C Melts 249°C - 260°C | Elongation Dry 40% Wet 35%. 90-95% strength ratio wet/dry |
| UHMWPE Ultra High Molecular Weight Plyethylene (UHMWPE) | Contiuous Filament | 0.97 g/cm3 | Strong oxidising agents, Chlorosulfonic & Nitric acids at high temperatures. Slightly affected by Sodium Hydroide (pH>14) | Most acids & alkalis, cold alcohols, ethers, esters, ketones & bleaches | Softens 144°C Melts 152°C | Equialent wet/dry strength ratio. Eloggation 4% at Break |
* Jacket elongation will be determined by UHMWPE core material.
