Recovery Strop

A recovery strop from Toco Lifting is a made to order synthetic rope sling for vehicle and plant recovery, towing and restraint, built on a high modulus polyethylene core with an abrasion resistant cover and protected soft eyes. Standard strops run from 30 tonne to 350 tonne minimum break load, with larger sizes to 500 tonne on request, manufactured to ISO 10325 and ISO 2307 and supplied with a traceable ID tag and certificate. The figures on this page are minimum break loads, not working load limits; the rated load for a given application is confirmed on enquiry. Toco, a registered Lifting Machinery Entity (LME 008) supplying lifting, lashing and rigging equipment since 2002, sources the strop for the client and quotes Ex Works Germiston.

Synthetic recovery strops with a high modulus polyethylene core, an abrasion resistant cover and protected soft eyes, made to order in minimum break loads from 30 tonne to 350 tonne as standard and larger to 500 tonne on request. Manufactured to ISO 10325 and ISO 2307, each strop carries a traceable ID tag and its certificate. Supplied by Toco Lifting, Germiston and Cape Town, across South Africa and the SADC region.

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Quick facts: recovery strop

Product	Synthetic recovery strop (recovery sling)
Construction	High modulus polyethylene core, abrasion resistant cover, protected soft eyes
Standards	Manufactured to ISO 10325 and ISO 2307
Standard range	30 tonne to 350 tonne minimum break load; larger to 500 tonne on request
Rating basis	Minimum break load, not working load limit; rated load confirmed on enquiry
Made to order	Length, eye size, colour and optional hardware per order
Certificate	Traceable ID tag and certificate with each strop
Supplied by	Toco Lifting, South Africa and the SADC region, since 2002

What a recovery strop is

A recovery strop is a synthetic rope sling used to recover a stuck or disabled vehicle or machine, to tow, and to restrain a load. Its low elongation transfers the pull directly, and its high strength to weight ratio keeps a high break load in a strop that a crew can handle. Toco sources recovery strops for mining, vehicle recovery, towing and restraint buyers across South Africa and the SADC region.

Construction

The load is carried by a high modulus polyethylene core. An abrasion resistant braided cover protects the core along the body of the strop, and each soft eye is separately covered where it bears on a shackle, hook or recovery point. The combination gives a high strength to weight ratio, low elongation and minimal recoil at break. Every strop carries a traceable ID tag that records its certified rating.

Minimum break load and body diameter

The table lists the standard range. The figures are minimum break loads, not working load limits. Body diameters are approximate.

Minimum break load	Approximate body diameter
30 tonne	27 mm
50 tonne	42 mm
100 tonne	54 mm
150 tonne	66 mm
200 tonne	77 mm
250 tonne	84 mm
300 tonne	98 mm
350 tonne	112 mm

Larger strops, to 500 tonne minimum break load, are supplied on request.

Made to order

Recovery strops are made to order. Length, eye size, colour and optional end hardware are specified per order, so the strop matches the recovery points, the shackles and the pull distance on site.

Applications

Mining and plant recovery, vehicle recovery, towing, restraint and lifting applications where a synthetic sling is specified. For rated lifting duties, state the load and the hitch on enquiry so the correct rating is confirmed; Toco also supplies steel wire rope, wire rope slings, duplex flat webbing slings and endless round slings where those suit the lift better.

Standards and certification

Strops are manufactured to ISO 10325 and ISO 2307. Each strop is supplied with its certificate and carries a traceable ID tag. Toco Lifting is a registered Lifting Machinery Entity (LME 008); a synthetic recovery strop is not one of the equipment classes covered by LME 008 testing, so that registration stands here as a company credential only.

Splicing

Splicing reduces the break load by approximately 10 to 15 percent. Order the length and eye configuration that is needed rather than altering a strop in service.

Ordering from Toco

Send the minimum break load or the mass to be recovered, the length, the eye size and any hardware to sales@toco.co.za or call 011 345 8800. Toco quotes Ex Works Germiston. Buyers across the SADC region collect or send a freight forwarder; see lifting and rigging equipment supply across Southern Africa. Related equipment: synthetic rope and hand winches, wire grips and ratchet pullers.

Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between minimum break load and working load limit on a recovery strop?

Minimum break load is the force at which the strop is certified not to fail; it is the figure in the table on this page. Working load limit is the load the strop may be used at in service and is always a fraction of the break load. Toco does not publish a working load limit for recovery strops because the correct rating depends on the application and the recovery method. State the vehicle or plant mass and the recovery situation on enquiry and the rated load is confirmed with the quote.

What is a recovery strop made of?

A high modulus polyethylene core carries the load. An abrasion resistant braided cover protects the core along the body, and the soft eyes at each end are separately protected where they bear on shackles or recovery points. The construction gives a high strength to weight ratio, low elongation and minimal recoil if the strop breaks.

What sizes and lengths are available?

Standard minimum break loads run from 30 tonne (about 27 mm body diameter) to 350 tonne (about 112 mm), with larger strops to 500 tonne on request. Strops are made to order, so length, eye size, colour and optional end hardware are specified per order.

Is a recovery strop certified?

Yes. Each strop is manufactured to ISO 10325 and ISO 2307, carries a traceable ID tag and is supplied with its certificate. A synthetic recovery strop is not one of the equipment classes covered by LME 008 testing, so Toco presents LME 008 as a company credential and does not describe the strop as tested under it.

Does splicing change the break load?

Yes. Splicing reduces the break load by approximately 10 to 15 percent. Order the length and eye configuration needed rather than shortening, re splicing or adding eyes to a strop in service.

How do I order a recovery strop?

Send the minimum break load or the mass of the vehicle or plant to be recovered, the length, the eye size and any hardware needed to sales@toco.co.za or call 011 345 8800. Toco quotes Ex Works Germiston; buyers across South Africa and the SADC region collect or send their forwarder.