Black Snake High Strength, Heavy Duty Nylon Recovery Strops

Snatch type recovery and towing of medium to heavy commercial, military, mine vehicles and skid mounted equipment

The Black Snake Heavy Duty Nylon Recovery/Tow Strop provides a high break strength, industrial grade alternative to old style recovery equipment. It is far lighter than wire rope or chain of the same break strength and provides a low shock load, kinetic type of recovery. It is particularly suited to operations in harsh environments. In the higher break strengths of 20 tonne through to 100 tonne, the Black Snake Nylon Recovery Strop is far more durable than nylon webbing straps, kinetic recovery nylon ropes and round-slings. The deeply embedded, galvanized, heavy duty steel thimbles eliminate cutting and fraying from shackles, pins and hooks, which present problems with fabric straps and ropes.

Abrasion/cut resistant rubber protects the inner nylon fibres from the elements and keeps out oil, water, mud and dust allowing it to be virtually maintenance free and making it far more durable than other fabric straps.
High strength Nylon 6.6 load core with high strength to weight ratio.
Very flexible and light weight for access into awkward spaces and for attachment devices.
Easy to install with galvanized thimble eyelets embedded into the rubber casing. Perfectly matched with bow shackles and most clevis pins.
Smooth stretch of up to 20% to assist snatch style recovery.
Individual serial number and RFID for traceability.
Safety in handling is a key benefit and cleaning is not required after use.

Break Strength¹	20 tonne	30 tonne	50 tonne	70 tonne	100 tonne
6 metre length	8kg	12kg	20kg	25kg	40kg
10 metre length	12kg	18kg	32kg	40kg	65kg
15 metre length	16kg	25kg	42kg	58kg	85kg
20 metre length	21kg	30kg	56kg	77kg	109kg
Maximum GVW² Severely bogged vehicle³	13 tonne	20 tonne	33 tonne	46 tonne	67 tonne
A.S. 1138 Thimble size	24mm	28mm	36mm	44mm	52mm
Recommended coupling	6.5 - 12 tonne S grade shackle pin	8.5-17 tonne S grade shackle pin	12-35 tonne S grade shackle pin	25-35 tonne S grade shackle pin	25-55 tonne S grade shackle pin
Recommended coupling	Coupling link 16mm	Coupling link 18/20mm	Coupling link 26mm	Coupling link 32mm	Coupling link 32mm

Break strength is the applied load at which the recovery strop fails
Maximum GVW is the maximum recommended gross vehicle weight of a severely bogged vehicle for a given tow strop
Severely bogged vehicle is judged as a vehicle which is resting on its axles or chassis. The vehicle is being dragged with no rolling of the wheels. Resistance force is 75% of vehicle weight.

*All attachments, shackles, hooks must have a greater minimum break strength than the recovery strop Break Strength denotes the applied load at which the Recovery Strop fails. (i.e.: 50 tonne (f) = 490.5kN applied force) Nominal length refers to measured length of the strop taken from inside each eyelet. Weights of strops are approximate and are subject to change without notice.