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Tow Rope

At Wire Rope Direct we not only supply wire and fibre ropes but also ropes specifically for towing purposes.

Due to the fact that we have our own machines we can usually make up a tow rope to suit your specific requirements. We can produce tow ropes from polypropylene, kinetic energy recovery rope, steel tow rope or even flat webbing belt tow ropes.

When the need arises to tow a vehicle you will often need more than just a simple rope, for secure anchoring the rope will need steel thimbles spliced directly into the end of the rope to allow simple yet secure attachment to the recovery vehicle. The other end will need a hook with a safety catch and shackle for fixing to the broken vehicle.

Our most popular tow ropes are sold in complete kit form with everything you will likely need for vehicle recovery. The length of standard tow ropes are about 5 metres, but as we make them here we can produce different lengths easily to suit you.

The kinetic energy tow rope is made from nylon with soft eyes at each end with a wear sleeve, these ropes have a maximum breaking load of 12 tonnes when new, they are 24mm in diameter and 8 metres long.

Polypropylene tow ropes are robust, being water and rot proof; they are flexible and come with a soft eye at each end with a wear sleeve for extra strength and easier attachment. Our kits come in 2 sizes, 24mm with a maximum breaking load of 7.6 tonnes or 28mm diameter for a max. breaking load of 10 tonnes, both when new.  They are 5 metres long as standard.

Our poly steel kit is professionally spliced by our team to incorporate a steel eye thimble at each end comes complete with 2 shackles and 2 hooks with safety catches for easier fixing to a vehicle. They are 5 metres long as standard and available in 2 sizes, 24mm for 10.5 tonne max. Breaking load and also 28mm for 15 tonne max. breaking load when new.

The flat webbing tow rope has a maximum breaking strength of 14 tonnes, and are UV resistant and flexible. They incorporate a soft eye at each end with a wear sleeve for extra protection and the kit comes complete with 2 shackles and also 2 hooks with safety catches for easier attachment to vehicles.

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